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Bharti Airtel signed an Agreement with the Warid Group Published on: 05-NOV-2013 Bharti Airtel on 5 November 2013 entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to acquire its Congo operations Microsoft Developed New Sign Language Translator-KINECT Published on: 05-NOV-2013 Microsoft company developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language & vice versa. Bangladeshi Court sentenced to Death 152 Soldiers Published on: 05-NOV-2013 A Bangladeshi court on 5 November 2013 sentenced to death 152 soldiers for their role in a 2009 mutiny New Delhi to host 12th Edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 Published on: 05-NOV-2013 The 12th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th of January 2014 India successfully launched its Maiden Mars Mission from Sriharikota Published on: 05-NOV-2013 ISRO on 5 November 2013 successfully launched its historic mission to Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota IICT, Hyderabad received samples for detection of Chemical Weapons from OPCW Published on: 05-NOV-2013 IICT, Hyd recently received over 50 samples for detection of chemical weapons from the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). FDI inflows into the Service Sector declined by 47.5 Percent Published on: 05-NOV-2013 FDI inflows into the service sector declined by 47.5 percent to 1.19 billion US dollars during the AprilAugust 2013 period Abraham K Techi Appointed International Weightlifting Referee Published on: 05-NOV-2013 Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary Abraham K Techi on 4 November 2013 appointed as an international Weightlifting referee. Yuki Bhambri won the Traralgon title Published on: 05-NOV-2013

Yuki Bhambri won the ATP mens singles title of Taralgon event in Australia after defeating Bradely Klahn. Government decided to extend the sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders at petrol pumps Published on: 05-NOV-2013 The Government has decided to extend the sale of the non-subsidized 5 kg LPG cylinders at petrol pumps across India. India defeated Australia 3-2 in the seven ODI series Published on: 05-NOV-2013 India defeated Australia 3-2 in the seven ODI series and retained its 1st Ranking in the ODI playing nations. Legendary Pakistani Folk Singer Reshma Passed Away in Lahore Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away in Lahore, Pakistan on 3 November 2013 after a long battle with throat cancer. Bangladesh became the First South Asian Country to Approve Commercial Cultivation of Bt Brinjal Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Bangladesh on 31 October 2013 approved the commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, becoming first country in South Asia to cultivate the GM food crop. 7th Edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 A Book of Drug Standards, Released By Ghulam Nabi Azad Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Ghulam Nabi Azad released the 7th edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 a book of Drug Standards at the Nirman Bhawan on 4 November 2013. IIMC Signed International Cooperation Agreement with Queensland University of Technology Published on: 04-NOV-2013 IIMC and Queensland University of Technology, Australia signed the International Cooperation Agreement on 4 November 2013. Sebastian Vettel won Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix 2013 Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Formula One racing driver, Sebastian Vettel on 3 November 2013 won the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit. Russia and Japan agreed to expand their Defence Ties Published on: 04-NOV-2013

Russia and Japan held their first joint Defence and Foreign Ministers meeting. The two countries agreed to expand their defense and security cooperation. Europe's cargo-carrier, the ATV-4 accomplished its Mission Published on: 04-NOV-2013 ESAs 4th ATV cargo ship, Albert Einstein, completed its five-month mission to the ISS by reentering the atmosphere and burning up safely. Rohit Sharma Became Third Cricketer in the World to Score a Double Hundred in ODI Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Rohit Sharma, the Indian batsman on 2 November 2013 became the third cricketer in the world to score a double hundred in an ODI match. Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas Masters Tennis Tournament 2013 Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Novak Djokovic of Serbia on 3 November 2013 won the BNP Paribas Masters Tennis tournament at Paris, France. Nitish Sengupta, the former Member of Parliament Died Published on: 04-NOV-2013 The former Lok Sabha and Revenue Secretary, Nitish Sengupta died due to the cardiac arrest. Now he is survived by two daughters. Indian Men's Hockey Team qualified for Hockey World Cup 2014 Published on: 04-NOV-2013 Indian men's hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. Kannur Declared First Zero Landless District in the Country Published on: 02-NOV-2013 Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on 1 November 2013 declared Kannur in Kerala as the first zero-landless district in the country. G. K. Pillai appointed as the Chairman of MCX-SX Published on: 02-NOV-2013 The former Union Home Secretary, G.K. Pillai was appointed as Chairman of the MCX-SX. Piramal Enterprises acquired Caladryl from Valeant Pharma Published on: 02-NOV-2013 Piramal Enterprises has acquired Caladryl from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc in India. Syria Chemical Weapons Equipment Destroyed: OPCW Published on: 02-NOV-2013

The Joint OPCW-UN Mission on 31 October 2013 confirmed that Syria has completed the functional destruction of all critical equipment. Jignesh Shah resigned from MCX Board Published on: 02-NOV-2013 Jignesh Shah, founder, vice-chairman and a Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), resigned from the board on 31 October 2013. IRCON won Two Awards at Dun & Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013 Published on: 02-NOV-2013 IRCON International Limited was selected as the Top Infrastructure Company at the third edition of Dun and Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013 India won election to United Nations Board of Auditors Published on: 02-NOV-2013 India on 1 November 2013 won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with its nominee Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General. India and Vietnam signed Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners Published on: 02-NOV-2013 India and Vietnam signed a treaty on transfer of sentenced prisoners in the in jails in the two countries.