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World’s oldest woman dies at 116

The oldest person on this earth Besse Cooper passed away at the age of 116. She was from Georgia. In 2011, she was chosen as the world’s oldest...

December 7, 2012

Bifurcation of News Corp, Indian to be the CFO

News Corp would undergo a restructure of the top management of the company. The company has decided that the top management would split into the two publically traded...

December 7, 2012

Menon first to visits China after changes in Communist Party of China

India’s National Security Advisor and negotiator in border talks with China, Shiv Shankar Menon, was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes announced in...

December 7, 2012

British Army’s first Sikh soldier faces racial remarks by his collegues

The British Army’s first Sikh soldier Guardsman Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, who joined Scots guard this year, went through racial abuse from his colleagues over his headgear and his...

December 3, 2012

Who is Shreya Singhal?

Shreya Singhal is a 21-year-old girl from Delhi who came  into news as: she filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court calling Section 66(A) of the...

December 3, 2012

Visually impaired Indian-American Sachin Dev Pavithran to head US agency for the disabled

Obama named a visually impaired Indian-American  Sachin Dev Pavithran to head an independent US agency devoted to people with disabilities. Sachin Dev Pavithran will soon become a member...

December 3, 2012

Shweta Bhatt to contest polls against Modi

Congress is fielding Shweta Bhatt to contest against Narendra Modi from Maninagar for the Assembly elections. Who is Shweta Bhatt? Shweta Bhatt is the wife of the suspended...

December 2, 2012

Yeddyyurappa resigns from BJP and Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S.Yeddyurappa gave resignation from Legislative Assembly and also renounced primary membership of BJP.

December 2, 2012

Ms Chitra Ramakrishna to be new CEO & MD of NSE

Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) announced Ms Chitra Ramakrishna as its new MD and CEO with effect from 1 April, 2013. At present only two of the...

November 29, 2012

Ireland will order statutory inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death

Besides medical inquiry, Ireland will also order a statutory inquiry into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar due to pregnancy-related complications after being denied abortion, in a...

November 27, 2012

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