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November 8, 2012

SARAL to boost remote sensing ability of India

SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa) With the launch of SARAL satellite carrying AltiKa and an Argos-3 instrument2 is scheduled to be launched on December 2012 and with...

November 8, 2012

Obama wins a second term as US President

Barack Obama has won a second 4-year Presidential term in the US. He defeated his main challenger Republican Mitt Romney. Mr. Obama, America’s first African-American President, bagged more...

November 8, 2012

Chinese-Belgian-British Writer Han Suyin passed away

Elizabeth Comber (Han Suyin) passed away. Elizabeth Comber who was also know by her pen name “Han Suyin”, a Chinese-Belgian British author who came up as among the...

November 8, 2012

Retd Paramilitary staff gets ex-servicemen status

Government has given its approval for granting retired paramilitary personnel from forces like CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP and SSB the status of ex-servicemen which will enable them to...

November 8, 2012

China invites Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to teach at Peking University

China has invited Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to teach at the prestigious Peking University. The varsity also offered him a lab of his choice to work with the...

November 8, 2012

Persons in News: T. Samuel

Cartoonist T. Samuel passed away The pioneer of pocket cartoons in India, T. Samuel (86) passed away. Samuel belonged to Kollam in Kerala. He began his career as...

November 8, 2012

India, South Korea talk about possibility of revising DTAC

At a high level meeting b/w India and South Korea, both the nations discussed the possibility of revising Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC). Discussions included expanding information sharing...

November 8, 2012

RIL welcomes CAG’s withdrawal of Performance audit on private operators

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) conveyed that it has no objection to an audit by any government agency. The company appreciated India’s national auditor Comptroller and Auditor General of...

November 8, 2012

US approves missile-defense system to UAE, Qatar

The US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) has given approval to the possible sales of Lockheed Martin Corp missile-defense system to UAE and Qatar. The deal has come...

November 8, 2012

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