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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 to be held in New Delhi

November 6, 2013

As per the announcement by Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs, New Delhi will host the 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held from January 7 to January 9, 2014. The theme of the event is – Engaging Diaspora – Connecting across Generations– with a special focus ..

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"Malabar": India-US naval field training exercise to start

November 4, 2013

India and the US to start their next round of “Malabar” naval war-games in the Bay of Bengal on November 5, 2013. The exercise will be held from November 5, 2013 till November 11, 2013. The US Navy will deploy ..

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"Hand in hand" – Joint military exercises between Indian and China to start in China

November 4, 2013

Armies of India and China are all set to hold their 3rd joint military exercise in China. 150-member Indian contingent arrived in Chengdu city (China) to take part in anti-terrorism drills. The 10-day exercise has been code named “hand in ..

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Shashi Kant Sharma, India's CAG wins election to UN Board of Auditors

November 4, 2013

Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India wonthe election to the UN Board of Auditors. Shashi Kant Sharma won 124 out of 186 votes at the UN General Assembly’s 5th Committee on Administrative and Budgetary questions. India won by 62 votes against ..

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World Bank approved $250 million aid for Uttarakhand

November 1, 2013

The World Bank approved financial aissistance of $250 million for Uttarakhand, in the wake of rains and landslides that wreaked havoc in the state in June 2013. The fund would be used to help the state undertake rehabilitation work and ..

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Government of India appoints P.S. Raghavan as the next Russian Ambassador

October 30, 2013

Government of India appointed P.S. Raghvan as the next Ambassador of India to Russia. Raghvan, who is an IFS officer of 1979 batch, is presently serving as the Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will take the ..

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GoI launches Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana for Indian workers in Dubai

October 30, 2013

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair launched a scheme named Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana in Dubai. The scheme is a pension and life insurance fund scheme for blue-collar Indian workers in UAE. What is Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY)? ..

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Nalanda University plan moves a step further as India inks MoUs with 7 nations

October 29, 2013

In a recent international development, India inked MoUs with seven countries towards realization of the concept of revival of Nalanda University in Bihar. The MoU was inked between India and seven other nations namely Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, ..

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Shahrukh Khan is Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea

October 27, 2013

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea. He has been appointed as the public diplomat as well as an ambassador of India’s soft power. As a Goodwill Ambassador he will visit South Korea before the maiden visit ..

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India lifts ban on military supplies to Nepal

October 26, 2013

India revoked the ban it had imposed on Nepal to supply it military equipment. Marking the end of the eight-year old ban, India has supplied some of the equipment, including vehicles and arms, it had promised to provide to Nepal ..

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