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The US Congress was well informed on PRISM: Obama administration

As per senior Obama administration officials, including the Directors of the FBI and of national intelligence, members of Congress were well informed about the surveillance program that included...

June 16, 2013

MHA to rope in Ex-Brigadiers to help fight Naxals

Appalled by the rising number of deadly attacks by Maoists, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to rope in retired Brigadiers to plan and assist in...

June 16, 2013

ISRO to launch INSAT-3D launch on July 26, 2013

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated to put advanced meteorology satellite INSAT-3D on July 26, 2013 after putting the regional navigation satellite IRNSS-1A from Sriharikota on the light-lift PSLV...

June 16, 2013

Rupee depreciation to make durables, cars costly

The sliding down of rupee which has depreciated by nearly 8% against the U.S. dollar during the last one-and-a-half months may make home appliances and cars dearer as...

June 16, 2013

Norway to become first European nation to extend conscription to women

Norway has decided to with “gender neutral” military conscription after its Parliament reached an agreement to extend the military conscription to women in peacetime. This move will make...

June 16, 2013

Prism scandal: India among top 5 most monitored nations

As per reports in the UK newspaper, The Guardian, India is among the top 5 countries most extensively monitored by the NationalSecurity Agency (NSA), a US government agency tasked with foreign...

June 16, 2013

U.S. to supply arms to Syria rebels

For the first time the U.S. has openly promised the Syrian rebels to supply weapons as it claims to have found evidence the Syrian regime using chemical weapons....

June 16, 2013

RTI Act allows public access to Government employee’s service book: CIC

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that a public authority was obligated under Section 4(1) (b) of the RTI Act to disclose information related to the service of...

June 16, 2013

Problems with TAM ratings system resurface as Sony uncertain to renew its subscription

Multi Screen Media (MSM) — owner of the Sony network of channels is examining whether to renew its subscription with Television Audience Measurement (TAM) Media Research. While broadcasters across the board...

June 15, 2013

Government raises foreign investment limit in G-secs by $5 billion

In a move that would encourage foreign portfolio investment in Indo, the Government hiked the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in government bonds by $5 billion to...

June 15, 2013

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