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Federer is Swiss Male Athlete of the Year 2012

Tennis star Roger Federer has been given the honor of Swiss Male Athlete of the Year. Currently he sits at World no. 2 spot and has won 17...

December 22, 2012

Boeing delivers first P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to Indian Navy

American plane maker Boeing delivered the first of the eight P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to the Navy as part of deal worth over $2.1 billion signed in 2009...

December 22, 2012

Bhanu Athaiya returns Oscar trophy to Academy to preserve it

Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who won the first Oscar for India at the 55th Annual Academy Awards in 1983 for her work in Lord Richard Attenborough‘s ‘Gandhi’,...

December 22, 2012

Shahrukh Khan receives Brand Laureate Legendary Award

Malaysia-based Asia Pacific Brands Foundation honored Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan with the BrandLaureate Legendary Award. Malaysia had conferred the actor with the prestigious title of Datuk in...

December 22, 2012

Norman Woodland, co-inventor of bar code, passed away

Norman Woodland (91), co-inventor of the bar code, passed way. What is Barcode? A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data relating to the object to which...

December 22, 2012

India ranked 8th in the list of countries with highest black money outflows

As per a report released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based research and advocacy organization, India ranked 8thon the list of countries with high black money outflows....

December 22, 2012

SEBI increases BMC deposit for stock brokers

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has increased the Basic Minimum Capital (BMC) deposit for stock broker and trading members to up to Rs.50...

December 22, 2012

Lok Sabha approves Companies Bill, 2011

Lok Sabha cleared Companies Bill, 2011. As per the new legislation: It will be compulsory for companies with Rs. 5 crore or more profits in last three years...

December 22, 2012

India clinches World Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2012 in both Men’s and Women’s category

India clinched World Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2012 in both Men’s and Women’s category. It was a 3rd consecutive victory of the title in the Men’s category and 2nd...

December 22, 2012

RIL plans to invest $10 billion on 4G network

After winning the licence to offer 4G network in 2010, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) is now planning to invest $10 billion to start its 4G network across the...

December 21, 2012

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