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World Children’s Prize (Children's Nobel Prize) Nominees 2014: Malala, John Wood and Indira Ranamagar

For the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize, Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, John Wood from the USA and Nepalese child rights worker Indira Ranamagar are nominated for an...

February 9, 2014

An example of Decentralization of Power: "Mohalla Sabhas" for Aam Aadmi Party's Self-Rule, Self-Governance via Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party organized its first “Mohalla Sabha” at Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi. Soon, the draft Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill 2014 will be brought before the cabinet...

February 9, 2014

Indian CEOs leading major companies in the world

Microsoft has become the biggest company to be headed by an Indian. Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the...

February 9, 2014

‘NACH-ready payments services’ hub for India, launched by Polaris Financial Technology

Polaris Financial Technology announced the launch of its NACH-ready India payments solution. With the emergence of NACH, a high rate of adoption is anticipated to make it imperative...

February 9, 2014

Govt. allows FIIs, NRIs to invest in insurance sector

The Union Government has allowed 26% foreign investment in insurance sector in activities related to insurance viz. broking, Third Party Administrators (TPAs) and surveyors and permitted Foreign Institutional...

February 9, 2014

Muthoot Finance launched its first White-Label ATM

Indian gold loan company, Muthoot Finance Ltd became the first and only Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) to have obtained license for setting-up WLAs in India. The Muthoot Group...

February 9, 2014

New Criteria for National Sports Awards (Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awards)

In order to bring more transparency and objectivity in the process for conferring the National Sports Awards, the Union Sports Ministry has approved a set of rules to...

February 9, 2014

Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur Committee: 7th Pay Central Commission constituted

The Central Government constituted the 7th Central Pay Commission under the chairmanship of Mr. Ashok Kumar Mathur, a retired Supreme Court judge and retired chairman of Armed Forces...

February 9, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Bharat Ratna on Prof. C N R Rao and Sachin Tendulkar

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the country’s highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna on eminent scientist Prof C.N.R. Rao and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi....

February 8, 2014

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan voted fourth most beautiful woman of the world

Former Miss World, top notch model and a powerhouse performer, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (40)has voted the world’s fourth most beautiful woman in a recent poll conducted by online...

February 8, 2014

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