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1st woman to head African Union Commission

African leaders elected Ms Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to head the African Union (A.U.) Commission. She is the first woman to gain such a position. Ms. Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa’s Home...

July 23, 2012

Jawahar Thakur: New CGA

Jawahar Thakur appointed as the new CGA (Controller General of Accounts) with effect from July 1, 2012. He belongs to the 1979 Indian Civil Accounts Services batch. Before...

July 5, 2012

Market regulator SEBI fine-tunes norms for OFS, IPP

Working in the direction of making the process of disinvestment hassle free, capital market regulator SEBI fine-tuned norms governing Offer For Sale (OFS) & Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)....

July 2, 2012

Pakistan releases Surjeet Singh

Pakistan freed Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh who has served a life term following his arrest on charges of spying in the 1980s. Singh was freed from Kot Lakhpat...

July 2, 2012

Radha Vinod Raju, NIA founding director passes away

Radha Vinod Raju, the founding director of National Investigation Agency (NIA) passed away. He was Born in Kochi on July 27, 1949. He began his career as an...

June 24, 2012

Uttar Pradesh invites investors for its "Lucknow IT park

Uttar Pradesh govt has accelerated its efforts to attract the private sector to invest in a software technology park that is being developed in Lucknow at an estimated...

June 18, 2012

Aviation Ministry sets up committee for the Employees’ seniority issue of NAA, IAA

To resolve the issue of seniority of the employees of erstwhile NAA (National Airports Authority) and IAA (International Airports Authority), Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh formed a committee....

June 9, 2012

Planning Commission approves Meghalaya’s yearly plan of around Rs 4,000 crore

Planning Commission approved the annual plan of around Rs 4,000 crore for Meghalaya for the current fiscal In the 12th the Planning commission will have focus on, use...

June 8, 2012

India’s Fiscal Deficit comforted to 5.7% of GDP in the fiscal 2011-12

As per the estimates issued by CAG on May 31, 2012, the Fiscal Deficit (FD – the difference between the government’s total receipts and expenditure) of India relieved...

June 4, 2012

Process begins to amend Works of Defence Act, 1903

The Ministry of Defence has started the process of bringing about amendments to The Works of Defence Act, 1903 to meet the requirements of the changed scenario. About...

May 30, 2012

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