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The coldest place on Earth is in East Antarctica

NASA satellites discovered a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, the coldest place on earth. The remote region plunged as low as minus 94.7oC (minus 135.8oF)....

December 13, 2013

Mr. Ranjan Mathai appointed India's High Commissioner to the UK

The External Affairs Ministry appointed former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He succeeded Jaimini Bhagwati, who retired recently. About Mr. Ranjan Mathai...

December 13, 2013

US and UK spying on virtual world, online games

As per the secret documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, in an effort to identify terrorist threats, US and British spies have reportedly penetrated the massive communities playing...

December 13, 2013

Supreme Court restricts the use of red beacon light on vehicles

The Supreme Court has banned the use of red beacon light with flashers on all vehicles except those used by high dignitaries holding constitutional post; also banned pressure...

December 13, 2013

PFBTA: Newly discovered greenhouse gas '7,000 times more potent than CO2'

Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new greenhouse gas that is 7,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide to cause greenhouse effect which causes warming of...

December 13, 2013

RBI grants license to Doha Bank to start banking operations in India

The Reserve Bank of India has granted license to Doha Bank to start banking operations in India and has allowed it to open a branch in Mumbai to...

December 13, 2013

Raman Singh takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM

Raman Singh (61) of BJP was sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the 3rd term in row. Governor Shekhar Dutt administered Singh the oath of office...

December 13, 2013

IOC ranked No.1 on India’s Fortune 500 list

According to the latest annual list of Fortune 500 companies in India published by business magazine Fortune, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is country’s biggest company in terms...

December 13, 2013

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel join hands for sharing telecom infrastructure

Bharti Airtel, has inked an infrastructure-sharing agreement with the telecom subsidiary of Reliance Industries. The deal will allow the telecom unit, Reliance Jio, to access Bharti’s nationwide infrastructure...

December 13, 2013

Uruguay becomes first country to legalize sale and production of marijuana

Uruguay has become the first nation in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana. The country’s parliament has passed the government-sponsored bill which...

December 13, 2013

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