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India plans to ink MLAT with four nations

India plans to ink Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with four countries namelyOman, Azerbaijan, Israel and Nepal to pursue criminal investigation and confiscation of money or property involved...

December 12, 2012

UAE approves extradition pact with India

The UAE cabinet approved an extradition treaty with India which will facilitate the transfer of convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement...

December 12, 2012

UAE approves extradition pact with India

The UAE cabinet approved an extradition treaty with India which will facilitate the transfer of convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement...

December 12, 2012

UAE announces two-month amnesty to illegal residents to leave the country, includes 45,000 Indians

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced two-month amnesty to illegal residents to either leave the country without penalty or regularize their visas. The amnesty will end on February...

December 11, 2012

No-Confidence motion against Mohamed Nazim over GMR issue

The opposition party in Maldives has reacted to the cancellation of GMR contract by invoking no-confidence motion in Parliament against Defence Minister (and acting Transport Minister) Mohamed Nazim,...

December 11, 2012

India-Japan sign currency swap accord to enhance bilateral trade

Central banks of India and Japan (The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) respectively) signed a 3-year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA). How agreement...

December 8, 2012

United Nations not to control Internet Freedom

World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from December 3-14, 2012.  UN telecommunications body has clarified that the freedom of the  Internet will not...

December 5, 2012

Egyptian parliament passes draft constitution

Parliament of Egypt passed the draft of country’s constitution amid protest. The document with more than 230 articles was voted article by article. The draft is being criticized...

December 3, 2012

UN Panel passes North Korea Resolution

The Social, Humanitarian Cultural Affairs Committee (also referred as Third Committee of the UN General assembly) of United Nations overseeing human rights issues, passed a resolution on North...

December 2, 2012

Pakistan test fires mid-range nuclear capable Hatf-V Ghauri ballistic missile

Pakistan successfully conducted a test of its mid-range nuclear capable Hatf-V Ghauri ballistic missile. Hatf-V Ghauri missile: Liquid-fuelled ballistic missile Capable of carrying both conventional as well as...

December 1, 2012

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