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Goa celebrates 57th Liberation Day

Goa Liberation Day is being celebrated as Goa was liberated from around 450 years of Portuguese rule on 19th December 1961. Various functions have been organized across the state to mark the occasion.

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Mridula Sinha is the governor of Goa.

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EU to reduce new car emissions by 37.5 per cent by 2030

The European Union (EU) plans to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and vans by 2030. The targets will require new cars sold in 2030 to emit 37.5 percent less carbon dioxide on average compared to 2021 levels.

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Miguel Canete is EU Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action.

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Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel resigns over migration spat

Belgian PM Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government over his support for the UN global compact on migration. Belgium holds the modern European record for going the longest time without a 541 days government.

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Belgium Won Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018.

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IDFC, Capital First completes merger process to form IDFC First Bank

New generation private sector IDFC Bank and non-banking financial company Capital First announced the completion of their merger creating a combined loan asset book of Rs 1.03 lakh crore for the merged entity IDFC First Bank.

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V Vaidyanathan is the Managing Director and CEO of IDFC First.

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Manmohan singh releases 'Changing India' book

Manmohan Singh releases 'Changing India', a five-volume book on his public life. Changing India is a set of 5 volumes the gives his perspectives on a wide range of economic, social and political issues as they evolved through his political career.

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Dr. Manmohan Singh served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014.

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Issue of commemorative Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla

Department of Posts released a Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla. He made a seminal contribution culminating in the launch of the Champaran Satyagraha at Bihar in 1917. He fight against suffering of peasants under an oppressive system established by British

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Manoj Sinha is Union Minister of Communications.

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Gujarat govt waives off electricity bills worth Rs 650 crore

Gujarat government decided to waive off Rs 650 crore pending non-payment of agricultural, residential or commercial power connection. 6.22 lakh power connection in rural Gujarat is non-functional for pending non-payment of bills.

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Om Prakash Kohli is the governor of Gujarat.

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Facebook elevates Karandeep Anand to head Workplace

Karandeep Anand, an Indian-origin senior executive of Facebook, will head the social media giant's enterprise communications tool Workplace. Workplace, the London-based Facebook division, is a communications tool for companies and businesses.

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Workplace is used by more than 30,000 organisations.

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Senior National Rowing Championship

The 37th Senior National Rowing Championship started in the Army Rowing Node in Pune. The Rowers for the World Championships-2019 will be selected from this event. World Championship is the first qualifying Championship for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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2019 World Rowing Championship will be held at Austria.

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Tulsi Giri passed away

Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri passed away at 93. Giri had a long political career. He twice served as the prime minister of Nepal first from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1975 to 1977.

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Khadga Prasad Oli is the Incumbent PM of Nepal.