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UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue...

January 18, 2014

Cabinet approves raising foreign investment to 62% in Axis Bank

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given nod to the proposal of Axis Bank for hiking foreign investment from 49% to 62% entailing an inflow of...

December 29, 2013

India clinched Women's Kabaddi World Cup

Indian won women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2013 championship for a third consecutive time, vanquishing debutant New Zealand in the final match played at Guru Gobind Singh sports complex in Jalandhar, Punjab....

December 18, 2013

Sergio Perez joined Sahara Force India with multi-year deal for 2014 F1 season

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez signed a multi-year contract with the British-based team Sahara Force India. The 23-year-old Mexican completes Sahara Force India’s 2014 line-up alongside Nico...

December 16, 2013

US and UK spying on virtual world, online games

As per the secret documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, in an effort to identify terrorist threats, US and British spies have reportedly penetrated the massive communities playing...

December 13, 2013

Jordan gets UNSC seat as its non-permanent member

Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Jordan has replaced Saudi Arabia which was recently elected for the position but rejected the...

December 8, 2013

Nobel laureate Doris Lessing passed away

Doris Lessing (94), one of the UK’s most-influential writer and a Nobel Literature laureate passed away. Doris Lessing: Born: October 22, 1919, in Kermanshah, Iran British novelist, poet,...

November 20, 2013

'International Indian of the Decade' award to Lord Swaraj Paul

Eminent NRI industrialist and educationist, Lord Swraj Paul was conferred with the ‘International Indian of the Decade’ award on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication...

November 17, 2013

Iran, IAEA ink pact to facilitate inspection of nuclear sites

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inked a road-map agreement to allow inspectors greater access to country’s nuclear sites. However, the IAEA inspectors would not be...

November 13, 2013

Stress may hamper memory: Research

As per a study conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter (U.K.) and the University of Calgary (Canada), high levels of stress can block memory processes. What was...

November 13, 2013

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