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King Salman King Salman[/caption] U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to pay his respects after the death of King Abdullah, a trip that underscores the importance of a U.S.-Saudi alliance that extends beyond oil interests to regional security. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told
Kidambi_Srikanth Kidambi_Srikanth[/caption] India�s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on 15 March 2015 won badminton�s prestigious $120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title in Men�s singles category. In the final match he defeated Denmark�s defending champion Viktor Axelsen by score of 21-15, 12-21 and 21-14. With this victory, Kidambi Srikanth became
Arundhati Subramaniam Arundhati Subramaniam[/caption] Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry for her work When God is a Traveller. The winner was announced at a prize ceremony at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, attended by over 2,500 poetry lovers. Note: For more updates on
World Trade Organization Kazakhstan, a member of the Russia-led economic blocks became 162th member of World Trade Organization (WTO). Kazakhstan�s entry has ended its long wait of 20 years to become a member of WTO as its accession talks were initiated in 1996. The agreement of accession was signed
Kapil Mishra, the AAP MLA from Karawal Nagar, has been appointed Delhi�s Law Minister, a day after his predecessor Jitender Singh Tomar resigned following his arrest on charges of allegedly faking educational certificates. Kapil Mishra, 34, was the vice-chairman of DJB before his inclusion in the Cabinet. After he
India�s Kalyani Group and Israel�s Rafael have partnered to produce Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in India. In this regard both the entities have formed a manufacturing Joint Venture (JV) and this move is considered to deepen India-Israel strategic cooperation. The manufacturing JV will be as per the Foreign