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Britain unveils Super Priority Visa Service for travelers from India

May 18, 2013

Britain has unveiled super priority same-day visa service for urgent travelers from India. Key points under Super Priority Visa Service: Indian visitors will have the option to avail same-day visa to the UK. The Super Priority Visa will cost an ..

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India enters Arctic Council with Observer status

May 18, 2013

India has got observer status in the Arctic Council along with that of five other nations — China, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. India has welcomed this step saying it would contribute its scientific expertise, particularly its polar research ..

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NRI Sunil Chopra becomes Deputy Mayor of a London Borough

May 17, 2013

Delhi-born NRI Sunil Chopra has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough. Chopra, General Secretary of the Indian Overseas Congress, London, is the first and only Indian-origin elected councillor in London Borough of Southwark Council, which has ..

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Roberto Azevedo to be head of WTO

May 15, 2013

Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been nominated as the head of the WTO (World Trade Organization) based at Geneva at a time when there seems an impasse over talks b/w developed and developing nations on freeing global commerce and to help develop ..

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Dragon-Elephant Rivalry: India and China inked Protocol to enhance cooperation b/w Foreign Ministries

May 13, 2013

India and China signed a new protocol to enhance cooperation between their foreign ministries, while working on a mechanism to step up coordination for providing timely information to the media. The protocol was signed during the recent official China visit ..

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Proposed US Immigration bill may impact Indian IT companies

May 12, 2013

The upcoming Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill which is yet to be signed into law by the US President has proposed eight killer provisions which may prove to be detrimental to the interests of major Indian IT companies and professionals. What are main ..

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India and China withdraw troops from Daulat Beg Oldi sector

May 9, 2013

India and China ended their stand-off in the Daulat Beg Oldi sector in eastern Ladakh after a series of flag meetings and diplomatic talks with both countries ordering their troops, facing each other 300 metres away, to dismantle their tents. ..

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Fact Box: "Factory Asia"

May 6, 2013

Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan recently held that India is looking forward to introduce the concept of ‘Factory Asia’ in economy to develop rapid production networks. Factory Asia is concentrated where infrastructure is good and there is a large pool of ..

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US rejects India’s request to serve summons against Google Facebook

May 6, 2013

US authorities held that they will be unable to execute the request by India for serving summons to 11 US-based websites including Google and Facebook. US  authorities also held that summons cannot be served to executives, as it impacts “free speech ..

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Ireland introduces new bill on limited abortions

May 3, 2013

The government of Ireland has unveiled a long-awaited bill that envisages new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially deadly confusion for women in a country that illegalizes abortions. The bill has come after an ..

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