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SATINDER LAMBAH PASSES AWAY AT 81 Satinder k. Lambha who passed away in New Delhi at the age of 81 was a great Indian diplomat. He carried a legacy of special relationships with each country he served in but the most important was his engagement with Pakistan which lasted the longest and saw the biggest breakthrough when he was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy (2005-2014). Mr.Lambha was born in Peshawar in 1941and he served in the Indian Foreign Service as India D

RAMPA REBELLION

RAMPA REBELLION Prime Minister left for Andhra Pradesh's Bhimavaram to attend the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju. About Alluri Sitarama Raju Born on July 4 in the year 1897, Alluri Sitarama Raju is remembered for his fight against the British administration to safeguard the interests of the tribal communities in the Eastern Ghats region. In the year 1922, Indian revolutionary Alluri Sitaram Raju with more than 500 tribal people

FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTION BUREAU

FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTION BUREAU The Central government has transformed the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) into the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) by making a few amendments. The new framework was proposed by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. In 2016, the Prime Minister has approved the constitution of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) as a recruiter for whole-time directors and non-executive chairpersons of state-owned banks and financial institutions

VK Paul Taskforce on MonkeyPox

VK Paul Taskforce on MonkeyPox The Union government has formed a task force headed by Dr. VK Paul, a member of NITI Aayog in the wake of rising Monkeypox cases in India. About Monkeypox: Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the same family of viruses that causes smallpox. Occurrence of Disease: The infection was first discovered in the year 1958 The first human case was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (