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 |  | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the proposal for introduction of ‘Civil Services Aptitude Test’ (CSAT) in place of the existing ‘Civil Services’ (Preliminary) Examination in Lok Sabha Wednesday. |
 | | The United Nations Wednesday launched an independent review of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which came under much criticism in the recent months due to the claims made in its fourth report released in 2007 pertaining to the receding of Himalayan glaciers. |
 | | India and Russia are expected to sign deals worth over USD 10 billion, including in defence and civilian nuclear sectors, and conclude the long-delayed agreement on aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov during Vladimir Putin's New Delhi visit beginning Thursday. |
 | | A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history has been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe, the president confirmed Wednesday. |
 | | The Government said on Wednesday that a total of seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in air mishaps in the last six months. |
 | | Dismissing Pakistan's allegation that India was involved in the Lahore blast, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna Wednesday said it was "most unthinkable" and a "falsehood" that was being spread. |
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 Slim richest person in world, Mukesh Ambani richest in IndiaMexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged as the richest person in the world with USD 53.5 billion in assets, while Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani ranks fourth with USD 29 billion in the US magazine Forbes annual list of world's top billionaires. |
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