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Diageo to acquire stake in Vijay Mallya’s USL

International liquor major Diageo to acquire 53.4% stake in Vijay Mallya-owned United Spirits Ltd. (USL) for Rs.11,166.50 crore. Diageo has entered into agreements with United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd....

November 11, 2012

New rights granted to Indian carriers by the Civil Aviation Ministry

The Civil Aviation Ministry approved traffic rights for the summer and winter season of 2013 in one go, allowing new rights to Indian carriers to fly to various...

November 11, 2012

Nepal elected to UN ECOSOC board

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Nepal along with 17 other countries were elected board members of ECOSOC by the UN General Assembly for a three-year term...

November 11, 2012

'Spy Princess' Noor Inayat Khan honored by UK

UK honored and remembered the sacrifice of Ms Noor Inayat Khan by unveiling a bronze bust of hers at the central London Gordon Square Gardens near the house...

November 10, 2012

India, Britain to step up cooperation in cyber security

India and Britain decided to step up cooperation in cyber security during their Foreign Minister-level talks. SHARED CORE PRINCIPLES India and Britain went on to define the core...

November 10, 2012

Rashmi Kumari wins World Carrom Championship

Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom Champion from Bihar, India. She won the World Carrom Championship held at Colombo, Srilanka. Rashmi won the Carrom Championship for the second...

November 9, 2012

DNA Profiling

Around 99.9% of DNA sequences in our bodies are same in every person still sufficient DNA is present which can be used to differentiate one individual from another...

November 9, 2012

India-Australia Nuclear Energy Cooperation

India and Australia recently announced the start of nuclear negotiations for a civil nuclear deal that will allow the sale of uranium from Australian Capital city Canberra to...

November 9, 2012

The system for transport of Canadian Uranium to India finalized b/w Indian and Canada

India and Canada developed a mechanism for transport of the Canadian Uranium to India. Thus, India succeeded in clearing the mistrust generated on the Canadian side after the...

November 9, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar conferred with the membership of the “Order of Australia”

Sachin Tendulkar conferred  with the membership of the “Order of Australia”  Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Why Sachin was conferred with this honor? Sachin was conferred...

November 9, 2012

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