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CAG Vinod Rai re-elected as chairman of UN external auditors panel

December 18, 2012

Vinod Rai who is current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been re-elected as the chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United Nations (UN). What the panel is all about? The panel which was formed in 1959 ..

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Financial crisis forces Deccan Charters to put the entire fleet on sale

December 16, 2012

Deccan Charters, the air travel company which has been offering charter services to pilgrims and businessmen since 1997, has put its entire fleet of aircraft on sale as it struggles with severe financial crisis. The company is also cutting short ..

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‘Life of Pi’ receives National Tourism Awards

December 13, 2012

Recently released feature film ‘Life of Pi’, directed by  Ang Lee based on Yann Martel book titled the same, has been given two National Tourism Awards by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India recognizing the impact it has had ..

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“Change of Guard” Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan now the general public can witness it every Saturday

December 13, 2012

It would now be possible for common man to visit President’s House Rashtrapati Bhavan to witness ceremonial ‘Change of Guard’ conducted in precision by smartly dressed armymen and caparisoned horses. As per the new changes which have been introduced after ..

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Yeddyurappa unveils “Karnataka Janata Party”

December 13, 2012

The former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa, formally launched his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) at a convention which gathered huge crowd.

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Geophysicist Devendra Lal passed away

December 12, 2012

Devendra Lal (83), who was a geophysicist and visiting professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego, has passed away. Contibutions:

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SC dismisses Sangma’s petition against Pranab's election as President

December 11, 2012

The apex court dismissed a petition filed by former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President. Chief Justice Altmas Kabir held that Sangma’s petition was not maintainable for regular hearing. What ..

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India reacts to Maldives on GMR issue

December 11, 2012

India has conveyed to Maldives that it expected no arbitrary and coercive action should be taken pending the outcome of legal proceedings over the issue and warned that any such action would have serious consequences for bilateral relations. What is ..

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Govt appoints Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to FM

December 11, 2012

Government of India appointed tax expert Parthasarathy Shome as adviser to Finance Minister P Chidambaram with the rank of Minister of State. Earlier, he was also appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the Chairman of Committee on General Anti-Avoidance ..

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Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi in the list of top 20 'most powerful persons'

December 10, 2012

Forbes magazine has enlisted the name of Indian Premier Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in list of the top 20 most powerful persons in the world. As per the rankings main positions are as follows: 1: US President ..

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