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Sri Srinivasan becomes Judge of US Court

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is the second most powerful court of...

October 1, 2013

Randall Oliphant becomes chairman of the World Gold Council

Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman of the Canadian gold producer New Gold Inc., has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC) . He took over...

October 1, 2013

Rajan Committee’s new methodology to replace ‘special category’ status for devolution of funds to States

The panel set up by the government under the chairmanship of the then Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) has suggested ending the ‘special category’ criteria...

September 29, 2013

Sarah Outen: First woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska

Sarah Outen (28), an adventurer from Britain who spent 150 days at sea to become the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska. She started from...

September 29, 2013

Union Government sets up Committee for evaluation of research and rankings

In the wake of India’s low performance in the rankings of higher educational institutions in world, the Union Government of India formed a committee under the chairmanship of...

September 29, 2013

John W. Ashe is the President of UNGA for its 68th session

The United Nations General Assembly elected by acclamation Ambassador John W. Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda as President of its upcoming 68th session. Made up of all the...

September 27, 2013

Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh passed away

Veteran freedom fighter Captain Ranjit Singh (97) passed away. He was a close associate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. About Ranjit Singh He served the Indian National Army...

September 27, 2013

Life imprisonment to China Communist Party Leader Bo Xilai

A Chinese court in east China’s Shandong province sentenced top China Communist Party leader Bo Xilai to life imprisonment uphelding the charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him....

September 26, 2013

Jawaid Akhtar is the Chairperson of International Coffee Council

Jawaid Akhtar, the Chairman of Coffee Board of India, has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council. What is International Coffee Organization (ICO) Some key...

September 23, 2013

Aamir Khan chosen for U.S. award for ‘Satyamev Jayate’

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been chosen for a U.S. award for his television show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ along with renowned American director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center...

September 23, 2013

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