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Sri Srinivasan becomes Judge of US Court

October 1, 2013

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is the second most powerful court of the United States. Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be on the ..

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US puts Prudential Financial into ‘too big to fail’ list

September 22, 2013

The US Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) designated insurance company Prudential Financial to its list of “too big to fail” institutions. The company has become the third non-bank firm placed under a tighter regulatory regime to reduce risks to the ..

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U.N. finds extensive use of chemical weapons in Syria

September 21, 2013

As per the report released by the U.N., the experts have found large-scale use of banned chemical weapons in Syria. The U.N. inspectors have found clear evidence that “Sarin Gas” killed hundreds of people in an attack on Ghouta near Damascus ..

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Nina Davuluri : First Indian American to become Miss America

September 20, 2013

Nina Davuluri has become the first winner of the Miss America 2014 from an Indian background. Previously, she won Miss New York 2013. Nina Davuluri was born in Syracuse, New York to Telugu parents of Hindu faith. Her mother Sheila Ranjani, software engineer, and father Davuluri ..

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US, Russia agree to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons

September 17, 2013

The long intensive negotiations between Russia and the United States in Geneva on the issue of chemical weapons of Syria have reached a deal on a timetable for the fast elimination of Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons, with the provision ..

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India to buy six more C-130J 'Super Hercules' aircraft

September 16, 2013

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony has given approval for the purchase of 6 more C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft from the US in a deal worth over Rs 4,000 crore. It will now need a final approval from the ..

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Obama nominates person of Indian origin to key post

September 14, 2013

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Puneet Talwar as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. Talwar has served Obama’s top advisor on the Middle East region for over four years.  He is the second Indian-American to be nominated as the assistant ..

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Serena Williams wins US Open 2013

September 11, 2013

World no.1 Serena Williams conquered her fifth US Open title by defeating second ranked Victoria Azarenka to clinch her 17th career Grand Slam crown. Serena became the oldest Open Era women’s winner in US Open history, 293 days older than Margaret Court when ..

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NASA launches LADEE probe to study lunar atmosphere

September 9, 2013

NASA launched a robotic explorer LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) into space from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. About LADEE spacecraft: LADEE is Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or LADEE. Cost: $280 million Launching Site:  Mid-Atlantic Regional ..

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Paes-Stepanek clinch US Open men’s doubles title

September 9, 2013

The pair of India’s Leander Paes and Czech’s Radek Stepanek clinched US Open men’s doubles title as they vanquished Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares  in the final held in New York. For Paes, it is his eighth men’s doubles Grand ..

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