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Indian Govt pulls up Army chief for accepting U.S. military honor 'Legion of Merit' without its permission

The Indian government pulled up the country’s Army chief General Bikram Singh for accepting a ‘Legion of Merit’ ,the sixth highest American military honor, without its approval. The Indian...

December 17, 2013

"Unbreakable": The autobiography of Mary Kom unveiled

Mary Kom, the legendary boxer from North East wrote her autobiography titled “Unbreakable”. The book was inaugurated by Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan at Mumbai. Mary decided to pen...

December 17, 2013

India’s Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade held in US on visa fraud charges

India’s Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade arrested in New York for an alleged case of visa fraud and making false statements in connection with the visa application for...

December 17, 2013

India's trade deficit with China nears record $30 b

As per the data released by the China’s General Administration of Customs, India’s trade deficit with China after 11 months of this year has reached a record $29.5...

December 17, 2013

NGT banned burning of plastic, rubber across the country

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned “unregulated open burning” of plastic, rubber or such other articles across the country. NGT directed all the municipal authorities to ‘set up, operationalise...

December 17, 2013

Sergio Perez joined Sahara Force India with multi-year deal for 2014 F1 season

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez signed a multi-year contract with the British-based team Sahara Force India. The 23-year-old Mexican completes Sahara Force India’s 2014 line-up alongside Nico...

December 16, 2013

GSP Plus: EU grants duty-free market access to Pakistani goods

European Parliament approved the Single Delegated Act under which ten countries including Pakistan are privileged to Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) Scheme. The Act will come...

December 16, 2013

Pope Francis named as the TIME’s Person of the Year

Time magazine chose Pope Francis as its person of the year. The magazine gave this honor to Pope Francis for changing the perception of the Roman Catholic church...

December 16, 2013

Retired Justice DP Buch: Gujarat’s fourth Lokayukta

Retired High Court Judge DP Buch was sworn as the fourth Lokayukta of the Gujarat by Governor Kamla Beniwal, on the post that was lying vacant for a...

December 16, 2013

Israel, Jordan, Palestinians signed Water sharing Deal

Mid-East governments (Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians) signed a historic trilateral agreement at the World Bank in Washington, which outlines regional water-sharing initiatives from the Red Sea to...

December 16, 2013

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