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Union Government opens compliance window for black money disclosure

Union Government has notified the compliance window for black money disclosure under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Asset) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015. The notified...

July 2, 2015

Matti Makkonen, Father of SMS technology passes away

Finnish telecom engineer and father of messaging service (SMS) technology Matti Makkonen passed away following serious illness. He was 63. In 1984, he had pioneered the idea of...

July 1, 2015

First potential treatment for deadly MERS virus identified by scientists

For the first time scientists have identified two promising drug candidates for the treatment of deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)  virus. REGN3051 and REGN3048 are the two...

July 1, 2015

Elephant population rises in Odisha: 2015 Census

The population of elephants has increased to 1,954 in Odisha as per revealed in 2015 Elephant Census report. The population of elephants in state has marginally increased by...

July 1, 2015

Madhya Pradesh government starts e-registration of property all districts

Madhya Pradesh government has initiated the facility of e-registration of property documents in all the districts of state. The e-registration of property documentation will be done through software...

July 1, 2015

Abhijeet Gupta wins 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship

Former world junior champion and Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship. He won the gold medal after settling for a quick draw with his opponent...

July 1, 2015

Literacy rate 71% in rural areas, 86% in urban areas: NSSO survey

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) survey has pegged literacy rate in the rural areas at 71 per cent and 86 per cent in the urban areas in year...

July 1, 2015

15-Year-Old Byron Wake becomes Britain's Youngest 'Cyborg'

A 15-year-old boy named Byron Wake has become Britain’s youngest ‘cyborg’ i.e. part-human, part machine. He achieved this feat after inserting xNT microchip under the skin using hypodermic...

July 1, 2015

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Integrated Security System in Mumbai

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Integrated Security System (ISS) at 6 railway stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The system was inaugurated Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dadar, Kurla...

July 1, 2015

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