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Financial crisis forces Deccan Charters to put the entire fleet on sale

Deccan Charters, the air travel company which has been offering charter services to pilgrims and businessmen since 1997, has put its entire fleet of aircraft on sale as...

December 16, 2012

‘Life of Pi’ receives National Tourism Awards

Recently released feature film ‘Life of Pi’, directed by  Ang Lee based on Yann Martel book titled the same, has been given two National Tourism Awards by the...

December 13, 2012

“Change of Guard” Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan now the general public can witness it every Saturday

It would now be possible for common man to visit President’s House Rashtrapati Bhavan to witness ceremonial ‘Change of Guard’ conducted in precision by smartly dressed armymen and...

December 13, 2012

Yeddyurappa unveils “Karnataka Janata Party”

The former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa, formally launched his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) at a convention which gathered huge crowd.

December 13, 2012

Geophysicist Devendra Lal passed away

Devendra Lal (83), who was a geophysicist and visiting professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego, has passed away. Contibutions:...

December 12, 2012

SC dismisses Sangma’s petition against Pranab's election as President

The apex court dismissed a petition filed by former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President. Chief Justice Altmas...

December 11, 2012

India reacts to Maldives on GMR issue

India has conveyed to Maldives that it expected no arbitrary and coercive action should be taken pending the outcome of legal proceedings over the issue and warned that...

December 11, 2012

Govt appoints Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to FM

Government of India appointed tax expert Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to Finance Minister P Chidambaram with the rank of Minister of State. Earlier, he was also appointed by...

December 11, 2012

Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi in the list of top 20 'most powerful persons'

Forbes magazine has enlisted the name of Indian Premier Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in list of the top 20 most powerful persons in the world....

December 10, 2012

No curb in Internet freedom: UN telecom head Hamadoun Toure

UN telecom body (International Telecommunication  Union, ITU) head Hamadoun Toure held that internet freedom will not be regulated or curbed. He clarified this in the recently held World...

December 8, 2012

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