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India ‘economic linchpin’ in Afghanistan – Robert Blake

Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in a Congressional hearing held that “any discussion of South Asia has to start with India”, and...

February 28, 2013

Arun Tadanki Yahoo! India MD resigns

Arun Tadanki, Managing Director, India & Southeast Asia, declared his decision to leave Yahoo.

February 28, 2013

“Mauritia” – An ancient micro-continent found under Indian Ocean

A detailed article in the journal Nature Geoscience suggests that the remains of a micro-continent named “Mauritia” might be preserved under huge amounts of ancient lava beneath the...

February 28, 2013

Fact Box: February 28 – The National Science Day

Every year February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas (राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस). Why National Science Day is celebrated? 1928- To mark the discovery...

February 28, 2013

Rail Budget 2013: Highlights

Highlights of the Rail Budget 2013-14 as presented by Railway Minister Mr. P.K. Bansal relating to the following Headings: Manufacturing: A new wheel factory to be set up...

February 28, 2013

Keeping in mind 2014 Elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presents a people friendly budget

Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav presented a Rs 23,913 crore deficit budget for the state for 2013-14 at Rs 2,21,201.19 crore. The focus of the budget is mainly...

February 26, 2013

Assam becomes India’s first state to produce over 500 Million Kg Tea for consecutive 2 years

With a production of 589 million Kgs in 2011 and 588 million Kgs 2012, Assam has become the first state in India to produce over 500 million kilogram...

February 26, 2013

“W49B”: The Youngest black hole in our galaxy discovered by the Scientists

Recent  data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spotted the youngest black hole yet in the Milky Way galaxy named “W49B”. W49B is just 1000-years-old and only 26,000...

February 26, 2013

Democratic Republic of Congo: African leaders sign UN-backed peace accord

Regional African leaders have inked a UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Objective: The agreement may...

February 26, 2013

UK scientists discover deepest undersea vents

UK scientists have discovered an amazing set of hydrothermal vents, the deepest anywhere in the world, in the the ocean floor in the Caribbean. Hydrothermal vents are among...

February 26, 2013

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