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Narendra Modi takes oath as Gujarat CM

BJP leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal....

December 29, 2012

Aberdeen Shihab becomes first Arab to get Tagore Peace Prize

Poet and translator Dr Shihab Ghanem has become the first Emirati and Arab to win the Tagore Peace Prize. Ghanem was given the honor in recognition of his...

December 29, 2012

Keshavan bags gold in Asian Championship

Shiva Keshavan of India has won gold medal in luge and has set a new  Asian record of 49.590 seconds in the Asian Championship. What is Luge? It...

December 28, 2012

Park Geun-hye becomes first woman South Korean President

In recent Presidential elections in South Korea, Park Geun-hye gained the victory to become country’s first woman President, daughter of the former military ruler, Park Chung-Hee. Main challenges...

December 28, 2012

Justice Swatanter Kumar is new NGT chief

Justice Swatanter Kumar has become the first Supreme Court judge to  be the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which was, till now, functioning without a full-time...

December 28, 2012

Virbhadra Singh takes oath as Himachal CM for a record sixth time

Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of  Himachal Pradesh for a record sixth time. Previously, he was Chief Minister 5 times b/w 1983...

December 28, 2012

After referendum Egypt approves new constitution

Egypt voters approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies. The new constitution was adopted with 63.8% of the vote which gave Islamists their third consecutive...

December 27, 2012

President Obama: TIME’s Person of the Year

TIME magazine has named US President Barack Obama Person of the  Year "For finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid...

December 26, 2012

Supreme Court appoints three news judges

The apex court elevated Chief Justices of three high courts as judges of the Supreme Court, enhancing the strength of the court to 28. The three new judges...

December 26, 2012

Results of Assembly Elections 2012: BJP wins Gujarat

Narendra Modi led BJP registered a resounding victory in Gujarat. BJP won  115 seats in the 182-seat assembly which marks the third victory under Modi’s leadership, but two...

December 24, 2012

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