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Ahmed Maiteeq- Libya's youngest and fifth Prime Minister since dictator Kadhafi was toppled and killed in 2011 uprising

May 5, 2014

Businessman Ahmed Maiteeq (42) of Libya’s National Conference has been elected as the new Prime Minister. Maiteeq defeated his rival Omar al-Hassi, a university professor. It comes three weeks after former PM Abdullah al-Thinni resigned from the post. Libya has been grappling ..

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India re-elected to ICAO Council

October 8, 2013

India has been re-elected to the new Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as one of the states making the largest contribution in facilitating global air navigation. The elections were held at the 38th session of the Assembly of ICAO ..

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Oil production kicks off in Kashagan, world's largest oil field outside the Middle East

September 14, 2013

World’s largest oil field outside the Middle East- Kashagan field in Kazakhstan started production of crude. Although the starting production is just 26,000 barrels a day, the reservoir promises about 1.5 million barrels of oil a day to global output ..

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Melbourne tops the list of livable cities in world

September 1, 2013

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists Karachi and Dhaka among the least liveable cities. Top ..

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Global Peace Index 2013: India ranks 141 of 162 countries

June 15, 2013

The Global Peace Index (GPI) that measured peace in 162 countries ranked India at 141st position for year 2013.  To prepare the Index, 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators of the absence and fear of violence were used. Where did India fall ..

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Moderate English proficiency in India: Survey

October 28, 2012

As per the English Proficiency Index (EPI) which ranked 54 countries on the basis of the average language ability of adults, India stood at 14th position. Scandinavian countries topped the rankings and Libya performed worst. As per the report: Women ..

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