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P.V. Sindhu clinches Macau Grand Prix

India’s rising badminton star P.V. Sindhu achieved another feat as she lifted the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada’s Michelle Li in the final clash,...

December 1, 2013

CHOGM 2015 to be held in Malta as Mauritius pulls out

The next CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) 2015 will be held in Malta. The south European nation invited the Commonwealth to hold the summit after Mauritius pulled...

November 20, 2013

Stress may hamper memory: Research

As per a study conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter (U.K.) and the University of Calgary (Canada), high levels of stress can block memory processes. What was...

November 13, 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

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

BlackBerry to be bought by Prem Watsa-led Fairfax group for $4.7 billion

Canadian firm Fairfax signed a letter of intent with Ontario based Blackberry making an offer to acquire the pioneering mobile maker. BlackBerry was once a leader in mobile...

September 26, 2013

Melbourne tops the list of livable cities in world

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The...

September 1, 2013

RBI lowers remittance limit, discourage green card dreams

Taking further measures to reduce the burden on the already weakened rupee, RBI reduced the limit for remittances made by individuals to $75,000 from $200,000 per financial year...

August 23, 2013

Rafael Nadal wins men’s singles title in Rogers Cup 2013

Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic  in the final of the men’s Rogers Cup 2013 in Montreal, Canada. This is the Nadal’s third Rogers Cup title....

August 20, 2013

Earth’s runaway heating easy to trigger than earlier believed

A study headed by Colin Goldblatt from the University of Victoria, Canada has found that it may be possible for a planet to experience a runaway greenhouse effect...

August 3, 2013

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