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L&T hand overs first defence vessel built in private shipyard to Coast Guard

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) handed over offshore patrol vessel (OPV) named “Vikram” to the Indian Coast Guard....

28 October 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 28 October 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in t...

SAP launches Asia Pacific Japan Region's first Leonardo Centre in Bengaluru

Tech major SAP announced the launch of Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region's first SAP Leonardo Center in Bengaluru....

Amanpreet wins Bronze at ISSF World Cup final

India's Amanpreet Singh clinched a bronze medal in his maiden appearance in an ISSF World Cup Final, in New Delhi....

14th SAARCLAW Conference held in Colombo, Sri Lanka

The 14th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) Conference was held in Colombo, capital city of Sri Lanka along with 11th SAARC Chief Justices Conference....

India overtakes US to become Second Largest Smartphone Market: Report

India overtake the US to become the world’s second-largest smartphone market, trailing only China, according to a new report by analyst firm Canalys....

Vrindavan, Barsana declared as Sacred Sites, no meat and liquor shops allowed

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order notifying Vrindavan and Barsana towns in Mathura district as 'Sacred pilgrimage sites' ('pavitra teerth sthals')....

Karnataka cabinet approves transgender policy

Karnataka state cabinet approved a policy which seeks to provide legal protection to the transgender community and thereby safeguard them from social and sexual exploitation....

Jeff Bezos replaces Gates as World's Richest Person with $90.6-bn Fortune

According to Forbes magazine, Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates as the richest person in the world....

Burundi becomes first country to leave International Criminal Court

African country Burundi has withdrawn from International Criminal Court (ICC) with effect has thus become the first nation....

RIL, first Indian company to cross Rs 6 Trillion Market Capital

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian company to cross Rs 6 trillion market capitalization after its shares surged over 75% so far this year and hit a fresh lifetime high....

India and US to implement HOSTAC to strengthen maritime security

India and the United States have agreed to implement the programme for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC)....

World's first track-less train

China began test runs of its world’s first track-less train in Zhuzhou city, China....

27 October 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

Kilogram will get new measure set by value of Planck constant from 2019

The International Conference of heads of Metrology Institutes held in Sevres, France has decided that the measure of kilogram will no longer be pegged to cylinder....

27 October 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 27 October 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in t...

Malayalam writer Punathil Kunjabdulla passes away

Renowned Malayalam writer Punathil Kunjabdulla passed away in Kozhikode following a prolonged illness....

Saudi Arabia, first country to grant Citizenship to a Robot

Saudi Arabia has become the first country to give a robot citizenship....

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill increasing OBC quota to 26 per cent

The state government of Rajasthan has passed a bill that increased reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 21 per cent to 26 per cent....

70 Indian words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Indian words like 'Dadagiri', 'Jugaad', Surya Namaskar', 'Anna', 'Achcha', 'Bapu' and few others were added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in the month of September 2017....