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Renowned US actress Diana Douglas passes away

Renowned US actress and model Diana Douglas passed away in Los Angeles due to cancer. She was 92. Diana Douglas was born as Diana Love Dill on 22...

July 6, 2015

India becomes most attractive investment destination: BPI 2015

India has become most attractive investment destination in world after it was ranked first among 110 countries in a ranking of destinations for attractiveness to foreign investors. The...

June 27, 2015

India leads FDI in South Asia with 34 billion investment in 2014: UNCTAD Report

India has topped in the regional inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Asia region during year 2014, accounting for 34 billion US dollars investments. It was...

June 26, 2015

US bans Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs)/ Trans fats by 2018

United States (US) has announced to curb and eliminate majority of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) commonly called trans-fats from the country’s food supply by 2018. This decision of...

June 17, 2015

India loses poultry case against United States at WTO

India has lost a poultry case against United States at World Trade Organization (WTO) after WTO’s Dispute Settlement Board (DSB) ruled that India’s ban on import of poultry...

June 5, 2015

Floyd Mayweather Jr defeats Manny Pacquiao to win World Welterweight title of Boxing

American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has won the unified World Welterweight title of World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organisation and World Boxing Association. To win this title he...

May 3, 2015

India fourth largest supplier of generic medicines to US: Government

India has emerged as the fourth largest supplier of generic medicines to the United States. It was announced by Minister of State (MoS) for Chemicals and Fertilizers Hansraj...

April 24, 2015

India 5th biggest generator of e-waste in 2014: UN report

As per recently released Global E-Waste Monitor 2014 report by United Nations, India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world. The report was compiled by...

April 21, 2015

EU formally adopts climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference

The European Union (EU) has formally adopted climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference. Adopted climate change target includes a 40 per cent cut in emissions...

March 7, 2015

Forbes’s 2015 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as world’s richest person

Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates retained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2015 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the...

March 3, 2015

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