Monday, 2 April 2012

The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise

The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise

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The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:31 AM PDT


The yearly Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise b/w Singapore and Indian navies on. The exercise for this year commenced from March 21, 2012 and is hosted by India.This bilateral exercises held

The World Autism Awareness Day: April 2, 2012

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:26 AM PDT


The World Autism Awareness Day being observed on April 2, 2012. Objective: To create awareness about autism, particularly in children. Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders affect the way the brain

Geeta: First Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:12 AM PDT


Geeta created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics following her winning a gold medal in the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.

MP Govt increases aid given under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojna

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:04 AM PDT


Madhya Pradesh Govt increases aid given under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojna from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. Under Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojna financial assistance is made available for the marriage of

A soft launch of its 3rd research station “Bharti” in Antarctica's Larsemann Hills region by India

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:52 AM PDT


India does a soft launch of its 3rd Research Station "Bharti" in Antarctica's Larsemann Hills region considered as one of the few geological windows into the history of the continent.

India and UAE ink a bilateral agreement on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:35 AM PDT


India and UAE inked a bilateral agreement on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. The agreement to raise trade co-operation b/w the two countries and curb customs violations. The Agreement provides

Reduction in the validity of cheques, bank drafts to 3 months comes into effect

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:33 AM PDT


Banks will now stop honouring cheques and drafts if they are not presented within 3 months of the date of issue as against 6 months earlier. The decision to reduce

Miami Open Tennis tournament: Results (50th Doubles Title for Paes)

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:24 AM PDT


Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska wins Women's Singles title Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska won the Women's Singles title. In the finals, she defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova. Russian pair Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova

New railway fares come into force

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:13 AM PDT


The Railways have revised passenger fares in the AC-First Class, AC-2 Tier, Executive Class and the First Class for all types of trains. There is, all the same, no change

U.N. to India: ‘Repeal AFSPA’

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 06:05 AM PDT


The United Nations has called for a repeal of the Indian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, holding that it has no role to play in a democracy. Christof Heyns, the

KfW loan for REC

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:59 AM PDT


An accord under the umbrella of Indo-German bilateral development cooperation programme inked b/w REC (Rural Electrification Corporation) and KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau – German government-owned development bank, based in Frankfurt)

India inks 3 pacts with ADB

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:53 AM PDT


ADB (Asian Development Bank) and India inked 3 loan agreements worth $826 million. Objective: To prop up India's power transmission systems for efficient transfer of electricity from surplus regions to

Finance Minister: ‘No tax on investments made via P-Notes’

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:48 AM PDT


In order to set at rest the enduring dubiousness over tax dues of overseas investors, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee attempted to assure overseas investors that entities investing in stock markets

'GST will help contain inflation': Subir Gokarn (Deputy Governor, RBI)

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT


Subir Gokarn (Deputy Governor, RBI) held that introduction of GST (Goods and Services Tax) would assist in various ways viz:- Containing price rise as the proposed common tax regime could

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