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‘Brexit’ added to Oxford English Dictionary

The word ‘Brexit’ has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. It was one among the 1,500 new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary this week. The...

December 16, 2016

75th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor

A moment of silence was observed by thousands as they watched jets streak across the sky at a solemn ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack...

December 8, 2016

CRPF Deploys Women Commandos for Anti-Naxal Operations

In a first, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has deployed women commandos for undertaking anti-Naxal operations in Maoist-infested state of Jharkhand. A team of women commandos belonging to...

November 15, 2016

EU offers Spain bank financial aid and more time to cut deficit

European Union has offered ailing Spain more time and 30 billion euro to save the country’s banks and protect Europe from more debt crises. EU ministers promised to...

July 11, 2012

Tokyo conference promises $16 billion aid to Afghanistan

International donors pledged $16 billion development aid for war-torn Afghanistan over the next 4 years, when most NATO-led foreign troops will leave the country. Tokyo Conference: About 70...

July 10, 2012

European Union to utilize Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to help troubled banks

The EU leaders have decided to use the Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to support struggling banks directly, without raising government debt. EU leaders also agreed that bailout funds...

June 30, 2012

International conference on maritime piracy kicks off in Dubai

An international conference to tackle the issues pertaining to maritime piracy and the ways to counter them starts in Dubai. A high level Indian delegation is taking part...

June 28, 2012

Antonis Samara: New Prime Minister of Greece

The leader Antonis Samara, leader of New Democracy Party (NDP), a sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece.  Samaras’s clinched 129 seats of 300 in the parliamentary...

June 23, 2012

Indian GDP to crawl at 6.7% in 2012: UN

The UN hewed down its growth predictions for India for the year 2012 by predicting a 6.7% growth rate rather than a 7.7% rise estimated earlier. UN declared...

June 10, 2012

Q4 GDP growth drops sharply to 5.3%, lowest in 9 years

Yearly economic growth of India dipped to a 9-year low of 5.3% in the January-March 2012 quarter. Even during the 2008-09, the year when India was facing the...

June 2, 2012

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