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India is part of World’s largest optical telescope project

Indian scientists will render significant contribution in developing key components of the world’s largest optical telescope to be set up by a 5-nation consortium including India. The Thirty...

January 26, 2013

Bhutan king igme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to be Republic Day parade chief guest

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will be the chief guest at India’s 64th Republic Day parade on Jan 26, 2013. Earlier, the ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos...

January 24, 2013

BRICS identify areas of tax policy and administration for mutual cooperation

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) substantiated their commitment to encourage closer coordination and identified seven areas of tax policy and administration for broadening mutual...

January 22, 2013

Special court to try Italian guards accused of killing Kerala fishermen

Regarding the case of shooting of Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards, the apex court has ruled that Kerala government or police have no jurisdiction to deal with...

January 20, 2013

Wei Wei is new Chinese Ambassador to India

China has appointed Wei Wei (57) as new ambassador to India, succeeding Zhang Yan. The appointment was made by President Hu Jintao in accordance with a decision made...

January 20, 2013

BRICS to setup TWG to bolster cooperation in fighting diseases

India and other BRICS nations have decided to set up Technical Working Group (TWG) to identify best practices and models along with potential areas of mutual benefit and...

January 20, 2013

Zhao Jiang is China’s first Tamil author

Zhao Jiang or Kalaimakal has become first Chinese author to write a book in Tamil. She has authored a book titled “China’s Travel Attractions” which introduces the reader...

January 20, 2013

India and Pakistan army hold flag meeting on LoC in Poonch

The commanders of the armies of Indian and Pakistan held a flag meeting at Chakan da Bagh in Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir....

January 17, 2013

MoU inked b/w India and Vietnam to bolster MSMEs

India and Vietnam inked an MoU targeted at building capacity for  developing institutional framework and identifying key areas and opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in...

January 17, 2013

Indian-origin politician to be ‘First Woman Speaker of Singapore Parliament’

Halimah Yacob, a politician of Indian-origin, will be the first woman Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament when she replaces Michael Palmer, who was forced to resign over his extra-marital...

January 16, 2013

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