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Thailand crisis: Thai Govt. declared state of emergency in Bangkok

January 24, 2014

The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces to cope with unrest. The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers to deal with disorder. It would suppress the anti-government protest that has ..

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WEF 2014: Swiss banks devise new 'cash' strategies to lure rich clients

January 23, 2014

The 44th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland from January 22 to 25, 2014. The event sets the key priorities and challenges for the world to tackle in 2014. Theme: ‘The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for ..

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FIFA world ranking: Spain still FIFA's No:1 ranked team

January 19, 2014

The World and European champion Spain remains No. 1 for the 29th consecutive month in the FIFA men’s soccer rankings. Spain holds a big lead over Germany. Argentina was third, followed by Colombia, Portugal, Uruguay, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ..

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Bill Gates: The most admired person in the world

January 15, 2014

As per a new poll conducted by The Times, the co-founder of Microsoft and a billionaire philanthropist Mr. Bill Gates is the most admired person on the planet. He is better known for donating large sums of money to charitable ..

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Ministerial panel recommends bail out package to the sugar industry including financial assistance to sugar cane farmers

December 8, 2013

An informal group of ministers, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar recommended a number of incentives to cash-starved sugar mills including financial package to pay cane farmers.  Why the need for a financial package for sugar mills ? Owing to ..

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‘Brazuca’ : The new FIFA World Cup ball unveiled

December 7, 2013

Sports goods manufacturer Adidas unveiled the new ball for 2014 World Cup – called the “Brazuca,” in honor of Brazil at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Adidas has been following the tradition of providing the official ball for every World Cup ..

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Gariela Isler of Venezuela crowned Miss Universe

November 12, 2013

Gabriela Isler(25) of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a grand finale held in Moscow, Russia. Year 2012 winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler. This is the third win ..

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Brazil celebrates 10th anniversary of Bolsa Familia

November 8, 2013

Brazil is celebrating a decade of a social programme Bolsa Familia (Family Grant) that has lifted 50 million people out of poverty and inspired policies in more than 20 nations including India.  On this occasion, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has pledged ..

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WEF ranks India 101st on global gender gap index

October 26, 2013

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and women in four broad areas of economy, politics, education and ..

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6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra amongst most transparent companies – Transparency International

October 18, 2013

As per the anti-corruption watchdog “Transparency International”, 6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra were in its list of top 10 list of corporate entities among emerging market economies in terms of transparency in corporate reporting. Tata ..

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