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India to suspend trade liberalization pact with Mauritius

India has decided to put negotiations to finalize a trade liberalization pact with Mauritius on hold. It has said that the talks will not be resumed till the...

January 16, 2013

Turkey withdraws duty on Indian cotton yarn imports

The duty on Indian cotton yarn imports imposed by Turkey came to an end when the country decided to remove it with effect from December 31, 2012. Turkey,...

January 12, 2013

India, Myanmar hold 18th National Level Meet

India and Myanmar organized the 18th National Level Meeting in New Delhi. India reiterated its commitment to bolster the cooperation b/w the two nations to eliminate the link...

January 12, 2013

MHA bans foreign tourists from working as journalists

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced a ban on journalistic activities by foreign tourists in India. As noticed by the Ministry, foreigners entering on tourist visa are...

January 8, 2013

Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar gets Canada’s highest civilian award

Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar who is President of Micronutrient Initiative, Canada, has been conferred with Canada’s ‘highest’ civilian award – the Order of Canada. Order of Canada...

January 8, 2013

Pakistan delays to grant India MFN status

India, which is looking for reciprocity from Pakistan in the form of Most Favoured Nation MFN status, will have to wait for some more time as the deadline...

January 6, 2013

5% increase in U.N. budget, India to pay more

The United Nations General Assembly cleared the $5.4 billion budget for 2012-13 which is 5% more than the previous budget. India, Brazil, China and other emerging countries will...

January 6, 2013

India stiffens medical visa facility for Maldivians

In what is being seen as retaliation to the cancellation of GMR contract, India has tightened visas for Maldives as New Delhi has stopped Maldivians from using their...

January 2, 2013

Germany is India's top European trading partner

As per latest figures of Commerce and Industry Ministry, Germany, with  around $23.8 billion or 18.3 billion euro turnover is India’s top trading partner within European Union (EU)...

January 1, 2013

K-15 missile ready to be integrated with Arihant

The underwater missile K-15 (K-15 Sagarika missile) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully launched off the Visakhapatnam coast. After one more flight, the two-stage...

January 1, 2013

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