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India has biggest battlefield for IPR

A US lawmaker recently accused India of undermining intellectual property rights (IPR) of US pharma companies and of “rampant piracy and counterfeiting” by generic companies. These remarks were...

November 21, 2014

SEBI approved new Insider trading rules

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revamped the rules related to the Insider trading for the protection of the smaller investors. Insider trading refers to the...

November 21, 2014

India announces $80 m assistance and VoA for Fiji

During his recent visit to Fiji, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Lines of Credit and development assistance of around USD 80 million for Fiji and. The...

November 20, 2014

Sri Lanka frees fishermen on death row

Sri Lanka has released five Indian fishermen, who were sentenced to death on charges of drug trafficking. The release was secured after  diplomatic intervention by India’s Prime Minister,...

November 20, 2014

Nanavati Commission submits final report

Justice Nanavati Commission has submitted its final report on the 2002 Gujarat riots to state chief minister Anandiben Patel. The final report of the commission on the 2002...

November 20, 2014

International Toilet Festival inaugurated in Delhi

On 19th November 2014, three-day International Toilet Festival began on the eve of World Toilet Day with an aim to spread the message of total sanitation and to...

November 19, 2014

Dilip Vengsarkar selected for C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has been selected for Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award as part of Board of Control for Cricket in India’s annual awards. He has...

November 19, 2014

Neha Gupta wins International Children’s Peace Prize

Indian American Neha Gupta, 18 has been awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014. Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu the patron of the Dutch children’s rights...

November 19, 2014

In a historic move, Church of England allows women to become bishops

Church of England has broken the centuries-old tradition by paving the way for the appointment of female bishops. It is considered as a historic move towards widening female...

November 18, 2014

Government re-launches Kisan Vikas Patra

On 18th November 2014, Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. The scheme will...

November 18, 2014

Queensland clears Adani Group’s coal mining project

Australia’s Queensland state has cleared Adani group’s proposed plan to build a 7 billion dollar Carmichael coal mine. Queensland State has also announced a major investment in rail...

November 18, 2014

Rajarhat is the new HQ of Coal India

State-owned Coal India Ltd will move its headquarters from heart of Kolkata to its outskirts, some 25 km away at Rajarhat, West Bengal. Its previous headquarter was the...

November 18, 2014