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Microsoft to switch off Windows Messenger

On March 15, 2013, Microsoft’s Windows Messenger service will be switched of by the company. Microsoft has decided this as it wants the users to switch to Skype...

January 16, 2013

GAAR deferred for 2 years by April 2016

The government assuaged the concerns of investors at home and abroad who were worried about the impending implementation of the controversial GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) by deferring...

January 16, 2013

Internet Activist Aaron Swarth died

Internet activist and co-founder of Reditt, Aaron Swarth (26), died. He was computer genius was the developer of the early version of the RSS (Rich Site Summary) –...

January 15, 2013

Maha Kumbh begins in Prayag

On Makar Sankrnti, Maha Kumbh Mela festival, one of the largest congregations on earth, began in Prayag (Sangam), Allahabad at the confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical...

January 15, 2013

The 70th Golden Globe Awards

It was the 70th Golden Globe Awards organized at Beverly Hills. The winners of various awards are as follows: (more…)

January 15, 2013

Jayashri competes for Oscar

Playback singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, along with composer Mychael Danna, has been nominated in the Original Song category for the lullaby song she sung in film “Life of...

January 14, 2013

Rajiv Takru appointed as Financial Services Secretary

1979-batch IAS officer Rajiv Takru has been appointed as Financial Services Secretary in the Finance Ministry. Mr. Takru will take over as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, from...

January 13, 2013

President confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman on NRIs

President Pranab Mukherjee honored 15 NRIs with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards. Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag, who was the chief guest at the inaugural of the Pravasi Bharatiya...

January 13, 2013

France honors Malala with Simone de Beauvoir Prize

France honored Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, withSimone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom. Malala Yousafzai was undergoing...

January 13, 2013

Nishant Rao is new India manager of LinkedIn

LinkedIn appointed Nishant K Rao as the new Country Manager for its India operations. His appointment came as the former Country Manager Hari V Krishnan was promoted for...

January 12, 2013

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