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Iran, IAEA ink pact to facilitate inspection of nuclear sites

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inked a road-map agreement to allow inspectors greater access to country’s nuclear sites. However, the IAEA inspectors would not be...

November 13, 2013

Brazil celebrates 10th anniversary of Bolsa Familia

Brazil is celebrating a decade of a social programme Bolsa Familia (Family Grant) that has lifted 50 million people out of poverty and inspired policies in more than 20...

November 8, 2013

UK offers 'VIP visas' for top business executives

The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry...

November 7, 2013

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 to be held in New Delhi

As per the announcement by Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs, New Delhi will host the 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held from January 7 to January 9, 2014. The theme of the...

November 6, 2013

"Malabar": India-US naval field training exercise to start

India and the US to start their next round of “Malabar” naval war-games in the Bay of Bengal on November 5, 2013. The exercise will be held from...

November 4, 2013

"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

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