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ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012

ASEAN-India car rally reached the Indian capital after travelling nearly 8,000 km through nine countries. It was flagged in by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which also marked the...

December 24, 2012

Results of Assembly Elections 2012: BJP wins Gujarat

Narendra Modi led BJP registered a resounding victory in Gujarat. BJP won  115 seats in the 182-seat assembly which marks the third victory under Modi’s leadership, but two...

December 24, 2012

“Freedom of the Press Foundation”: WikiLeaks devises new way to raise funds

Julian Assange led WikiLeaks has launched a new platform called the  “Freedom of the Press Foundation” to overcome banking blockade against it, and to promote aggressive, public-interest journalism...

December 24, 2012

$1.5 billion fine on UBS over Libor manipulation

Swiss bank UBS has been fined $1.5 billion over the manipulation of Libor benchmark rate. It is the second biggest fine ever on a global bank after HSBC...

December 24, 2012

Lok Sabha approves Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012

Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which seeks to provide special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education...

December 24, 2012

AIFF appoints investigation panel

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) formed a ‘one-man committee’ of retired Supreme Court judge and chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, A.K Ganguly to probe...

December 24, 2012

Sardar Singh bags best price at HIL auctions

The captain of Indian Hockey team, Sardar Singh commanded the best price of $78,000 from the Delhi franchisee as the players were auctioned in the Hockey India League...

December 24, 2012

Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons

Outgoing chairman of the $100 billion Tata group, Ratan Tata, has been  conferred the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus of the group by Tata Sons. Cyrus Mistry will...

December 24, 2012

Praful Patel becomes AIFF president once again

The All India Football Federation (AIFF), during its annual General  meeting, re-elected Praful Patel as its president.

December 24, 2012

Samsung displaces Nokia to become World’s No.1 mobile brand

Samsung has left Nokia behind to gain the world’s leading top mobile brand for the year 2012. This is the first time in 14 years that Nokia is...

December 24, 2012

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