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Kamal Nath appointed as new ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission

January 1, 2013

Prime Minister’s office has re-constituted the Planning Commission by appointing parliamentary affairs and urban development minister Kamal Nath as the new ex-officio member of the Plan panel in place of rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. Other ex-officio members are: Finance ..

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Ramanujan’s mysterious deathbed Theory proven correct

January 1, 2013

A cryptic deathbed theory given by India’s mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, has now been proven correct and it could also explain the behavior of black holes. In 1920, when Ramanujan was on his death-bed, he wrote a letter to his ..

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for the Year 2012

January 1, 2013

The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi honored 3 renowned personalities in the field of performing arts as Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows. These are: N. Rajam T.H.Vinayakram Ratan Thiyam

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Planning Commission cuts growth target to 8% in 12th Plan

January 1, 2013

The Planning Commission has opined to cut the growth rate target for the 12th Five Year Plan to 8%, from 8.2% at the meeting of the National Development Council (NDC). It is for the second time that the Plan panel ..

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Bihar overtakes Gujarat as the fastest growing state in India

January 1, 2013

As per Planning Commission data, Bihar has left Gujarat behind in terms of growth as it emerged as the fastest growing state in the country with figure of 10.9%. Gujarat was overtaken by 5 states Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra and ..

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John Kerry nominated as next secretary of state for USA

January 1, 2013

US President Barack Obama nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, was nominated after UN ambassador Susan Rice, withdrew her name from ..

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‘Mr. Cricket’ Mike Hussey to retire from Test cricket

January 1, 2013

Australian batsman Mike Hussey will retire from Test cricket after the final match of the series against Sri Lanka at Sydney starting on January 3, 2013. It will be his 79th and final Test. He will however play the ODI ..

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Tony Greig, former England cricket captain and commentator passed away

January 1, 2013

Former England captain and cricket commentator Anthony William "Tony" Greig (66) passed away. Greig played 58 tests for England and scored 3,599 runs at an average of 40.43 and took 141 wickets at 32.20. Tony Greig was an England Test ..

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Sistema continues ties with India by signing new deals

January 1, 2013

Russian business major, Sistema, has decided to continue trade ties with India as its subsidiary Glonass signed new pacts in the field of satellite navigation. Sistema has already inked an MoU with ONGC Videsh. Though Sistema has offered an opportunity ..

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“Gangnam Style” – Collins dictionary’s words of the year

January 1, 2013

Collins dictionary has named “Gangnam Style”, as one of the top 12  words of the year, one word from each month. The Gangnam Style video also entered Guiness World Records for being most watched YouTube video starring Korean singer ‘Psy’. ..

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