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July 26: Kargil war 13th anniversary, Nation remembers martyrs

July 27, 2012

Nation remembered its martyrs on 13th anniversary of Kargil war which officially came to an end on July 26, 1999. Defence Minister A K Antony paid homage to martyrs of Kargil war at Amar JawanJyoti, India Gate in the national ..

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P.N.Dhar passes away

July 23, 2012

Professor of Economics Prithvi Nath Dhar (94), the first Principal Secretary of Indira Gandhi in 1970, passed away in New Delhi. He was the professor of Economics in the University of Delhi. He was the only person who had joined ..

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Cabinet approves Law ensuring rigorous punishment for sexual assault

July 22, 2012

The Union Cabinet approved the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012, in Parliament to expand the reach of the legal offence of sexual assault to ensure more rigorous punishments for sexual offences including rape. What are the key amendments in the ..

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GSAT-10 to be launched in 2 months: ISRO

July 18, 2012

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman (ISRO) is ready to launch GSAT-10 in 2 months. It will be shipped to the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana for launch by European space consortium Arianespace. What is GSAT-10? It is a communication ..

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India to trim diplomatic ties with Denmark

July 14, 2012

(Purulia Arms Drop Case, Person in News: Kim Davy) India has decided to downgrade its diplomatic links with Denmark. Why India has decided for trimming diplomatic relations with Denmark? (Purulia Arms Drop Case, Person in News: Kim Davy) India has ..

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Finance Ministry suggests monetary limit in draft guidelines to invoke GAAR

June 30, 2012

To attend to investor apprehensions over taxation issues, the Finance Ministry has proposed a monetary limit for invoking the contentious General Anti-Tax Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in its draft guidelines. As per the guidelines, GAAR provisions would be invoked only in ..

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