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Scotland has voted against independence in a historic referendum, the BBC forecast on Friday after preliminary results showed 54.3 percent voting “No” and 45.7 percent voting “Yes”. “The BBC forecasts that Scotland has voted against becoming an independent country,” read a statement on its website. Scotland’s First Deputy Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted on Friday that her party’s campaigRead More…
After heightened tension in Chumar area in northeast Ladakh for four days, Chinese troops on Thursday night began withdrawing from Indian territory, official sources said. Chinese troops started retreating into their territory from 9:45pm, the sources said, adding that Indian Army which was present in large number in the area also started simultaneously reducing their presence in the area, about Read More…
The LAC has always remained a major cause of tension between India and China. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to India was seen by several political analysts as an opportunity to sort out the border related issues. Here are some interesting facts about the ‘all important’ LAC. 1.
India and China have different perspectives regarding LAC Called Line of Actual Control (LAC), a 4,057-kmRead More…
Polling booths opened on Thursday in Scotland’s historic referendum on independence, with record numbers of Scots expected to cast their vote on whether to stay or leave the United Kingdom. Voting will continue until 2100 GMT and the result, which opinion polls have suggested is too close to call, is likely to emerge in the early hours of Friday. Scottish residents are being asked one questionRead More…
India has retained its sixth position in terms of number of billionaires with 100 such people collectively having $175 billion (Rs. 10.5 lakh crore) in networth. According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014, released today, though the number of billionaires in the country has decreased but India still enjoys a decent 6th position in the top 10 league. Interestingly, India has more Read More…
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to India and meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to strengthen relations between both the nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here today on a three-day visit, which is expected to define the relationship between the two neighbours who have had a troubled past. With $100 billion of investment being pledged by China, the meet Read More…
“After cruising through 666-million km across the solar orbit, for over nine months, our spacecraft will be inserted into the Martian orbit on September 24 at 7.30 a.m.,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Mars Orbiter Mission is India’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with an orbiter craft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit. The Mission is primarily technologicalRead More…