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Kummanam Rajasekharan appointed as Mizoram Governor

BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan was appointed as Governor of Mizoram on Friday. He will be replacing Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, who is completing his tenure on May 28, 2018. Another BJP leader Ganeshi Lal will assume office of Odisha Governor. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Prof. Ganeshi Lal will take over as the new governor of Odisha, a post which had fallen vacant in March this year after veteran Naga leader S C Jamir completed his tenure.

EXAM POSTPONED - CIVIL POLICE OFFICER CAT NO - 653-2017 - WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLE CAT NO - 657-2017

പോലീസ് വകുപ്പിലെ സിവില്‍ പോലീസ് ഓഫീസര്‍/വുമണ്‍ പോലീസ് കോണ്‍സ്റ്റബിള്‍ (കാറ്റഗറി നമ്പര്‍ 653/2017, 657/2017) പരീക്ഷക്ക് ഏതാനും ദിവസങ്ങൾ മാത്രം ബാക്കിനിൽക്കെ  PSC പരീക്ഷ മാറ്റിവെച്ചു. PSC യുടെ ഔദ്യോഗികമായ അറിയിപ്പ് ഇങ്ങനെ...

AB de Villiers announces retirement from all forms of international cricket

Former South African captain and one of modern day cricket's best batsmen AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter. De Villiers, who debuted for South Africa in December 2004, appeared in 114 Test matches scoring 8765 runs at an average of 50.66. He has 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries to his name in cricket's longest format.

Union Cabinet Ministers and their powers

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister Cabinet Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh Ministry of Home Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj Ministry of External Affairs Shri Suresh Prabhu Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Civil Aviation Shri Arun Jaitley C urrent Finance Minister Minister of Corporate Affairs Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Shipping Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Sushri Uma Bharati Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Dr. Harsh Vardhan Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ram Vilas Paswan Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Smt. M

Today MAY 22 is International Biodiversity Day

International Biodiversity Day The day is observed on 22nd May every year to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. It marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity and to highlight progress made in the achievement of its objectives at the national and global levels. The theme this year is, 'Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity'.

Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela presidential election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected to a second six-year term. Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Sunday the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro with 67.7 percent of the vote. His closest challenger, Henri Falcon, came in second with 21.2 percent, while Javier Bertucci was third with 10 percent.

Cannes Film Festival: Japanese family drama 'Shoplifters' wins Palme d'Or, best film award

Cannes Film Festival: Japanese family drama 'Shoplifters' wins Palme d'Or, best film award. The Japanese family drama Shoplifters has received the coveted award for best film, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival today. The runner-up Grand Prix went to US director Spike Lee's anti-racism satire black klansman. Poland's Pawel Pawlikowski won the best director award for his love story Cold War. Little-known Italian actor Marcello Fonte won best actor for his role as a hapless cocaine-dealing dog groomer who faces down a thug in Dogman. A special Palme d'Or was awarded to French-Swiss Jean-Luc Godard for the film Image Book. Led by actor Cate Blanchett, the jury announced their top picks after what was a politically charged festival. Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who sparked the #MeToo movement, was particularly called out. Only three female directors were among the 21 in contention for the festival's 71st top prize, many of which drew

NASA's latest planet-hunting satellite has successfully completed a lunar flyby

NASA’s latest planet-hunting probe completes lunar flyby NASA's latest planet-hunting satellite has successfully completed a lunar flyby, passing about 8,000 kilometres from the Moon, and beamed back a test image revealing more than 200 thousand stars. The flyby provided a gravity assist that helped the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) sail toward its final working orbit. As part of camera commissioning, the science team snapped a two-second test exposure using one of the four TESS cameras. The image, centred on the southern constellation Centaurus, reveals more than 200,000 stars. Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 18, TESS is the next step in NASA's search for planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

India 6th wealthiest country according to the AfrAsia Bank

India 6th wealthiest country with total wealth of 8,230 billion US dollars. India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 8,230 billion US dollars. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 62,584 billion dollars. China stood at the second place with 24,803 billion dollars, while Japan is at the third place with 19,522 billion dollars. Total wealth refers to the private wealth held by all the individuals living in each country. It includes all their assets less any liabilities. Government funds are excluded from it. Larger countries have an advantage due to higher populations. Other countries in the top 10 wealthiest list include the UK, Germany, India, Australia, Canada, France and Italy. Factors that will help in wealth creation in India include, large number of entrepreneurs, good educational system, robust outlook for IT, business process outsourcing, real estate, he