Ajay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh, a proposal to this effect was cleared by the UP Cabinet.
A bench of Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order after taking suo motu cognisance of the issue.
India and Madagascar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Antananarivo between the public broadcaster of the two countries to explore the co-production of programmes and training, exchange of personnel.
The MoU mandates collaboration between India’s Prasar Bharati and Madagascar’s ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television).
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received the Bangla Academy Award for her "relentless literary pursuit". The award, introduced this year by Sahitya Academy, was presented to Banerjee for her book "Kabita Bitan", which pays tribute to the best writers of West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee's 'Kabita Bitan' was launched at the 2020 Kolkata Book Fair.
ICICI Bank, announced a tie-up with Santander bank in Britain in a pact aimed at facilitating the banking requirements of corporates operating across both countries.
UK is the sixth-largest investor in India's economy, with cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of USD 31.7 billion and contributing 6 per cent to India's total FDI inflows.
Private sector lender HDFC Bank has launched a 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’ for its existing customers as well as new customers. Buyers can apply for up to Rs 20 lakh and the loan amount will be credited to the dealers’ accounts within 30-minute.
The Xpress Loans facility is currently available for four-wheelers and will be soon rolled out to two-wheelers as well.
The Indian government officially declared 11 May as National Technology Day to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests that were carried out on 11 May 1998.
The creation of the day was officially signed by the then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The theme for 2022 is 'Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future'.
Day also marks the day when India's first-ever indigenous aircraft, Hansa-1, took flight.
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras which included six posthumous to the personnel of Indian Armed forces for their conspicuous courage displayed during operations.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
In Hungary, Katalin Novak has taken over as the first female President of the country. Her predecessor, Janos Ader, greeted the new president at the entrance to the Sandor Palace, the residence of the Hungarian president.
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Its capital, Budapest, is bisected by the Danube River. Its Currency is Hungarian forint.
Santoor virtuoso Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died in Mumbai following a heart attack. He was 84.
A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Sharma was born in Jammu in 1938 and is believed to be the first musician to have played Indian classical music on the santoor.
The AIM-PRIME Playbook was launched at the Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi.
The AIM PRIME (Program for Researchers in Innovation, Market Readiness and Entrepreneurship) program was aimed at promoting early-stage science-based, deep technology ideas to market through training and guidance over a period of 12 months using a blended learning curriculum.
Union Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Narayan Rane, will inaugurate the Centre for Excellence for Khadi in New Delhi.
The aim of building this centre, an idea conceived by the MSME Ministry is to empower Khadi institutions.
This centre will act as a hub for experimentation, innovation, and design for the Khadi Village and Industries Commission.
India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the recently held meeting of the Executive board and General Assembly at Manila, Philippines on May 7, 2022.
Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Ladli Laxmi schme-2.0 during a state-level function at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal.
The Chief Minister also dedicated the Ladli e-Samvad app to establish a continuous dialogue with Ladlis.
Aprominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after legendary singer Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar who passed away on February 6.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Ayodhya administration to identify a prominent crossing in the temple town and send a proposal to the state government in the next 15 days for renaming it after Lata Mangeshkar.