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Invisible shield found thousands of miles above Earth blocks ‘killer electrons’
An invisible shield has been discovered some 7,200 miles above Earth that blocks so-called 'killer electrons,' which whip around the planet at near-light speed and have been known to threaten astronauts, fry satellites and degrade space…
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Jet shares ride high, up 14% on rating upgrade by ICRA
Mumbai,28 Nov(PTI): Shares of Jet Airways surged nearly 14 per cent today after ICRA upgraded rating of Rs 3,210-crore loan facility given to the company based on improvement in cash flows.
Jet Airways's stock went up by 13.78 per cent to…
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Fresh firing in Arnia; Army begins operations to kill holed up ultra
Udhampur,28 Nov(PTI) Fresh firing today erupted near the Arnia border belt of Jammu district when security forces launched a cordon and search operation to track down a militant hiding in a bunker and retrieve bodies of civilians killed in…
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Jhumpa Lahiri, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi in DSC Prize shortlist
London,28 Nov(PTI): Indian writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri are among five authors shortlisted for next year's USD 50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
The shortlist for 2015 was…
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Maha govt to track tribal welfare fund outflow
Mumbai November 28, 2014 (PTI) Concerned over absence of a mechanism to monitor funds released for the welfare of tribals in Maharashtra, the state government will soon set up an authority to track the outflow of such funds.
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‘India-US trade policy forum will help move past rhetoric’
Washington,28 Nov(PTI) Terming the Indo-US engagement as encouraging, the US Chamber of Commerce has said the re-launch of a trade policy forum is a critical step in moving past rhetoric and building trust between the two countries.
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Oil struggles in Asia after OPEC maintains output
Singapore, Nov 28 (AFP) Oil prices struggled in Asian trade today after the OPEC cartel refused to cut production despite a global glut that has sent prices slumping to four-year lows, with analysts warning of further falls by the end of…
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WTO impasse over,India’s food security concerns taken on board
Geneva/New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Ending months-long deadlock, the WTO today approved a trade facilitation pact while agreeing to India's demand for continuing the peace clause till a permanent solution is found to the food stockpiling issue,…
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BSE m-cap at Rs 100 trillion;investor wealth up 10 times in decade
Mumbai, Nov 28 (PTI) Scaling a new peak, the total investor wealth in Indian stock market today hit a record high of Rs 100 trillion, marking a jump of ten times in little over a decade.
Measured in terms of total market capitalisation of…
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Parliament Schedule for Nov 28, 2014:
LOK SABHA
1. Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and
Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments)
Amendment Bill, 2014
2. Private members' bills
RAJYA SABHA
1. Private members' bills
PTI SMI
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