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March 19 , 2024 59 days 217 0
  • Tamil Nadu announced that the second World Classical Tamil Conference would be held in Chennai in June 2025, for five days.
    • The first World Classical Tamil Conference was held in June 2010 in Coimbatore.
  • Chief Election Commissioner announced the schedule for the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha elections, and for the Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim.
    • Lok Sabha 2024 elections will be held between April 19 and June 1, across seven phases.
  • Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Sons, was bestowed with the prestigious PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for his outstanding philanthropic contributions.
  • Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024 for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year has been given jointly to independent journalist Greeshma Kuthar, and Ritika Chopra of the Indian Express.
  • The Maharashtra govt decided to rename Ahmednagar district as 'Ahilya Nagar' in honour of the 18th-century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
  • The Centre has announced that it will celebrate September 17 every year as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'.
    • The region was liberated from Nizam's rule on September 17, 1948 after police action namely 'Operation Polo'.

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