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Voyager 1 enters into “Magnetic Highway”

NASA’s spacecraft Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977, has entered into unknown area, which is said to be the edge of the solar system. NASA calls the...

December 10, 2012

India ranked 4th on Global Terrorism Index

As per a newly released index prepared by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace, India stands among one of the top 5 nations most- hit by terrorism...

December 10, 2012

Citigroup to slash 11,000 jobs

With an aim to cut expenses and make the bank more manageable Citigroup Inc is cutting 11,000 jobs or 4% of its workforce globally. The cuts are expected...

December 10, 2012

Hyderabad firm develops TCAS for Railways

A Hyderabad based firm, Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL), have developed a new safety device to prevent train collision. The device called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was recently...

December 10, 2012

Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines severely

Philippines was hit by Typhoon Bopha which caused severe damage to life and property. It killed at least 325 people and damaged electricity supply, roads and bridges. The...

December 10, 2012

SC gives Sahara more time to repay bond investors

The Supreme Court gave temporary relief to Sahara group when it gave the company more time to repay the money it had raised from investors through bond sales...

December 10, 2012

India ranked 94th in corruption perception list

Transparency International has ranked India at 94th place in its Corruption Perception Index 2012 (CPI) which enlisted 176 countries. India scored 36 on a scale from 0 (most...

December 10, 2012

Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi in the list of top 20 'most powerful persons'

Forbes magazine has enlisted the name of Indian Premier Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in list of the top 20 most powerful persons in the world....

December 10, 2012

Apple unveils iPad mini in India

Apple launched smaller version of the iPad, ‘iPad Mini’, in India. Highlights: 23% slim, and 53% lighter than the iPad tablet Battery life 10-hour Storage capacity: 16GB with...

December 10, 2012

RBI sets up supervisory colleges for SBI, ICICI

The RBI has for the first time established the ‘Supervisory College’ for cross border supervision of State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank. What is the role...

December 8, 2012

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