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McCain Foods appoints Karisma Kapoor as its brand ambassador for India

McCain Foods India Pvt Ltd, makers of frozen French fries and potato specialty products, has announced Karisma Kapoor as its first brand ambassador in India.

November 14, 2012

U.K. halts further aid to India

Buckling under mounting domestic pressure, the British government declared stop to additional financial aid to India but all existent commitments until 2015 would be honored.  The move would...

November 13, 2012

New strains of HIV-1 rapidly evolving in India

Scientists at the HIV-AIDS laboratory in Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have found that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I (HIV-1) has been undergoing a...

November 13, 2012

INS Tarkash commissioned into Navy

Russia-built multirole stealth frigate INS Tarkash Tarkash belongs to the second batch of three modified Krivak-III (Talwar) class frigates India ordered from Russia in 2006 under a $1.6-billion...

November 13, 2012

No extension to March 2013 RTE deadline

Speaking at the conclusion of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju held that no extension is likely for the...

November 13, 2012

India set to join talks for creating “RCEP”, the largest trade bloc

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) = 16 Countries = 10 (ASEAN Countries) + 6 Others (China + Japan + South Korea + Australia + New Zealand + INDIA)...

November 13, 2012

Pakistan relaxes land route trade rules

Pakistan has moved nearer to conceding the promised most-favored nation status to India by the year-end by increasing the list of goods that can be traded via the...

November 12, 2012

For ‘M-Pesa’ Vodafone partners with ICICI Bank

Vodafone India has launched its mobile money transfer and payment service ‘M-Pesa’ in India. The telecom giant has inked a partnership with ICICI Bank to extend this service...

November 12, 2012

United Nations declares November 10 as 'Malala Day'

UN has declared November 10 as ‘Malala Day’ in honor of  Ms Malala Yousafzai. Who is Malala Yousafzai? https://www.gktoday.in/current-affairs/2012/10/persons-in-news-malala-yousafzai-2318/

November 12, 2012

Mohammad Azharuddin's life ban lifted by Andhra Pradesh High Court

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin’s life ban lifted by a Andhra Pradesh High Court. The High Court  struck off the lower court’s order which justified the life ban...

November 12, 2012

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