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United States has lifted ban on oil giant BP (British Petroleum) that prevented it from winning new government contracts. The ban was imposed as a penalty for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history. The ban has been lifted after... Read More

Shankracharya of Dwarikapeeth strongly objects to the "Har Har Modi" slogan coined by supporters of Narendra Modi. France provides new satellite images of possible debris of missing Malaysian airliner in South Indian Ocean. Adolfo Suarez, the first... Read More

Army Chief of Egypt, Al-Sisi resigned from the post to contest in presidential election. He also resigned as the Defence Minister of the Country. General Sedki Sobhi has sworn-in as the new Defence Minister and Army Chief of Egypt. He is the... Read More

Manuel Valls is the new Prime Minister of France. France's president has named 51-year-old Socialist Manuel Valls as the country's new prime minister. Nancy Powell, the US Ambassador to India on 31 March 2014 announced her resignation in the US... Read More

Ram Navami, the birth of Lord Ram is being celebrated today with religious fervor and gaiety. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to make credit card charges reasonable and directed them not to levy interest on card dues till the next... Read More

Noted economist and RBI Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Ila Patnaik has been appointed as Principal Economic Advisor in the Union Finance Ministry. Ms. Patnaik did her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of... Read More

I would still plan to invest this sum in such a way, that not only me but my family and future generations can also benefit from this. FIRE – Financially Independent, Retire Early The secret to outliving any corpus (especially in early retirement... Read More

There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was "General Butt Naked." Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia. There are no two zebras... Read More

Google does not accept "payment for placement". This does not mean Google doesn't allow listers to pay for their listings. But, Google puts these listings in a separate area and it is very clear that they are listed there because they paid to be... Read More

The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail. The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82. The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a... Read More