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U.K. company ‘Lagan Construction’ bags Maldives airport project

March 21, 2013

Maldives has chosen U.K.-based Lagan Construction to develop the Addu International Airport. Maldives had last year cancelled a $511-million contract awarded to Indian infrastructure major GMR for upgrading and development of the Male International Airport. The termination had led to ..

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Italian envoy can’t claim immunity: CJI

March 21, 2013

A Bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices Anil R. Dave and Ms. Ranjana Desai has clarifies to Italian envoy Daniele Mancini that a person who came to the court as a petitioner could not claim any immunity. The ..

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Xi proposes 5-point formula to boost ties with India

March 20, 2013

The newly elected President of China Xi Jinping held that the resolution of the boundary dispute b/w India and China  “won’t be easy” and pending its final settlement “peace and tranquility” should be maintained on the border without affecting the ..

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India vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue; stresses on reconciliation at UNHRC

March 19, 2013

In the 22nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the adoption of the Report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Indian government, under pressure by DMK to vote against Sri Lanka on human rights issue, ..

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India, UK ink pact to encourage S&T research

March 17, 2013

As per an agreement signed between India and the UK, both countries will to launch a joint programme to boost industry in the two nations to work together towards commercialization of research findings in a range of key areas, including ..

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Fact Box: Operation Lal Dora

March 15, 2013

 India planned ‘Operation Lal Dora’ in 1983 to prevent coup in Mauritius India, during the regime of Indira Gandhi in 1983, had planned top secret military intervention-“Operation Lal Dora” to help the then Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth fight off ..

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India, Bhutan sign currency swap agreement

March 14, 2013

India and Bhutan have inked a currency swap agreement for up to $100 million to promote economic co-operation b/w the two nations. The pact was signed by the Reserve Bank of India and the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMAB). ..

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Bangaladeh confers Liberation War Honour on Pranab Mukherjee

March 8, 2013

Bangladesh has extended his gratitude by conferring Liberation War Honor Award on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, for his "outstanding contribution" to the 1971 war even as the country sees a massive youth-led uprising for "justice" for those who died in ..

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India, Portugal ink Social Security pact

March 8, 2013

India and Portugal inked a Social Security Agreement (SSA). About 75,000 Indians are living in Portugal, most of them are working as professionals and self-employed. The bilateral Social Security Agreement is significant requirement from the futuristic point of view to ..

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India, UK sign pact on boosting co-operation in Earth Sciences

March 3, 2013

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed b/w India and UK to strengthen their cooperation in Earth Sciences and environmental research by sharing information on meteorology, hydrology and climate variability. The MoU was inked b/w the Earth System Science Organisation ..

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