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SBI signs 100 mn euro loan pact with EIB

India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI), has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro (about Rs 700 crore) with European Investment Bank (EIB). This agreement...

January 23, 2015

India, US inks pact to cooperate in ICTE to facilitate Digital India programme

India and United States have agreed to cooperate in the field of Information and Communications Technology and Electronics (ICTE) to facilitate Union government’s ambitious Digital India programme(DIP). In...

January 23, 2015

Jhumpa Lahiri wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015

Indian American Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has won prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015. Fifth edition of this prize was announced at the Jaipur Literature...

January 23, 2015

US scientists make safe GMO

US scientists have taken the first step towards making safe genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) by using synthetic biology so they cannot spread in the wild. Using synthetic biology,...

January 23, 2015

Vodafone appoints Sunil Sood as India CEO

Vodafone has appointed Sunil Sood as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India operations. He will be first Indian CEO of Vodafone. He will replace Martin Pieters...

January 23, 2015

Telugu comedian and director M.S.Narayana passes away

Popular Telugu comedian and director Mylavarapu Surya Narayana has passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana. He was 63. He is noted for his comic timing and facial expressions with...

January 23, 2015

Yemen government resigns under pressure from Shia Houthi rebels

President Mansour Hadi of Yemen along with Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and his cabinet have resigned. Yemen government’s resignation comes after the President agreed to the demands of...

January 23, 2015

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz passes away

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has passed away. He was 93-year old patriarch. Abdullah’s brother Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is his successor and new King of...

January 23, 2015

Supreme Court bars N Srinivasan from contesting BCCI elections

Supreme Court (SC) has barred Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President-in-exile N Srinivasan, from contesting any BCCI election on grounds of conflict of interest. This...

January 22, 2015

Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki sworn-in as governor of Punjab

Haryana governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki took over the additional charge of Governor of Punjab. He will be 34th governor of Punjab. He was administered the oath of...

January 22, 2015

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