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'Vacate Office in New Delhi': India asks UNMOGIP, the UN Observer on J&K

July 13, 2014

Indian Government has asked United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to vacate its Government accommodations in New Delhi. Reacting to this, Pakistan said that such steps would not change the legal status of the Kashmir dispute ..

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R K Pachauri calls Shopping Malls “energy guzzlers”

July 9, 2014

Noted environmentalist and, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) R K Pachauri termed shopping malls as “energy guzzlers” and said they are not suited to the Indian environment. Pachauri, who is also chairperson of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel ..

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India, UK talk about civil nuclear, extradition and trade matters

July 8, 2014

During a meeting between the India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her British counterpart Foreign Secretary of State William Hague, both sides decided to soon start negotiations for civil nuclear cooperation. Hague pushed for sale of its Medium Multi-Role Combat ..

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By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC

July 6, 2014

As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London-based accountancy giant, the rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would thrust it ..

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Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight

July 6, 2014

About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held captive by ISIS militants in Iraq​, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight. The suffering for these nurses who were working at a hospital in ..

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PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail link

July 5, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km-long Katra-Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest of the country and facilitate millions of devotees who visit the Vaishno ..

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Canada, India Film (Audio-Visual) Co-Production Treaty comes into being

July 3, 2014

Ending a long wait, India, and its colossus Bollywood film industry, from July 1, 2014 became the 54th country to have an official Audio-Visual Co-production Treaty with Canada. The pact will allow film producers of both nations to exploit various ..

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India becomes first country to ratify Marrakesh Treaty for visually impaired

July 1, 2014

As India ratified the Marrakesh Treaty, it became the first country in the world to have done so.  The treaty seeks to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled. The Treaty was ..

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India successfully launched PSLV C-23 with 5 satellites

June 30, 2014

India’s ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) successfully launched 5 foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit. The rocket was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and was also witnessed by PM Narendra ..

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No visa-free entry for Bangladeshis: Home ministry

June 28, 2014

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to thwart any move to provide visa-free entry for Bangladesh nationals. The MHA has opposed the proposal of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to provide visa-on-arrival facility to Bangladeshi nationals ..

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