Latest Current Affairs
Venkaiah Naidu Elected As President Of UN-Habitat
May 9th, 2017
India has been unanimously elected as the president of the UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations Promoting sustainable human settlements across the globe. M.Venkaiah Naidu Chaired the Organ.
Odisha To Introduce Boat Ambulances In Four Districts
May 9th, 2017
Odisha will introduce boat ambulance service in four districts, where people face difficulties in getting health care service. The districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Kendrapara and Kalahandi people face problems in availing 108 ambulance service due to intervening large water bodies in the form of rivers and dams.
Emma Watson Bags First Ever ‘Genderless’ Award
May 9th, 2017
Hollywood Star Emma Watson picked up the first ever gender less Acting Award for the Best Actor category at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. The 27 years old actress made history at the annual event held at the Shrine Auditorium in Madrid, Spain on 7 may, 2017.
Indian Javelin Thrower Devender Singh qualified for the World Championships in London. Devender Singh with a stunning throw of 84.57 mt won the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix Athletics meet in Patiala.
CRPF Command Shifted From Kolkata To Chhattisgarh
May 9th, 2017
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) shifted back from Kolkata to Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Sachin Tendulkar Conferred With Fellowship Award In UK
May 9th, 2017
Indian Former Cricket Player Sachin Tendulkar received the Fellowship Award at the 7th annual Asian Awards in the United Kingdom. India’s playback singer Adnan Sami won the award for outstanding achievement in Music.
Asian Boxing Shiva, Sumit Settle For Silver
May 9th, 2017
Shiva Thapa (60kg) settled for a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships after an injury forced loss in the final in Tashkent. He was becoming first Indian to claim three back to back medals at the tournament.
Justice Leila Seth, the first woman Judge of Delhi High Court, passed away on 6 May, 2017 after a brief illness in Uttar Pradesh. She was 86. Seth was the first woman to have topped the London Bar Exam,
India will organise Tagore Cultural Festival in Egypt to mark the 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore from May 8 – 12. Tagore Cultural Festival will be organised by the Maulana Azad centre of Indian Culture
Three Indian Origin scientists have been elected fellows of the Royal Society, Britain’s independent fellowship of many of the World’s most eminent scientists, for their outstanding contributions to science.