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Aurobindo Pharma recalled anti-depressant drug from US

November 27, 2012

Hyderabad based Aurobindo Pharma Ltd recalled Mirtazapine drug from the US market due to the product not meeting a specification for a known degradation product during routine stability testing. The drug is an anti-depressant and generally indicated for treatment of ..

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‘EKUVERIN 2012’: India, Maldives joint military training exercises

November 27, 2012

Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) held joint military training exercise named EKUVERIN 2012 in Belgaum, Karnataka.

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Ireland will order statutory inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death

November 27, 2012

Besides medical inquiry, Ireland will also order a statutory inquiry into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar due to pregnancy-related complications after being denied abortion, in a move seen as an attempt to meet her husband’s demand for a ..

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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

November 26, 2012

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This was for his outstanding contribution to the developing world. During Lula’s presidency, relations between India and Brazil ..

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Japan to fund Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project

November 26, 2012

Japan to fund the multi-billion dollar Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC). This is the third mega-project that will be funded by Japan. The 3 projects that Japan is backing are: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor ..

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India inks loan agreement with World Bank for $70 Mn

November 26, 2012

India and the World Bank have inked an agreement. As pre the agreement, the World Bank will furnish a loan assistance of $ 70 million as additional financing for the Karnataka Health Systems Development and Reform Project. The main objective ..

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Airtel Completes Largest Network Transformation in African Telecoms History

November 23, 2012

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest telecommunications operator has finished an end-to-end network transformation program across the 16 African countries in which it operates. This transformation programme by Airtel follows the 2011 declaration of an on-going 5 year multi-country managed services ..

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RBI inks MoU with State Bank of Vietnam

November 23, 2012

The RBI and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information b/w the two supervisors. 

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

November 23, 2012

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chosen for this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for being an "inspiration" to women and ensuring return of peace and democracy in Liberia. An international jury, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan ..

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India votes against UN resolution banning death penalty

November 22, 2012

At the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social and humanitarian issues, India voted against the UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty. 110 nations voted in favour of the resolution while 36 abstained ..

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