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Savitribai Phule: India’s First & Original Women’s Rights Activist

Savitribai Phule can only be defined as India’s OG Feminist. She was the first female teacher of the first women’s school in India and turned her life into something we all are still thankful for. She was a woman with…

UP Polls: PM Modi Took a Dig at Opposition and 5 Other Updates

1. UP Polls: PM Modi Took a Dig at Opposition. During BJP’s Parivartan Rally in Lucknow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the state has not seen any development in the last 14 years as the other parties were busy…

Charges On Debit Card Transactions Resumed And 3 Other Updates!

1. Government Resumed Service Charges On Debit Card Transactions. After the note ban on 8 November 2016, the Government announced that the transactions made by debit cards would not be levied any transaction charges until 31 December 2106. Meanwhile, starting…

Using Religion To Seek Votes Is Illegal Now: Supreme Court And 4 Other Updates

1. Using Religion To Seek Votes Is Illegal Now: Supreme Court. Supreme Court on Monday ruled out that the use of caste, creed or religion by a politician to get votes is illegal. An election is secular exercise and thereby,…

India and Pakistan Shares Nuclear Information and 6 Other Updates

1. India and Pakistan Shares Nuclear Information. India and Pakistan shared the list of nuclear installations and facilities on Sunday, making this the 26th such consecutive exchange since 1 Jan, 1992. The neighboring countries also exchanged the list of civilian…

Narendra Modi Launches E-Wallet App ‘Bhim’ and 5 Other Stories

1. Narendra Modi Launches E-Wallet App ‘Bhim’. In order to ease digital transactions for the people, PM Narendra Modi has launched an e-wallet app and has named it ‘Bhim’. Bhim is a short form for Bharat Interface for Money. PM…

A Recap Of All The Big And Small Things From 2016

2016 is ending and we have already said a lot about it not being fulfilling to our desires, it didn’t give us all that we wanted but we are still moving forward. However, many of us no longer remember the…

Delhi Registers Highest Per Capita Income and 5 Other Updates

1. Delhi Registered the Highest Per Capita Income National Capital Delhi registered the highest per capita income of Rs 2,80,000 in the nation including all states and union territories for FY 2015-2016. Chandigarh came second with Rs 2,42,386 and Sikkim…

President Pranab Mukherjee Approved Ordinance To Pay Govt. Wages Through Cashless Methods And 4 Other Latest Updates!

1. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Approved Ordinance To Pay Government Wages Through Cashless Methods! President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016, to pay salaries by check or by crediting the amount directly to the bank…

This Is How Twitterati Are Predicting PM Modi’s Addressing On New Year’s Eve

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be addressing the nation for the last time, in 2016, on 31st December. It would be a day after his 50-day deadline completion on Demonetisation, which means that he would be speaking on all the…

AIADMK Appoints Sasikala As Temporary Party Chief and 4 Other Updates

1. AIADMK Appoints Sasikala as Temporary Party Chief. Tamil Nadu’s Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s close friend and associate Sasikala Natarajan has been appointed the party’s chief by AIADMK on Thursday. She has currently been appointed on the temporary position…

Rahul-Mamta’s Picture From The Conference Is Getting Viral And The Results Are Funny AF!

There are hardly any times when Politicians from different parties would support each other, however, our PM Narendra Modi’s demonetisation has done the impossible. Opposition parties have united against the current government and are doing all that they can to…

2 Soldiers Injured During Encounter With Militants in J&K and 5 Other Updates

1. 2 Soldiers Injured During Encounter With Militants in J&K 2 Army soldiers were injured in an encounter with militants at Shahgund Village of Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Indian Army acted on an intelligence report about…

Possessing Old Currency Notes After 31st March Would Be Punishable and 5 Other Updates

1. People having old currency after 31st March 2017 would be punished. The Cabinet has approved the rule, through which the citizens with more than Rs 10,000 in the old currency of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 would be punished.…

Ajmer-Sealdah Express Derails, 2 Dead and 40 Injured and 6 Other Updates

1. Ajmer-Sealdah Express Derails, 2 Dead and 40 Injured 2 people were killed and 40 others were reported injured after 15 bogies of Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Kanpur in the wee hours of Wednesday. The mishap took place near the Rura…

30 kg Gold Robbed From Gold Loan Firm In Mumbai And 4 Other Updates!

1. Jewellery Worth Rs 9 Crore Has Been Stolen From Gold Loan Firm’s Office Wall In Mumbai! On Monday, Burglars broke into the safe of Manappuram Finance’s gold loan branch in Ulhasnagar in Thane district and stole Gold jewelry weighing…

IndiGo And SpiceJet Aircraft Came Face-To-Face At Delhi Airport And 4 Other Updates

1. Aircraft came face-to-face at Delhi Airport. A major mishap was averted as an IndiGo and SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face because of alleged miscommunication. The SpiceJet aircraft had 187 passengers on board and was leaving for Hyderabad, whereas, the IndiGo…

Agni V Test-Launched Successfully And 6 Other Updates

1. Agni V Test Launch Successful. Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted the fourth test of Agni V nuclear capable missile from Wheeler Island, near the Odisha Coast on Monday. Agni V can carry nuclear warheads weighing 1.5 tonnes and…

Andhra Pradesh Made Another Guinness World Record And It’s Huge!

Andhra Pradesh has made a Guinness World record, again. It won’t be wrong that people living in Andhra Pradesh take their world records seriously and are always trying to make or break some. They have done it again and this…

A Buffet Where You Don’t Have To Pay For The Food You Eat, But For The Time You Spend Eating It

Food is amazing, no matter what kind or genre of food it is, it’s amazing. Now, what’s more amazing that food? Buffets, my friend. Buffets are the hospitality industries gift to mankind. Buffets are most enjoyed at parties and weddings…

Benami Properties: All You Need To Know About PM Modi’s Next Attack

Weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes to curb black money generation in the nation, PMO is all set for their next attack against corruption and this time it’s ‘Benami…

Pakistan Releases 220 Indian Fishermen and 5 Other Updates

1. Man Shot Dead in Baramulla An unidentified gunman shot dead a Kashmir resident in Baramulla District on Sunday. Officials have identified the deceased as Nazir Ahmad Mir and he was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him…

Libyan Plane Hijack: 29 Passengers Released and 4 Other Updates.

* Libyan Plane Hijacked with 188 passengers on board. A Libyan Airbus A320 flight was hijacked and diverted to Malta airstrip on Friday. The flight was carrying 118 passengers and the two hijackers have threatened to blow up the plane…

New Rule: You Can’t Register For A New Car Without Adequate Parking Space, And 5 Other Stories

1. People won’t be able to register for a new car without proper proof of adequate parking space. A new rule from the Centre is going to pass soon which states that one can’t register for a new car without…