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Palestine to get $100 million monthly "financial safety net" from Arab states

Arab states have offered the Palestinian Authority a $100 million monthly "financial safety net" to aid Palestinian government tackle an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de...

December 13, 2012

Walmart spent $25 million in lobbying to enter Indian retail market

Global retail major Walmart has reported in its disclosure that it has spent close to USD 25 million (aboutRs.125 crore) since 2008 on its various lobbying activities, including...

December 13, 2012

‘Life of Pi’ receives National Tourism Awards

Recently released feature film ‘Life of Pi’, directed by  Ang Lee based on Yann Martel book titled the same, has been given two National Tourism Awards by the...

December 13, 2012

“Change of Guard” Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan now the general public can witness it every Saturday

It would now be possible for common man to visit President’s House Rashtrapati Bhavan to witness ceremonial ‘Change of Guard’ conducted in precision by smartly dressed armymen and...

December 13, 2012

DRDO develops depth detector “Tarangini”

Scientists from the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Lab, have developed a device named “Tarangini” which can fathom underwater depth...

December 13, 2012

Yeddyurappa unveils “Karnataka Janata Party”

The former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa, formally launched his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) at a convention which gathered huge crowd.

December 13, 2012

Apple joins hands with Google to bid for over $500 million Kodak patents

Apple Inc. and Google Inc. came together to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ)’s patents out of bankruptcy. Why Apple and Google came...

December 13, 2012

India plans to ink MLAT with four nations

India plans to ink Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with four countries namelyOman, Azerbaijan, Israel and Nepal to pursue criminal investigation and confiscation of money or property involved...

December 12, 2012

Lionel Messi creates record for most goals in a year

Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi, popularly known as "The Flea", broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86thgoal in...

December 12, 2012

Geophysicist Devendra Lal passed away

Devendra Lal (83), who was a geophysicist and visiting professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego, has passed away. Contibutions:...

December 12, 2012

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