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  International Children’s Film Festival inaugurated West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi inaugurated the 18th International Children’s Film Festival in which 36 films from 17 countries would be screened. The Governor also called for screening of one children’s film in every cinema hall of the state every month. The festival …

Gandhi Heritage Centre to be built in Uganda Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to build a Gandhi Heritage Centre in Uganda’s Jinja, where a statue of Mahatma Gandhi now stands. Prime Minister Modi is currently on a five-day three-nation tour of the African continent-Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa. BRICS …

Myanmar to host Asean education meet in Oct Myanmar which will host the next Asean Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) in October seeks to boost its education sector by cooperating with India, China and the US among others. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) partner countries include India, China, Japan, …

India extends $200 million credit lines to Rwanda India has extended $200 million lines of credit to Rwanda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with President Paul Kagame and discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in trade and agriculture sector. After the one-on-one talks with president Kagame, Modi announced …

KHELO INDIA launches unique programme to nurture sporting talent Following the successful conduct of the Khelo India School Games, Sports Authority of India took another significant step towards the development of sports, cleared 734 players for a scholarship programme under Khelo India Talent IdentificationDevelopment scheme. A talent identification committee was …

J P Nadda addresses 8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting at Durban “India affirms strong support for TB cooperation plan in every aspect as agreed upon in the 6th BRICS Health Ministers’ meeting held in Delhi in 2016 and in the first High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Ending …

One-Day Meeting of Directors of 59 Central Institutes of Higher Learning Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted a one-day meeting of directors of 59 institutes of higher learning in the fields of information technology, engineering science and technology, and planning and architecture on July 19, 2018. This is part of regular interactions of the President …

BRICS Media Forum opens in Cape Town, South Africa   Leaders of media organizations from BRICS countries met to discuss cooperation at the BRICS Media Forum that opened in Cape Town, South Africa. The 3rd BRICS Media forum is being held under the theme of “BRICS Media Cooperation – Fostering …

  Nelson Mandela Day: 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009. Mandela Day is a day to honour …

8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins in Muscat The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, today co-chaired 8th session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy. Addressing the …