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25th Arab summit 2014: Rejected Israel as 'Jewish state'

March 27, 2014

The Arab Summit refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and condemned the Israeli illegal settlements established on the Palestinian territories.  Highlights of 25th Arab Summit 2014 Took place in Kuwait city, Kuwait. Spoke out against the Israel’s continued ..

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Global billionaire population reaches 2,170 billionaires; Asia fastest-growing region

November 7, 2013

According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2013, Asia has recorded the largest increase in its billionaires club in the world adding 18 new billionaires in 2013, making it the fastest-growing region. The study was centred solely on persons with a net ..

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“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – includes case study on Super 30

October 24, 2013

“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – A research project on by University of East London (UK) and TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Mumbai. Three case studies selected from India for the research. Objective: Mapping social ..

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Asian currencies slide down on Fed signals

August 26, 2013

With the indication by the Federal Reserve Bank of the US that the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus as early as September 2013 various Asian currencies fell as a response to this. The rupee continued to depreciate ..

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India seeks early conclusion of FTA with ASEAN

July 14, 2012

India robustly insisted on early conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN in services and investment and expansion of communication links with the member States of the 10-nation group which is considered one of the world’s fastest growing ..

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SC: ‘No commercial, tourism activity in Jarawa Reserve’

July 5, 2012

With a view to protecting the indigenous people, the Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a 5-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Supreme Court upheld an October 30, 2007 ..

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