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Petra Kvitova wins 2014 women’s Wimbledon title

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova clinched her second Wimbledon title as she defeated Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in a very short match. Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011,...

July 6, 2014

By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC

As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London-based accountancy giant, the rapid...

July 6, 2014

Queen Elizabeth confers Knighthood upon Indian-origin physicist Prof. Tejinder Virdee

Professor Tejinder Virdee, a noted Indian-origin physicist known for his work for the Large Hadron Collider, was conferred an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition to...

June 15, 2014

India becomes permanent member of Washington Accord

A long wait for India ended when the country became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers...

June 13, 2014

Russia and China veto UN resolution to refer Syrian crisis to ICC

A draft UN resolution proposing Syrian crisis to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been vetoed by Russia and China. The two permanent members of...

May 28, 2014

CCI approves purchase of 50% stake of Tata’s Trent Hypermarket by Tesco

The Competition Commission India (CCI) approved British retail giant Tesco’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket, the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) transaction...

May 28, 2014

Real Madrid defeats Atletico to clinch Champions League title

Real Madrid clinched the Champions League for a record 10th time beating Atletico Madrid in the final match held in Lisbon, Portugal. The UEFA Champions League which is...

May 25, 2014

Gujarat's 'Rani ki Vav' to be replicated digitally in UK

Gujarat’s famous archeological monument “Rani ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)” is among five international heritage sites to be recreated digitally using latest technology in Scotland, UK. The Scottish Ten...

May 25, 2014

'Photon-Photon Collider Experiment': Researchers develop technique to turn light into matter

Scientists in the UK have discovered how to turn light into matter. Until now, it was not practically shown what was theorized by scientists G Breit and John...

May 20, 2014

CANWFZ Treaty signed to recognize Central Asia as Nuke-Free Zone

Five recognized nuclear weapon states- China, France, Russia, UK and USA inked the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York, marking a major positive development in the global non-proliferation...

May 12, 2014