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Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella appointed as the new Microsoft CEO

Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella (46) appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors of the Internet giant Microsoft. Previously, he was...

February 6, 2014

Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan invited India for dialogue on Kashmir

On the Kashmir Solidarity Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited India to engage in a “comprehensive, sustained and result-oriented” dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. The mountainous...

February 5, 2014

Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as new CM of Uttrakhand

The senior congress leader, Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered the oath by the Governor Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhawan....

February 5, 2014

National Mission on Libraries(NML) – an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, launched

President Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Mission on Libraries (NML) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.  He formally inaugurated the NML’s guidelines, logo and website. Mission: Launched by the...

February 5, 2014

Ms. Silverine Swer: Meghalaya's first Padma Shri awardee, passed away

Meghalaya’s first Padma Shri awardee Ms. Silverine Swer (103) passed away due to illness. She received the Padma Shri Award from the then president R. Venkataraman in 1990....

February 5, 2014

Chinese warships hold rare exercises in Indian Ocean

The Chinese warships conducted rare exercises in the Indian Ocean, and then a three- ship flotilla of Chinese warships entered the West Pacific Ocean to start a drill...

February 5, 2014

FATF released report on Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing

The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released an international report on money laundering and terrorist financing. Objective: To identify the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) vulnerabilities...

February 5, 2014

Sahara group claims to create 56,000 jobs

The Sahara group will hire over 56,000 new employees this year along with investments to the tune of nearly Rs. 32,400 crore. The group invited applications for senior...

February 5, 2014

Justice B.N.Srikrishna Committee recommendations to be reviewed by a 9-member IRDA panel

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) set up a 9-member panle to review the 14 non-legislative recommendations made by the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC). The...

February 5, 2014

New Maharashtra law for recovery of bad loans

Maharashtra government appointed a committee to bring a legislation that will improve the recovery of loans given as part of government schemes. The proposed legislation will create a mechanism...

February 5, 2014

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