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K.D. Singh is the new President for the IHF

K.D. Singh who is presently one of the vice-presidents of Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) will now be its president. He will take the charge from Dinesh Reddy who...

July 31, 2013

IMF approves 1.7 billion euro bail out to Greece

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 1.72 billion Euros bail out to Greece after reviewing the country’s performance under the international rescue program. This payout means Greece has received...

July 31, 2013

RBI eases curbs on payment gateways

The central bank decided to allow all payment gateways like PayPal and other such online payment gateway service providers to substantially increase their export-related transaction value limits. The...

July 31, 2013

Mamnoon Hussain is Pakistan's new President

Mamnoon Hussain, the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been elected as the 12th President of Pakistan. Members of the national Parliament and provincial assemblies in Pakistan...

July 31, 2013

Variations in structure of brain arteries cause Migraine

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that variations in arterial anatomy of brain lead to the asymmetries in cerebral blood...

July 31, 2013

In last 8 years, Poverty level is down by 15% : NSSO

As per the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the poverty line declined from 37% in 2004-05 to 22% in 2011-12. A significant reduction in poverty levels is a...

July 31, 2013

Judicial Commission appointed by the Supreme Court highlights the misuse of AFSPA

A Judicial Commission appointed by Supreme Court has noted the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA as the armed forces were indulging in gross...

July 31, 2013

Only 1% of students opted for research Programmes: UGC

As per the higher education figures released by the University Grants Commission (UGC), in 2011-12 only 1% of students enrolled for research programmes as compared to 86% who...

July 31, 2013

TRPs give way to Television Viewership in Thousands (TVTs)

Broadcasters, advertisers, ad agencies and Television Audience Measurement (TAM) Media Research — the sole agency which measures viewership, negotiated in terms of Television viewership. Television viewership will now be...

July 31, 2013

10 Asian nations take initiative to ban smokeless tobacco products

10 South and Southeast Asian countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have come forward to ban smokeless tobacco products. Smokeless forms of tobacco including use...

July 31, 2013

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