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Microsoft to switch off Windows Messenger

January 16, 2013

On March 15, 2013, Microsoft’s Windows Messenger service will be switched of by the company. Microsoft has decided this as it wants the users to switch to Skype which the company had acquired in October 2011 for $8.5bn (£5.3bn). To ..

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GAAR deferred for 2 years by April 2016

January 16, 2013

The government assuaged the concerns of investors at home and abroad who were worried about the impending implementation of the controversial GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) by deferring it by two years till April 1, 2016. The deferment and other ..

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Internet Activist Aaron Swarth died

January 15, 2013

Internet activist and co-founder of Reditt, Aaron Swarth (26), died. He was computer genius was the developer of the early version of the RSS (Rich Site Summary) – web feed system. He was facing federal charges in cases of a ..

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Maha Kumbh begins in Prayag

January 15, 2013

On Makar Sankrnti, Maha Kumbh Mela festival, one of the largest congregations on earth, began in Prayag (Sangam), Allahabad at the confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. The gathering is expected to attract around 100 million visitors throughout ..

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The 70th Golden Globe Awards

January 15, 2013

It was the 70th Golden Globe Awards organized at Beverly Hills. The winners of various awards are as follows:

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Jayashri competes for Oscar

January 14, 2013

Playback singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, along with composer Mychael Danna, has been nominated in the Original Song category for the lullaby song she sung in film “Life of Pi” directed by Ang Lee. It is for the first time a ..

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Rajiv Takru appointed as Financial Services Secretary

January 13, 2013

1979-batch IAS officer Rajiv Takru has been appointed as Financial Services Secretary in the Finance Ministry. Mr. Takru will take over as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, from outgoing Dinesh Kumar Mittal. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed ..

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President confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman on NRIs

January 13, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee honored 15 NRIs with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards. Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag, who was the chief guest at the inaugural of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, was also one among the awardees. Other Recipients of the Award: ..

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France honors Malala with Simone de Beauvoir Prize

January 13, 2013

France honored Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, withSimone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom. Malala Yousafzai was undergoing treatment at a British hospital and is awaiting reconstructive surgery on her ..

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Nishant Rao is new India manager of LinkedIn

January 12, 2013

LinkedIn appointed Nishant K Rao as the new Country Manager for its India operations. His appointment came as the former Country Manager Hari V Krishnan was promoted for a larger role as the Managing Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan. What ..

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