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Petra Kvitova wins 2014 women’s Wimbledon title

July 6, 2014

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova clinched her second Wimbledon title as she defeated Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in a very short match. Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011, took just 55 minutes to bag a second Grand Slam title held ..

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By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC

July 6, 2014

As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London-based accountancy giant, the rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would thrust it ..

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Queen Elizabeth confers Knighthood upon Indian-origin physicist Prof. Tejinder Virdee

June 15, 2014

Professor Tejinder Virdee, a noted Indian-origin physicist known for his work for the Large Hadron Collider, was conferred an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition to his contribution to the field of science. Prof. Virdee of Imperial College ..

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India becomes permanent member of Washington Accord

June 13, 2014

A long wait for India ended when the country became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers across signatory countries including the US, the UK and Australia. Permanent membership ..

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Russia and China veto UN resolution to refer Syrian crisis to ICC

May 28, 2014

A draft UN resolution proposing Syrian crisis to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been vetoed by Russia and China. The two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) ignored the support for the measure ..

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CCI approves purchase of 50% stake of Tata’s Trent Hypermarket by Tesco

May 28, 2014

The Competition Commission India (CCI) approved British retail giant Tesco’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket, the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) transaction in multi-brand retail since the sector was opened up in 2012. As ..

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Real Madrid defeats Atletico to clinch Champions League title

May 25, 2014

Real Madrid clinched the Champions League for a record 10th time beating Atletico Madrid in the final match held in Lisbon, Portugal. The UEFA Champions League which is popular as Champions League, is an annual continental club football competition organized ..

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Gujarat's 'Rani ki Vav' to be replicated digitally in UK

May 25, 2014

Gujarat’s famous archeological monument “Rani ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)” is among five international heritage sites to be recreated digitally using latest technology in Scotland, UK. The Scottish Ten — an ambitious five-year-project aims to create accurate digital models of Scotland’s ..

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'Photon-Photon Collider Experiment': Researchers develop technique to turn light into matter

May 20, 2014

Scientists in the UK have discovered how to turn light into matter. Until now, it was not practically shown what was theorized by scientists G Breit and John A Wheeler in 1934- the simplest technique of turning light into matter ..

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CANWFZ Treaty signed to recognize Central Asia as Nuke-Free Zone

May 12, 2014

Five recognized nuclear weapon states- China, France, Russia, UK and USA inked the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York, marking a major positive development in the global non-proliferation efforts. The treaty was signed on the sidelines of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory ..

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