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Agewell Foundation study: Human Rights of older people vulnerable

As per a study conducted by Agewell Foundation a majority of elder people are dwelling in misery, disparity and worries due to lack of family support, declining social...

August 23, 2012

United States X-51A vehicle crashes in test flight

X-51A built by U.S. which was designed to travel from London to New York (around 5570 km) in 45 minutes crashed into the Pacific Ocean in its test...

August 23, 2012

Terrorist attack Pakistan’s Kamra air base

  Pakistan’s security structure was breached when terrorists belonging Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked Pakistan Air Force’s Minhas Base in Kamra (a two-hour drive from Islamabad). Although all the...

August 23, 2012

Roger Federer and Li Na clinch Cincinnati Masters

Tennis star Roger Federer clinched a record fifth Western & Southern Open Title (Cincinnati Masters ) at Cincinnati. He defeated Novak Djokovic. In women’s singles China’s Li Na...

August 23, 2012

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenavi passed away

Meles Zenavi, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, died of prolonged illness. He was 57. After his death, the charge of the acting prime minister will be assumed by its...

August 23, 2012

PJ Kurien becomes Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Congress leader PJ Kurien has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh moved the motion for the election of Kurien. In case...

August 23, 2012

Kerosene-free Delhi Scheme launched by Delhi state govt

The Delhi govt has taken an initiative to make the national capital Kerosene free, the Delhi Government. It has unveiled Kerosene-free Delhi scheme in the capital. Under this scheme,...

August 23, 2012

India’s Exports slipped to $ 22.4 Billion in July 2012

India’s exports for the month of July 2012 were marked at $ 22.4 billion which showed a decrease of – 14.8 % as compared to $ 26.3 billion...

August 23, 2012

Typhoon Haikui hits East Coast of China

Typhoon Haikui hit the east coast of China. The other two typhoons which hit China were Damrey and Saola. A severe typhoon generally has continuous maximum wind speed...

August 23, 2012

Moody’s slashed India’s Growth projections to 5.5%

Moody’s Analytics slashed India’s growth projections to 5.5 % for the fiscal year 2012-13. It attributed the cut to inaction by government and poor monsoon. Prior to this,...

August 23, 2012

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