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South Africa won ICC Under-19 World Cup 2014

March 5, 2014

For the first time, South Africa won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating two-time former champions Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Man of the match – Mr. Corbin Borsch (South Africa) Player of ..

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International Mother Language Day of Bangladesh 2014

February 21, 2014

International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) observed across the world, with Bangladesh leading on February 21, 2014. Theme: “Local languages for global citizenship: spotlight on science”. Objective: To promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity. The day assumes special ..

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Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan invited India for dialogue on Kashmir

February 5, 2014

On the Kashmir Solidarity Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited India to engage in a “comprehensive, sustained and result-oriented” dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. The mountainous region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for ..

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India ranked 155th on Yale's Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

January 30, 2014

India ranked 155th out of 178 countries with an index score of 31.23 points, in its efforts to address environmental challenges, in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) issued by Yale University. Regardless of an improvement in overall performance, India ranks ..

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Violence, epidemic and climate change led to end of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC): Research

January 26, 2014

Researchers have discovered that violence, infectious diseases, and changes in climate were the reasons responsible for the collapse of the ancient Indus city of Harappa almost 4,000 years ago. The study which is based on detailed analysis of skeletal remains found ..

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WHO: Peshawar world's 'largest reservoir' of polio

January 22, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Pakistan’s troubled north-western city of Peshawar as the world’s “largest reservoir” of endemic polio and has called for urgent action to boost vaccination. As per the latest genomic results of the Regional Reference ..

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NDMA in place of MFN between India and Pakistan

January 20, 2014

In order to boost bilateral trade, Commerce Ministers of India and Pakistan have agreed on a Non-Discriminatory Market Access (NDMA) on reciprocal basis to each other, in place of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN). India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma accepted ..

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RBI nod needed for Hong Kong and Macau citizens to set up business in India

January 18, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries, along with Pakistan and China that will require its prior approval to set up business or related activities in India. This was done ..

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Bill Gates: The most admired person in the world

January 15, 2014

As per a new poll conducted by The Times, the co-founder of Microsoft and a billionaire philanthropist Mr. Bill Gates is the most admired person on the planet. He is better known for donating large sums of money to charitable ..

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New Zealand’s Corey Anderson smashes quickest ODI century

January 5, 2014

New Zealand’s cricket player Corey Anderson created a record by hitting the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI), reaching 100 in just 36 balls against the West Indies. Prior to Anderson, Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi had this record who took 37 ..

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