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“George Alexander Louis”- Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy

Britain has a new future king after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy. Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate have named their son...

July 28, 2013

Prince Philippe is Belgium’s 7th King

Belgium’s King Albert after a 20-year reign stepped down the throne which has been overtaken by his son Philippe who took the oath before parliament to become Belgium’s...

July 28, 2013

Indian woman scientist Sunetra Gupta’s portrait to be displayed in UK

Kolkata (India) born chemist and physicist Sunetra Gupta has joined leading female scientists like Marie Curie at the art exhibition at the prestigious Royal Society. The exhibition titled “Does it...

July 28, 2013

Poverty in India decreases to 21.9% in 2011-12: Planning Commission

As per Planning Commission, poverty ratio in the country has dropped to 21.9% in 2011-12 from 37.2% in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption. Planning...

July 28, 2013

German ‘Whistleblower Prize’ to Edward Snowden

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who uncovered the most extensive US global electronic surveillance programmes, has been awarded German “Whistleblower Prize” for year 2013 worth $3,900 in absentia....

July 27, 2013

P Sathasivam is the Chief Justice of India

Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam took over the post from Justice Altamas Kabir who served as the Chief Justice of India for over 9 months. Justice Sathasivam was elevated to...

July 25, 2013

Rajat Gupta fined $13.9 million for Insider Trading

Rajat Gupta fined $13.9 million for Insider Trading. The former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta has been fined a penalty of $13.9 million for one of the biggest insider...

July 24, 2013

Bhim Sain Bassi, the next Police Commissioner of Delhi

Neeraj Kumar who will be retiring on this month end will be replaced by Bhim Sain Bassi, a 1977 batch Indian Police Service officer as the next Police...

July 22, 2013

“An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction” – A book by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen released

In their book  “An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction”, Amratya Sen along with Jean Drèze, have presented a view of the conditions of contemporary India with a...

July 21, 2013

British Government decorates Krishna Menon’s London home with blue plaque

In commemoration to V.K. Krishna Menon’s long and eventful association with London, the British government has decided to put up an English Heritage blue plaque at the house...

July 20, 2013

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