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Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia

NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College...

December 1, 2013

India indicates plans to develop Chah-bahar port in Iran

India conveyed its plan to Iran towards developing Chah-bahar port there that would ensure connectivity with Afghanistan and Central Asia even though the recent Iran-P5+1 interim deal has...

November 30, 2013

Afghanistan Assembly gives nod to Afghan-US bilateral security agreement

Paving the way for the continuation of some US troops in Afghanistan after 2014, the Loya Jirga, Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly of tribal elders and elite persons on gave nod...

November 25, 2013

Serena Williams is WTA Player of the Year 2013

World No. 1 women’s tennis player Serena Williams (32) has been named WTA Player of the Year for 2013. In 2013, she won 78 out of her 82...

November 25, 2013

Still some time for 'Voice Over LTE' technology to arrive in India

‘Voice Over LTE’ technology, which will soon be deployed in USA shortly by some of the mobile companies, has still some time to yet arrive in India. Indian operators...

November 23, 2013

Top global banks under scanner for forex market manipulation

Some of the biggest banks in the world are facing investigation for their suspected involvement in rigging the Foreign Exchange (Forex) markets. Seven investigating agencies including UK’s Financial...

November 17, 2013

Indian Navy gets another P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft from Boeing

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered the second P-8I aircraft to Indian Navy. With the help of this aircraft Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare...

November 17, 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

India against forcing developing countries to review their voluntary emission cuts: Warsaw Climate talks

Taking a stance in direct confrontation with the developed countries, India, China and other nations in the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group took the position formally that the...

November 15, 2013

India wins significant support on the issue of emission cuts affecting farmers: Warsaw Climate talks

In a development favorable to the developing countries, India has managed to turn the focus of the ongoing climate negotiations in Warsaw (Poland’s capital) on adapting agricultural practices...

November 15, 2013

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