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India’s Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade held in US on visa fraud charges

India’s Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade arrested in New York for an alleged case of visa fraud and making false statements in connection with the visa application for...

December 17, 2013

Pope Francis named as the TIME’s Person of the Year

Time magazine chose Pope Francis as its person of the year. The magazine gave this honor to Pope Francis for changing the perception of the Roman Catholic church...

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

All unfilled chemical munitions of Syria destructed: OPCW

As per Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), all of Syria’s unfilled munitions have been destroyed. The United Nations and OPCW teams are working in tandem...

December 8, 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

China’s air defense zone unacceptable by White House

China’s new air defense zone over the East China Sea was not recognized by the United States. From this move of China, tensions will create in one of...

December 7, 2013

Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need...

December 6, 2013

India to be hub of oil demand growth after 2020: IEA

As per Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), India will become the largest single source of global oil demand growth after 2020. Key predictions of IEA published in its...

December 5, 2013

Chang’e-3: China’s lunar probe carrying 'Jade Rabbit' moon buggy lifts off

In an attempt to carry out its first ever ‘soft landing’ on moon, China launched its lunar mission-Chang’e-3 which is carrying country’s first moon rover marking a major...

December 2, 2013

India among countries exempted from Iranian oil sanctions by the US

As stated by the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, India is once again among a small list of countries that qualifies for an exemption from unilateral sanctions...

December 2, 2013

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