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"Hand in hand" – Joint military exercises between Indian and China to start in China

Armies of India and China are all set to hold their 3rd joint military exercise in China. 150-member Indian contingent arrived in Chengdu city (China) to take part...

November 4, 2013

World Bank approved $250 million aid for Uttarakhand

The World Bank approved financial aissistance of $250 million for Uttarakhand, in the wake of rains and landslides that wreaked havoc in the state in June 2013. The...

November 1, 2013

Russian Parliament approves Anti-Terror Bill

In a move which aims to make terrorism punishment in Russia more sever, the lower house of the country’s Parliament, Duma passed a new Anti-Terror Bill which makes...

October 27, 2013

Govt of Venezuela sets up Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness

The government of Venezuela set up Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness to tackle sadness in the people of the country. The focal role of the agency will...

October 27, 2013

India lifts ban on military supplies to Nepal

India revoked the ban it had imposed on Nepal to supply it military equipment. Marking the end of the eight-year old ban, India has supplied some of the...

October 26, 2013

Indo-Bangladesh extradition treaty comes into effect

The India and Bangladesh extradition treaty came into effect with the handing over of the instruments of ratification. The treaty was signed in January 2013. How would Indo-Bangladesh...

October 25, 2013

More transparency expected from China with Trans-border River Agreement in place

In another major confidence building measure between India and China, both nations inked Trans-Border River Agreement (TBRA). The pact extends a previous MoU to provide hydrological date in...

October 24, 2013

India, China ink Border Defense Co-operation Agreement

In a significant international development, India and China inked a BDCA (Border Defence Co-operation Agreement) which stipulates among a set of confidence building measures that in any face-off on...

October 24, 2013

Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council Seat

Showing disappointment over the inability of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, Saudi Arabia refused...

October 22, 2013

Outdoor Air Pollution a Leading Environmental Cause of Cancer Deaths: IARC

As per the data from the WHO’s specialized cancer agency – International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer and increases...

October 21, 2013

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