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Sri Srinivasan becomes Judge of US Court

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is the second most powerful court of...

October 1, 2013

US puts Prudential Financial into ‘too big to fail’ list

The US Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) designated insurance company Prudential Financial to its list of “too big to fail” institutions. The company has become the third non-bank...

September 22, 2013

U.N. finds extensive use of chemical weapons in Syria

As per the report released by the U.N., the experts have found large-scale use of banned chemical weapons in Syria. The U.N. inspectors have found clear evidence that...

September 21, 2013

Nina Davuluri : First Indian American to become Miss America

Nina Davuluri has become the first winner of the Miss America 2014 from an Indian background. Previously, she won Miss New York 2013. Nina Davuluri was born in Syracuse, New...

September 20, 2013

US, Russia agree to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons

The long intensive negotiations between Russia and the United States in Geneva on the issue of chemical weapons of Syria have reached a deal on a timetable for...

September 17, 2013

India to buy six more C-130J 'Super Hercules' aircraft

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony has given approval for the purchase of 6 more C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft from the US in a deal worth...

September 16, 2013

Obama nominates person of Indian origin to key post

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Puneet Talwar as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. Talwar has served Obama’s top advisor on the Middle East region for over four...

September 14, 2013

Serena Williams wins US Open 2013

World no.1 Serena Williams conquered her fifth US Open title by defeating second ranked Victoria Azarenka to clinch her 17th career Grand Slam crown. Serena became the oldest Open...

September 11, 2013

NASA launches LADEE probe to study lunar atmosphere

NASA launched a robotic explorer LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) into space from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. About LADEE spacecraft: LADEE is Lunar Atmosphere and...

September 9, 2013

Paes-Stepanek clinch US Open men’s doubles title

The pair of India’s Leander Paes and Czech’s Radek Stepanek clinched US Open men’s doubles title as they vanquished Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares  in the final held...

September 9, 2013

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