| 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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