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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

Chester Nez, last of original Navajo code talkers of WW II, passed away

Chester Nez (93), the last one of the original Navajo code talkers credited for developing an unbreakable code during World War II, passed away. The Marine Corps mourns...

June 4, 2014

Obama administration demonstrates historic rules to cut coal pollution by 30%

The Obama administration showed notable environment directives for clipping carbon pollution from power plants by 30%, stimulating vision for a global agreement to end climate change. The fresh...

June 3, 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

9,800 US troops to remain in Afghanistan after 2014

The US President Barack Obama announced that he will leave 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan through much of 2015 and refrained from ending America’s longest war until at...

May 27, 2014

SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule leaves space station, heads back to Earth

US private firm SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), to return to Earth. The capsule is carrying more than 1,580 kilograms of science...

May 20, 2014

By 2025, India to replace Japan as third-largest oil consumer: US

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA),​India will overtake Japan to become the world’s third largest oil consumer behind the US and China by 2025. As per...

May 16, 2014

China expresses concern over India’s role in South China Sea issue

China seems a little disturbed with India voicing its concern over the tensions in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry said India need “not worry too much”...

May 14, 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

Finance Ministry: Withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in US will not affect much the foreign investments into India

The Finance Ministry has tried to lessen fears that the withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in the US will affect foreign investments into India. A report by the Finance...

May 6, 2014