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Britain unveils Super Priority Visa Service for travelers from India

Britain has unveiled super priority same-day visa service for urgent travelers from India. Key points under Super Priority Visa Service: Indian visitors will have the option to avail...

May 18, 2013

India enters Arctic Council with Observer status

India has got observer status in the Arctic Council along with that of five other nations — China, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. India has welcomed this...

May 18, 2013

NRI Sunil Chopra becomes Deputy Mayor of a London Borough

Delhi-born NRI Sunil Chopra has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough. Chopra, General Secretary of the Indian Overseas Congress, London, is the first and...

May 17, 2013

Roberto Azevedo to be head of WTO

Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been nominated as the head of the WTO (World Trade Organization) based at Geneva at a time when there seems an impasse over talks b/w...

May 15, 2013

Dragon-Elephant Rivalry: India and China inked Protocol to enhance cooperation b/w Foreign Ministries

India and China signed a new protocol to enhance cooperation between their foreign ministries, while working on a mechanism to step up coordination for providing timely information to...

May 13, 2013

Proposed US Immigration bill may impact Indian IT companies

The upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill which is yet to be signed into law by the US President has proposed eight killer provisions which may prove to be detrimental to...

May 12, 2013

India and China withdraw troops from Daulat Beg Oldi sector

India and China ended their stand-off in the Daulat Beg Oldi sector in eastern Ladakh after a series of flag meetings and diplomatic talks with both countries ordering...

May 9, 2013

Fact Box: "Factory Asia"

Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan recently held that India is looking forward to introduce the concept of ‘Factory Asia’ in economy to develop rapid production networks. Factory Asia is...

May 6, 2013

US rejects India’s request to serve summons against Google Facebook

US authorities held that they will be unable to execute the request by India for serving summons to 11 US-based websites including Google and Facebook. US  authorities also held...

May 6, 2013

Ireland introduces new bill on limited abortions

The government of Ireland has unveiled a long-awaited bill that envisages new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially deadly confusion for women...

May 3, 2013

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