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"Hand in hand" – Joint military exercises between Indian and China to start in China

Armies of India and China are all set to hold their 3rd joint military exercise in China. 150-member Indian contingent arrived in Chengdu city (China) to take part...

November 4, 2013

Indian born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passes away

Singer of hit songs like ‘Dama Dam Mast Kalandar’ and ‘Lambi Judai’, the legendary India born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away. Reshma was born in 1947 in...

November 4, 2013

6 key central banks in the world to make currency swap arrangements permanent

6 major central banks of the world to make their network of currency swap facility permanent. These banks will convert their temporary bilateral liquidity swap facility into standing...

November 4, 2013

Shashi Kant Sharma, India's CAG wins election to UN Board of Auditors

Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India wonthe election to the UN Board of Auditors. Shashi Kant Sharma won 124 out of 186 votes at the UN General Assembly’s...

November 4, 2013

Mr. G. K. Pillai appointed as the new Chairman and Thomas Mathew T. as the new Vice-Chairman of MCX-SX

Former Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai appointed as the Chairman of the troubled Financial Technologies-promoted stock exchange, MCX-SX. Thomas Mathew, former LIC chairman appointed as the as Vice Chairman of the Board...

November 3, 2013

Kannur (in Kerala) declared as the first Zero-Landless district of India

Under the Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project, Kannur (Kerala) has been declared as the the first zero-landless district in India. What is Zero Landless (Citizens) Kerala Project? It is...

November 3, 2013

Robocoin: World's first Bitcoin ATM unveiled in Vancouver, Canada

The world’s first Bitcoin ATM machine which can transact digital currency – Bitcoins -for any official currency has been unveiled in Vancouver, Canada. The ATM named Robocoin allows users...

November 2, 2013

Father of IBM personal computer: William C Lowe dead

William C Lowe (72), who pioneered the conception and manufacturing of IBM’s first personal computer, passed away in Lake Forest, Illinois. William C Lowe: Lowe joined IBM in...

November 2, 2013

Kirit Parikh committee suggests increase in prices of Diesel, Kerosene and LPG

Kirit Parikh committee on Pricing Methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene has recommended a price increase of Rs 5 / litre in diesel, Rs 4/ litre in kerosene,...

November 2, 2013

Pragati: India’s newly developed surface-to-surface missile

DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) has developed a new tactical surface-to-surface missile Pragati which has a range between 60-170 km.  India will offer the missile to friendly...

November 2, 2013

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