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Page-16 of Current Affairs - December, 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

India reacts to Maldives on GMR issue

India has conveyed to Maldives that it expected no arbitrary and coercive action should be taken pending the outcome of legal proceedings over the issue and warned that...

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

Australia wins Hockey Champions Trophy, India loses Bronze to Pakistan

Australia won Champions Trophy 2012 by defeating the Netherlands in the finals held in Melbourne, Australia. India lost the chance to capture bronze as it was defeated by...

December 11, 2012

Govt appoints Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to FM

Government of India appointed tax expert Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to Finance Minister P Chidambaram with the rank of Minister of State. Earlier, he was also appointed by...

December 11, 2012

Voyager 1 enters into “Magnetic Highway”

NASA’s spacecraft Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977, has entered into unknown area, which is said to be the edge of the solar system. NASA calls the...

December 10, 2012

India ranked 4th on Global Terrorism Index

As per a newly released index prepared by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace, India stands among one of the top 5 nations most- hit by terrorism...

December 10, 2012

Citigroup to slash 11,000 jobs

With an aim to cut expenses and make the bank more manageable Citigroup Inc is cutting 11,000 jobs or 4% of its workforce globally. The cuts are expected...

December 10, 2012

Hyderabad firm develops TCAS for Railways

A Hyderabad based firm, Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL), have developed a new safety device to prevent train collision. The device called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was recently...

December 10, 2012

Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines severely

Philippines was hit by Typhoon Bopha which caused severe damage to life and property. It killed at least 325 people and damaged electricity supply, roads and bridges. The...

December 10, 2012

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