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President releases commemorative postage stamp on late Shri Ramgopal Ji Maheshwari

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a remembrance postage stamp on late Shri Ramgopal Ji Maheshwari, on the eve of the start of his birth centenary...

November 23, 2012

Czech Republic beat Spain in Davis Cup 2012 finals

The Czech Republic defeated Spain 3-2 in the 2012 Davis Cup Finals. This is the country’s second Davis Cup title and first since 1980, when it was Czechoslovakia....

November 23, 2012

Scientists Discover “Super-Jupiter” Planet- 13 times bigger than Jupiter

Super Jupiter: Astrophysicists at the University of Toronto declared that they have discovered a new planet which is 13 times bigger than the the largest planet in our...

November 22, 2012

Scientists: Greenland losing 200 million tonnes ice every year

Using satellite data, Scientists confirmed via Glacier-covered Greenland has had an average net loss of 200 billion tons of ice every year since 2003. The Gravity Recovery and...

November 22, 2012

A day after India votes against UN resolution banning death sentence, India hangs Ajmal Kasab

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the Pakistani National and the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks, was hanged to death at the Pune’s Yerawada central prison on...

November 22, 2012

WMO: Greenhouse Gases Level Reached Record High in 2011

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) In its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, WMO held that that the atmospheric volume of the greenhouse gases, which are often blamed for the change...

November 22, 2012

India votes against UN resolution banning death penalty

At the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social and humanitarian issues, India voted against the UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death...

November 22, 2012

"White Goods makers miss targets despite good demand" – What are White Goods ?

What are ‘White Goods’ or ‘Whiteware’ ? What are ‘White Sales’? ‘White Goods’ or ‘Whiteware’ basically refer to two groups of household items: Household linens Household appliances Household...

November 21, 2012

Moody’s strips France of AAA credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service stripped Europe’s No. 2 economy France of it of its AAA credit rating. Moody’s moved France from AAA to AA1 rating. The reasons given by...

November 21, 2012

Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire

Intel CEO Paul Otellini Otellini who has worked with Intel for nearly 40 years and became CEO in 2005. Otellini will retire in May at the age of...

November 21, 2012

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