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Life imprisonment to China Communist Party Leader Bo Xilai

A Chinese court in east China’s Shandong province sentenced top China Communist Party leader Bo Xilai to life imprisonment uphelding the charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him....

September 26, 2013

China launches its first direct bank

China launched its first direct bank, a new mode of providing online banking services without any entity outlets.  The direct bank has been launched by the Bank of...

September 22, 2013

China unveils world’s first deep UV laser device

China has become the first country in the world to possess Deep Ultraviolet (DUV) solid-state laser device. The device was launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)...

September 17, 2013

Current Affairs: Top Headlines September 6, 2013

Iran to set free Indian tanker after 24 days of detention Iran ordered release of an Indian tanker detained by it for the past 24 days at its...

September 6, 2013

India overtakes Japan to become world’s 3rd largest Internet user

As per a report by global digital measurement and analytics firm comScore, India has left Japan behind to become the world’s third largest Internet user after China and...

August 30, 2013

No proposal to increase FDI ceiling in banks

The government has clarified that there is no proposal to raise foreign investment limit in the banking sector. What is the current status of foreign investment in banking...

August 24, 2013

India draws China’s attention towards trade imbalance issue

India raised the issue of heavy trade imbalance with China and sought immediate steps to facilitate Indian exports of pharmaceutical and agricultural products, buffalo meat and Information Technology...

August 23, 2013

China’s UCWeb: Most extensively used mobile browser in India

As per the latest data from StatCounter, Chinese internet service companies are looking forward to crack the Indian market as they have achieved another milestone with Chinese firm...

August 20, 2013

INS Arihant submarine’s reactor achieves criticality

The reactor of India’s first indigenous nuclear powered submarine, Arihant achieved criticality i.e. the self sustaining nuclear reaction which is the first step towards the stable production of...

August 18, 2013

GSLV-D5 to be powered by indigenous Cryogenic Engine, to lift off on August 19, 2013

As Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5) is slated to lift off around 5 p.m. on August 19, 2013 from Sriharikota is powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine and...

August 14, 2013

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