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Nokia to sell its Finland head office building

Nokia will sell its headquarter building in Espoo, Finland for $222 million as part of a drive to sell assets. Finnish real estate company Exilion will buy the...

December 11, 2012

Section 66 A of IT Act

Based on the UN resolution on Electronic Commerce, India passed the Information Technology Act 2000 in May 2000. This act was substantially amended through the Information Technology (Amendment)...

December 11, 2012

FDI in retail passed in the Rajya Sabha also

The UPA government secured a second victory as FDI in retail was passed in the Rajya Sabha. It had already won vote in Lok Sabha. As seen by...

December 11, 2012

SC orders Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs

The apex court directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu and asked the Centre to indicate the time frame within which it would notify...

December 11, 2012

SC dismisses Sangma’s petition against Pranab's election as President

The apex court dismissed a petition filed by former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President. Chief Justice Altmas...

December 11, 2012

UAE announces two-month amnesty to illegal residents to leave the country, includes 45,000 Indians

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced two-month amnesty to illegal residents to either leave the country without penalty or regularize their visas. The amnesty will end on February...

December 11, 2012

India reacts to Maldives on GMR issue

India has conveyed to Maldives that it expected no arbitrary and coercive action should be taken pending the outcome of legal proceedings over the issue and warned that...

December 11, 2012

GK & Current Affairs 10 December 2012

December 11, 2012

No-Confidence motion against Mohamed Nazim over GMR issue

The opposition party in Maldives has reacted to the cancellation of GMR contract by invoking no-confidence motion in Parliament against Defence Minister (and acting Transport Minister) Mohamed Nazim,...

December 11, 2012

Australia wins Hockey Champions Trophy, India loses Bronze to Pakistan

Australia won Champions Trophy 2012 by defeating the Netherlands in the finals held in Melbourne, Australia. India lost the chance to capture bronze as it was defeated by...

December 11, 2012

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