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Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia

NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College...

December 1, 2013    Science & Technology

WEF ranks India 101st on global gender gap index

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between...

October 26, 2013    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

India wins 83 medals at World Police & Fire Games-Belfast 2013

The 39 member Indian Police team won a record breaking 83 medals when they participated in the World Police & Fire Games held at Belfast, Northern Ireland. As...

August 20, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Abortion Law passed in Ireland

Ireland adopted the law to allow abortion under limited circumstances after President Michael D. Higgins signed the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill passed by Parliament. How will the Abortion...

August 2, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Ireland passes legislation allowing abortion

After intense two-day debate, the Irish Parliament passed a watered-down legislation allowing abortion under limited circumstances. It would now need the approval from the Upper House. The Protection...

July 17, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

India turned down USA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s request seeking political asylum. The Indian Embassy in Moscow had received a communication containing a request for asylum. Earlier, Snowden, currently sheltered in...

July 5, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

39th G8 summit held in Northern Ireland

The 39th G8 summit was held on June 17-18, 2013 at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland of United Kingdom. The summit was presided over by the U.K. The official theme of the summit was tax...

June 18, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

UK’s Northern Ireland gears up for G-8 summit

The 39th G8 summit will be held in the United Kingdom’s Northern Ireland on June 17-18, 2013. G-8 The Group of Eight (G8) is a group made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Initially the group...

June 7, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

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    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Ireland honors Malala with Peace Prize

Social activist Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan who was shot at by a Taliban gunman in 2012, will be awarded with  Ireland’s esteemedTipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 in...

January 8, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Ireland to legalize abortion

Following the pressure from the European court of human rights, which ruled that abortions should be allowed in the republic in cases where a woman’s life was at...

December 23, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Ireland will order statutory inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death

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...

November 27, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

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