Proposal for 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail and 49 percent in Aviation passed The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2012 cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand retail chains and 49 percent in Aviation power exchanges industry Inflation rose by 0.68 percentContinue Reading
Supreme Court of India upheld the death sentence of Mumbai Terror Attack Convict Ajmal Amir Kasab Special Court convicted 32 People in Naroda Patiya Riot Case The Government approved a Complete Ban on Employment of Children Supreme Court directed the Government to re-fix the Pay Scale of Army Officers IndiaContinue Reading
Adina Mosque: Pandua (West Bengal) Ajanta Caves: Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Akbar’s Tomb: Sikandra, Agra Aksherdham: Gandhinagar, Gujarat Amarnath Cave: Kashmir Amber Palace: Jaipur (Rajasthan) Anand Bhawan: Allahabad Bibi Ka Maqbra: Aurangabad Birla Planetarium: Kolkata Black Pagoda: Konarak (Orissa) Bodhistava: Ajanta Caves Brihadeeswara: Tanjore Temple Brindaban Gardens: Mysore Buland Darwaza: Fatehpur SikriContinue Reading
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, (“the land of kings”), is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-IndusContinue Reading
Term life insurance plan provides life cover to an individual. In simple terms, a lump sum amount (Sum Assured) is paid to the family members on demise of life insured. For the life cover, the life insured has to pay relatively low premium. The life cover is for certain policyContinue Reading
India’s first Integrated Check Post (ICP) is inaugurated by Home Minister P. Chidambaram at Attari, near Amritsar (Punjab). The check post is expected to double bilateral trade between India and Pakistan. Agni-V, India’s most potent missile with a 5,000 km range, is successfully launched, putting the country into ICBM league.Continue Reading
Samajwadi Party announces Akhilesh Yadav as the new chief minister of UP Three-time MP from Kanauj Akhilesh Yadav is the new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh, the parliamentarian son of SP chief and former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, is to be sworn in March 15. The decision toContinue Reading
According to a report by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, inequality in earnings has doubled in India over the last two decades, making it the worst performer on this count among all emerging economies. The top 10% wage earners now make 12 times more than the bottom 10%, upContinue Reading
10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas kicks off today The 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas conference began in Jaipur today. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Ms. Kamla Prasad Bissessar is the Chief Guest of this three-day event. The theme of this year’s Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is Global Indian-Inclusive Growth. Three pre-conference seminarsContinue Reading
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