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Parliament to approve "1974 Indira-Mujib pact"

The government will bring a constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament during the forthcoming session for implementation of the Indo-Bangla land boundary agreement. India intends to ratify the 1974...

July 31, 2013

Urdu Ghazals penned by Veer Savarkar during his Jail Term in Andaman discovered

A notebook containing two patriotic Ghazals written by legendary patriot Veer Savarkar has been discovered by a Dadar based institute. The Ghazals in Urdu were written by the...

July 31, 2013

Simons Investigators Awards 2013 to four Indian-Americans

Four Indian American Professors Kannan Soundararajan, Rajeev Alur, Salil P Vadhan and Senthil Todadri are among the 13 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists who have won...

July 31, 2013

Biologist Prof. Obaid Siddiqi who revealed "Stop Codons" passed away

The renowned biologist, Prof. Obaid Siddiqi (81) died due to injuries after meeting an accident. He was known for his pioneer work of identifying the process that how...

July 31, 2013

Only 1% of students opt 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

Supreme Court rejects PIL on food security regulation

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL challenging the food security regulation declared by the government. The court declined to hear the PIL on the ground that there is political...

July 31, 2013

L&T wins Rs 8,250 cr Riyadh metro project order

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and its associated partners have received an order valued at Rs 8,250 crore to develop a metro project in Saudi Arabia. The contract is a...

July 31, 2013

Lokayukta courts cannot act on private complaints: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that the Special Lokayukta Courts in the State cannot entertain private complaints, alleging offences under Sections 7, 10, 11, 13 and 15...

July 31, 2013

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission wins “Ramon Magsaysay Award”

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission has been conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for its successful campaign against corruption in Indonesia. What is the special achievement of the Corruption...

July 30, 2013

WikiLeaks party launched by Julian Assange to contest Australia polls

Julian Assange (42), an Australian citizen and founder of WikiLeaks has launched his Australian political party WikiLeaks via a video link from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The party was...

July 30, 2013

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