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Barak Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan; US, Afghan sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

The US President Barak Obama arrived in Afghanistan capital Kabul, on a surprise visit. US President Barak Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai have signed historic Strategic Partnership...

May 2, 2012

UK economy in double-dip recession

The UK economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first 3 months of 2012. The Office of National Statistics held that a sharp fall...

April 29, 2012

10 French nationals deported from Bihar for alleged links with Maoists

10 French nationals including 6 women have been deported from Bihar for their alleged links with Maoists. A verdict to this effect was taken by the Bihar state...

April 24, 2012

IMF pegs India’s growth in 2012 at 6.9%

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) has pegged growth in India’s GDP for 2012 at 6.9%, scaling down the forecast by 0.1% points, compared to its projection in January...

April 20, 2012

Constitution (113th) Amendment Bill gets President’s Assent

Constitution (113th) Amendment Bill pertains to change of the entry of Oriya Language to Odiya in the 8th Schedule of Constitution of India. President Pratibha Patil has given...

December 29, 2011

Implications of Rabbani’s Assassination

Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani was a leader of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan and former President of Afghanistan. He served as President from 1992–1996, but later was forced to leave Kabul...

November 30, 2011

European Debt Crisis

Background: The Euro’s introduction in 1999 came along with unified interest rates in the nations that share the currency. These unified interest rates allowed members to borrow heavily....

November 30, 2011

Release of $2.1 billion more for Ireland bailout by IMF

Another $2.1 billion of the rescue package will be released for Ireland by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the IMF, Irish economy was showing signs of...

November 5, 2011

Economy grows 7.7% in Apr-June

The Indian Economy has shown the slowest pace in six quarters. Data released by the Central Statistics Office have showed growth in the April-June quarter of the current...

November 4, 2011

The fears of Dotcom Bubble 2.0

The dot-com bubble or Internet Bubble was a speculative bubble during the 1995–2000 with a climax in 2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity...

November 4, 2011

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