• India Gets Largest Remittance
  A JP Morgan study says that India gets the most inward remittance from its Diaspora world over estimates it to be around USD 21 billion (an increase of 150% since 1995).<More>

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• GoM Stops Pvt Sector Quota Proposal
  A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Federal Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar have ruled that the proposal to reserve employment in the private sector is not politically desirable, feasible, or legal and has asked that the proposal be shelved.<More>  

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• Russia Plans to Mine Rare Metals on Moon
  Russia announced plans to start experiments to try mining rare earth metals and minerals from the moon that could be used in the electronics and medical equipment.<More>

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• Army Called to Curb ULFA Terror
  The Assam Government has called out the Army to battle the United Liberation Front of Assam’s (ULFA) terror campaign of bombing oil, pipeline, and other installations and targeting civilian centers inviting the wrath of many influential organizations.<More>  

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• Hamas-Abbas Clash Deepens
  The political and power standoff between Palestinian Territories President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas-led Government escalated several notches with security forces loyal to both parties clashing and burning assets belonging to the other.<More>

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• India, Kuwait to Sign 3 Agreements
  India and Kuwait are set to sign 3 agreements that would include avoiding double taxation, cooperation to control illegal drugs and narcotics, and improve cultural ties during the 1st visit in 20 years of Kuwait Amir Shaikh Sabah this week.<More>

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