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1. The most Populous City of India is 2. The beneficiary Sector of the Central Government Scheme ˜Ganga Kalyan Yojana is 3. The Older Nam...

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Center clears Rs 1300 cr for Sikkim, Rs 900 cr for Odisha as financial aid Center clears Rs 1300 cr for Sikkim, Rs 900 cr for Odisha as financial aid

The Central government has cleared nearly 1300 crore rupees for Sikkim and 900 crore rupees for Odisha as financial aid from the National...

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Iran says its central bank will confront new US sanctions with strength Iran says its central bank will confront new US sanctions with strength

Iran has said its central bank will confront new U.S. sanctions with strength. Reacting to the new sanctions imposed by United States...

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Nigeria: Death toll in ethnic clashes mounts to 66 Nigeria: Death toll in ethnic clashes mounts to 66

In Nigeria, death toll following ethnic clashes has mounted to 66. Several people including women and children, have been killed in c...

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Japan hit by 7.0 magnitude quake Japan hit by 7.0 magnitude quake

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a wide area in eastern and northeastern Japan. The quake rattled buildings in Tokyo and jolte...

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US suspends 60% of 1.1 billion dollar military aid to Pak US suspends 60% of 1.1 billion dollar military aid to Pak

US President Barack Obama has signed a massive $662 billion defence spending bill into law. The defence authorisation bill for the ye...

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Palestine to approach UN against Israeli settlement constructions Palestine to approach UN against Israeli settlement constructions

Palestinian leaders have decided to move UN Security Council and Arab League to convene urgent ...

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Gogoi's New Year bonanza: a Rs. 5,000-crore welfare package Gogoi's New Year bonanza: a Rs. 5,000-crore welfare package

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday announced a slew of welfare schemes on New Year's Day, the implementation of which will en...

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India, Pakistan exchange nuclear lists India, Pakistan exchange nuclear lists

India and Pakistan on Sunday exchanged their lists of nuclear installations and facilities, a practice being followed for the last two de...

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NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit

NASA kicked off the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in the latest mission to understand how Earth’s closest neighbour for...

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PM to inaugurate 99th Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneswar PM to inaugurate 99th Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneswar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 99th edition of the prestigious Indian Science Congress in Bhubaneswar , the biggest c...

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Pak flag hoisted in K'taka town on new year Pak flag hoisted in K'taka town on new year

Tension prevailed in Sindgi town near Bijapur after it came to the notice of locals that a Pakis...

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Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games

Iran successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz. This miss...

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Students discover two new spider species Students discover two new spider species

Student researchers and Mumbai residents, Rajesh Sanap and Zeeshan Mirza — both aged 23, have discovered two new species of a genus of tr...

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Lok Sabha Speaker to visit Maldives Lok Sabha Speaker to visit Maldives

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is scheduled to visit Maldives at the invitation of her Maldivian counterpart in the "People's Majl...

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Global meet on power to begin from January 2 Global meet on power to begin from January 2

The Thalakkottukara-based Vidya Institute of Science and Technology is organizing EPSCICON, the second international conference on power, ...

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Martial law to be lifted in Fiji this week Martial law to be lifted in Fiji this week

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says the military government will on Saturday lift the state of public emergency it imposed i...

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Aakash gets company: Classpad tablet Aakash gets company: Classpad tablet

Close on the heels of launch of low-cost Aakash tablet, another such tablet for students has been announced in India. The Android tablet,...

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Olympics 2012 to have first ever Saudi female athlete Olympics 2012 to have first ever Saudi female athlete

Forthcoming Olympics is supposed to have Saudi Arabia's female athlete, first ever in the history. The International Olympic Comm...

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Iran Makes Nuclear Fuel Rod, Offers to Restart Talks Iran Makes Nuclear Fuel Rod, Offers to Restart Talks

Iran produced its first nuclear fuel rod, state-run news agencies reported, as the country offered to restart talks with the West on its ...

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Iran Makes Nuclear Fuel Rod, Offers to Restart Talks Iran Makes Nuclear Fuel Rod, Offers to Restart Talks

Iran produced its first nuclear fuel rod, state-run news agencies reported, as the country offered to restart talks with the West on its ...

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