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Sailendra Nath Roy, Indian Guinness World Record Holder Died
Sailendra Nath Roy, an Indian Guinness World Record holder who on 28 April 2013 attempted to cross a river called Teesta suspended from a zip wire attached to his ponytail has died during the stunt. He...
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Pakistan Court bans Pervez Musharraf from polls for life
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's plans to stage a political comeback were virtually sealed on Tuesday after the Peshawar high court banned him from contesting polls for...
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Shri Krishna Tiwari, noted Hindi poet, passes away
VARANASI: Noted Hindi poet Shri Krishna Tiwari passed away late on Sunday night following a brief illness, family sources said here.Tiwari was 74. He is survived by his wife, daughter-in-law and...
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Current Affairs Quiz April 2013
This is Current Affairs Quiz for the month of April 2013. It gives a brief insight of the events that occurred round the world. It helps the student understand what news to be remembered. It is a very...
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Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched broad-based Islamic Equity Index
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 30 April 2013 launched an Islamic equity index based on the wide-measure S&P BSE 500 index. It will provide a new benchmark for Islamic investors in one of the...
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Prasanna Kumar Mohanty appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, an IAS officer of the 1979 batch on 1 May 2013 was appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh government. He will be succeeding Minnie Mathew who retired on 1 May 2013 after...
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India's Services Growth hit 18-month low: HSBC
As per the survey undertake by HSBC, in the month of May 2013, India’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in one and half years during the month of April 2013 as costs for raw materials, petrol...
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Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 Approved
The Union Cabinet of India on 9 May 2013 gave its approval to Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 by introducing a Bill in the Parliament named Parliament...
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India and China signed Protocol to Enhance Cooperation between Foreign...
Union External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from 9 to 10 May 2013 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi. Both...
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Brazil's Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of World Trade Organization
Roberto Azevedo from Brazil on 8 May 2013 was named as the head of the World Trade Organisation. His appointment to the office came up at the time when the organization is struggling to identify ways...
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Tribal Forest Dwellers Empowerment Scheme launched
The Government enacted a Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Under this act, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional forest Dwellers have...
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Cabinet approved creation of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)
The Union Cabinet has approved for constituting an autonomous body called the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) by subsuming the Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD),...
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Government notified New Guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojna
The government on 13 May 2013 approved new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojna Scheme for rural poor. The new guidelines are as following:Read more »
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5th IBSA Women's Forum Resolution was approved by India, Brazil and South...
India, Brazil and South Africa approved the fifth India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum Resolution, in New Delhi on 16 May 2013. The main points of the resolution are as following:• The joint...
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Matt Prior named England's Cricketer of the Year for 2012-13
Matt Prior was named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012-13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves. Prior was presented with his award at...
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Sreesanth and two others of Team Rajasthan Royals Arrested for Spot-Fixing
Indian fast bowler, S. Sreesanth and his two team mates from Rajasthan Royals namely Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by Delhi Police on 16 May 2013 on charges of Spot Fixing in Indian...
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Union Govt ratified 8.5 Percent interest on PF Deposits for 2012-13
The Finance Ministry on 16 May 2013 approved payment of 8.5 per cent interest rate for 2012-13 from 8.25 per cent in the previous fiscal, which will benefit over 5 crore EPFO subscribers.Read more »
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European Union decided to issue Ban on Pesticides that Harm Bees
The European Union made decision in May 2013 to impose a continent-wide A ban on the Pesticides namely neonicotinoids that harm bees. The EU came up with a decision to ban the use of the pesticides...
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US Scientists Created frist Cloned Human Embryo
A group of US Scientists in second week of May 2013 declared that they have succeeded in creating a cloned human embryo using the technique that helped in developing the cloned sheep in 1996. The...
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Mittu Chandilya appointed CEO of Air Asia India
The board of Air Asia India on Wednesday appointed Singapore based Mittu Chandilya to head the operations of the company in India.Air Asia's founder Tony Fernandes announced via his official twitter...
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