The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex closed on a promising note on the last trading session of the year today by rallying 121 points and closed the day with the biggest annual gain in 18 years, on renewed fund-based buying and positive overseas cues.
After opening with a 139-points rally, the index touched a high of 17,530.94, before...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Maharatna tag for SAIL, ONGC & NTPC
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The board of directors of public sector giants Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) will now have the freedom to take investment decisions of up to Rs 5,000 crore on their own with the Union Cabinet on Thursday upgrading these companies to Maharatna status.
Earlier, these companies...
Mother Teresa on new US stamp
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India's Nobel Peace prize winner Mother Teresa will be honoured on a US postage stamp on her birth centenary, the US Postal Service said on Wednesday.
The postage stamp honouring Mother Teresa is scheduled to go on sale on August 26, 2010 on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
"Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun who devoted her life to the sick and...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Warriors of India
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History Special
Vikramaditya A legendry and wise king of Ujjain of Tomer dynasty in 102 BCE to 15 CE
Bhoja A King and philosopher of Central India in Medieval times.
Harsha or Harshvardhan A Rajput King of Vardhan dynasty who ruled Northern India for fifty seven years between 590 CE-657 CE ,he was kshatriya rajput but converted to buddhism.
Raja Pajawan or Pajjun...
As 2009 is passing bye where are we?
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2010 Commonwealth Games stint with year 2009
With the successful hosting of Beijing Olympics, China showed to the world that the dragon had arrived, ready to take on the best. Its close competitor, India, too aspires to do the same by makingCommonwealth...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
World Geography Facts - Water
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Kidzworld's done some digging around and come up with a list of amazing water facts. Grab your pen cuz this might make your homework load a little lighter.
Deepest Spot in the OceanThe deepest spot in the ocean is called the Mariana Trench and is approximately 35, 797 ft (10,911 m) deep in the Pacific Ocean. That's deeper than the height of the world's...
CBI pegs Satyam fraud at Rs 14,000 crore
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Seven months after its first charge sheet in the Satyam scam, CBI on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against disgraced Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju and nine others, pegging the Satyam fraud at Rs 14,000 crore instead of the Rs 7800 crore that Raju had owned up to in January this year.
The additional chargesheet however fails to nail...
Tiger Woods and his '18 mistresses'
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Breaking News
The list of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses is growing further and showing no signs f stopping
The final four to add to his list of 14 includes a 20-something party planner in Atlanta who grew close to the golfer in the past 18 months, reports News of the World.
According to pals, Woods also enjoyed a night with a stunning 21-year-old Illinois...
Japan wants India to sign CTBT, PM puts onus on US, China
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Defence Power
Pressed by Japan to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), India on Tuesday clearly put the onus on the US and China taking a lead in this direction by ratifying it.
Japan, however, promised to relax restrictions on hi-tech trade as the two countries sought to impart greater depth to their ties by unveiling an action plan covering defence...
Monday, December 28, 2009
Nerpa nuclear attack submarine enters service with Russia's Navy
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Defence Power
Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests in November last year, has entered service with the Russian Navy after successfully passing final trials, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said Monday.
The submarine was officially...
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Laws in India
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Information all citizens should have for survival and before Betrayal.The breaking or violation of a presumptive social contract (trust, or confidence) that produces moral and psychological conflicts,between and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed...
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Know About UTTAR- PRADESH
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With a population of over 190 million people,it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity.
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous and fifth largest state of India. Only five countries of the world, China, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and India itself have populations larger than that of...
Icc Ranking..India Got First In !st Time Of Cricket History
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ICC Test Championship
20 Dec 2009
Team Matches Points Rating
India 32 3957 124
South Africa 30 3672 122
Australia 35 4054 116
Sri Lanka 31 3574 115
England 39 4102 105
Pakistan 21 1744 83
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Ruchika molestation case: Blame-game begins
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A political blame game began Friday over the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. While former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala denied promoting former top cop S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting the teenager 19 years ago, and blamed former Congress governments for shielding him, the Congress said he was abdicating his responsibility."S.P.S....
US Strategy In Afganistan
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US Special
U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered 30,000 more American troops to Afghanistan to defeat Taliban and al-Qaida extremists and restore stability to the war-torn country.
In an address outlining his new war strategy 1 December,...
India Satisfied with Copenhagen Summit
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Global Warming
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told Parliament Tuesday that a coordinated approach by India, China, Brazil and South Africa enabled them to thwart what he calls "relentless efforts" by rich countries to impose legally binding targets for...
Traffic light
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GK
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, stop-and-go lights, robots or semaphore, are signaling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows...
Japan unveils record budget to boost economy
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Economy
Japan unveiled on Friday a record trillion-dollar budget for next year despite growing worries about its debt mountain, seeking to revive an economy hit by its worst downturn in decades.
The move came as a batch of data added to worries that Japan's economic recovery is running out of steam, with the jobless rate rising and deflation continuing to...
RTE Act to be amended to include disabled kids
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Indian polity
Children with any kind of disability will soon be entitled to reservation in admission in private schools in their neighbourhood with the Union Cabinet on Thursday approving introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Right to Education Act, 2009.
The amendment also aims at changing the mandate of school management committees constituted under...
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Interview I.C.S of Basant Garg AIR 2nd -2004
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IAS Special
Dr. Basant Garg
All India Rank - 2 C.S. Exam. 2004
Dr. Basant Garg was in his best spirit when Team Chronicle visited him. He opened his heart on Strategy, Optionals, coaching, writing style, background and a number of other factors deciding one’s fate in this endurance test, i.e. C.S. Exam. Read on...
Q. Tell us about your academic background?
A....
India – Analysis
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Quick Facts: Indian Census 2001
Population- 1,028,737,436
Over all decadal growth 21.34%
The per cent decadal growth of population is very high 64.53 in Nagaland.
The per cent decadal growth of population is very low 9.43 in Kerala.
Religious demography of India-
Hindus 80.5%
Muslims 13.4%
Christians ...
Indian Parliament-
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What is Parliament?
According to the Constitution of India, the union legislative body is called the Parliament. The Hindi term for Parliament is Sansad. The Parliament includes the President and the two Houses – the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok...
Indian Polity & Constitution
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Indian polity
What is Democracy-?
“Democracy is not just about Rights. It is also about Responsibilities. Democracy is not just about asserting our own identity. It is also about respecting the identity of others. Democracy is not just about seeking benefits. It is also about contributing to the process of nation building.”
What is Politics-?
Politics refers...
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