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China ink MoU with Pak to build transport corridor passing through PoK

May 27, 2013

Chinese PM Li Keqiang, who recently concluded his India visit followed by two-day visit to Pakistan, signed an MoU with Pakistan which aims at formulating long term plan b/w both countries for the China-Pakistan economic corridor project and gradually push ..

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Srikanth Srinivasan creates history, gets confirmation to become federal judge to US Circuit Court

May 25, 2013

Chandigarh born Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan (46), created history as he has been confirmed to be a judge to the DC Federal Appeals Court Circuit. He will be the first South Asian as well as first Indian-American judge to America’s second ..

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Forbes releases world's top 100 'Most Powerful Women List'

May 25, 2013

Forbes magazine has released the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women Leaders for the year 2013. From India, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi stand among the top 10 in the list of most powerful women in the world. Sonia Gandhi stands ..

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Another India drug maker 'Wockhardt' banned in U.S.

May 25, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has imposed an import ban on Indian drug manufacturer Wockhardt Ltd. after one of the company’s plants at Aurangabad in Maharashtra failed an FDA safety inspection. The import ban only applies to drugs manufactured at ..

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India-China sign eight agreements

May 22, 2013

India and China inked eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources. The agreements were signed after delegation-level talks b/w Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang who is on India visit. Both ..

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India-US to expand Co-Operation in Knowledge Sector

May 22, 2013

HRD Minister Dr. Pallam Raju who was leading Indian delegation for a round table discussion a discussion on Advances in US-India Academic Partnership in Washington announced that India will intensify co-operation in knowledge sector with the US. Both nations have finalized eight more ..

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MDNIY designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine

May 22, 2013

The Department of Yoga Therapy and Training of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) has been designated as WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years. MDNIY had started collaborating with WHO Country Office in ..

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U.S. grants conditional authorization for shale gas export to India

May 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has given conditional authorization to Freeport Terminal in Texas for the export of domestically-produced Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) of US to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with it. Given ..

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India signs 5th IBSA Women’s Forum Resolution

May 19, 2013

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath signed the Fifth India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum Resolution. The joint resolution b/w the three nations will look at recognizing the key role of governments with the support of civil ..

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Fact Box: Justice Radha Binod Pal

May 18, 2013

Justice Radha Binod Pal- An important link b/w Indo-Japan foreign relations He was an Indian jurist who was a legal adviser to Indian government in 1927. He was dispatched to the Tokyo Trials in 1946 after he was appointed to the International ..

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