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Scotland sliding towards referendum

September 8, 2014

The demands for independence in Scotland are getting louder as a recent poll suggested that chances that it gets separate from United Kingdom have shown an upwards trend. There are more votes with the ‘yes’ tag than otherwise. Such polls ..

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“Road Traffic Act” to replace Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

September 3, 2014

A new Road Traffic Act will be brought in the winter session of Parliament this year, which will be at par with international Acts in the Road Sector, this was held by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways ..

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Global Competitiveness List 2014-15: India slides down to 71st rank

September 3, 2014

Challenging economic environment for most of the last year has pushed India down to 71st position in an yearly Global Competitiveness List 2014-15, released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). India has the lowest position amongst the 5 BRICS ..

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Seema Malhotra appointed Labor Party’s First Shadow Minister in UK

August 27, 2014

Seema Malhotra (42), an Indian-origin British MP, has been appointed as the Labour party’s maiden shadow minister dealing with violence against women and girls. Malhotra was nominated shadow minster by Britain’s Opposition party leader Ed Miliband. Malhotra’s responsibility will also ..

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Hindi Sevi Samman for 2010 and 2011 presented by President Pranab Mukherjee

August 26, 2014

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Hindi Sevi Samman for the years 2010 and 2011: Various Categories included:  Ganga Sharan Singh Award (For work in the field of promotion and training of Hindi) 2010: Janhu Barua Padma Sachdev ..

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Glasgow Commonwealth Games: With Kashyap's historic gold India finishes 5th

August 4, 2014

Parupalli Kashyap created history as he clinched Gold in the men’s singles badminton at 20th Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow, Scotland.  With his gold medal, the country earned a fifth-spot finish with 64 medals, including 15 gold. He created ..

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British parliament to debate ‘rights violation’ in Kashmir

August 3, 2014

British parliament’s House of Commons has agreed to hold a special debate on the state of human rights in Kashmir. British MP David Ward informed the backbench business committee that “ongoing Kashmir dispute a threat to regional and global peace” ..

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20th edition of Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland

July 25, 2014

The 2014 Commonwealth Games kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony that witnessed some enchanting performances by singers Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle and violinist Nicola Benedetti at the Celtic Park, Glasgow (Scotland). The British Queen Elizabeth II declared the Games ..

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OECD introduces ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial info

July 22, 2014

Taking a significant step towards combating the black money menace, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unveiled ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial account information between jurisdictions. To enable automatic exchange of financial account information ..

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India, UK talk about civil nuclear, extradition and trade matters

July 8, 2014

During a meeting between the India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her British counterpart Foreign Secretary of State William Hague, both sides decided to soon start negotiations for civil nuclear cooperation. Hague pushed for sale of its Medium Multi-Role Combat ..

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