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Yahoo email account passwords stolen

February 8, 2014

Yahoo Inc. broadcasted that usernames and passwords of its email customers have stolen and used to gather personal information for those Yahoo mail users who have recently corresponded with. The company didn’t say how many accounts have been affected. Danger: ..

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Bill Gates “Founder and technology advisor”; John Thompson new Chairman of Microsoft

February 6, 2014

Bill Gates assumes role of “Founder and  technology advisor” of Microsoft John Thompson appointed as the new Chairman of Microsoft Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates assumed a new role on the Board as Founder and Technology Advisor. He will help Satya Nadella (the ..

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Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella appointed as the new Microsoft CEO

February 6, 2014

Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella (46) appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors of the Internet giant Microsoft. Previously, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise group, responsible for ..

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FATF released report on Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing

February 5, 2014

The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released an international report on money laundering and terrorist financing. Objective: To identify the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) vulnerabilities and risks of the “diamond pipeline” that covers all sectors in the ..

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US warned China against move to declare new ADIZ over South China Sea

February 5, 2014

The United States of America (USA) warned China against any move to declare a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea including disputed islands. The comments were made after the reports of Japanese media that stated ..

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India's first monorail inaugurated in Mumbai

February 5, 2014

India’s first monorail service started in Mumbai. The monorail service that would link the city to major stations began its first phase of 8.93 km between Wadala and Chembur in the eastern fringes of the Commercial Capital. The first phase ..

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India became world's No.3 crude importer

February 3, 2014

With 3.86 million barrels per day of crude oil imports, India has overtaken Japan as the world’s third-biggest crude oil importer in 2013. World’s Top Five Oil-Importing Countries: China:China imports 6.30 million barrels per day U.S.A:USA imports 6.24 million barrels ..

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India ranked lowest in US chamber's global IP index

February 1, 2014

For the second consecutive year, Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC) International IP Index ranked India lowest amongst the countries assessed for protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Practices. In the second edition of the chamber’s GIPC index, India continued to score ..

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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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Thailand crisis: Thai Govt. declared state of emergency in Bangkok

January 24, 2014

The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces to cope with unrest. The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers to deal with disorder. It would suppress the anti-government protest that has ..

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