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Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) by making

use of the 35000 hand-carved Italian Carrara marble pieces as well as Indian Pink

Sandstone. The temple is also said to be the first earthquake-proof Hindu temple of

the world and it is expected to standstill for 1000 years. Making use of the state-of-

the-art technology for providing it protection from the earthquakes, the temple

includes two huge domes, 122 pillars, five pinnacles, 129 archways and four

balconies. The upper portion of the entire complex is earthquake-proof because it is

segregated from base with line of 40 base-isolator units. There are 6600 hand-carved

motifs which are a depiction of assortment of devotion, dedication and inspiration

apart from historical figures that showcase Hinduism. The temple is located on 20-

acre site comprising of 91 foot pond that is lotus-shaped, gymnasium, classrooms as

well as Cultural Centre. For generating electricity, the temple makes use of the solar

power system. The temple in all is said to be an amalgamation of traditional stone art

as well as architecture along with modern technology.

hina has launched a postage stamp for the

upcoming "Year of Snake"depicting a reptile that

carries a bright pearl in its mouth in gratitude for the man

who saved its life. The stamp is with a face value of 1.20

Yuan (19 cents). The snake is the sixth among the 12

Chinese zodiac signs.

n a landmark ruling, a South Korean court, on 3 January, sentenced a 31-

year-old pedophile to 15 years in jail and ordered the countrys first ever-chemical castration.The ruling is the first since the country passed a law in 2011

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used it for years.The Seoul courts verdi

ether to introduce punishment like chemi

en in the wake of the horrific gang-rape

ingapore last month.

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7-167 vote in the House of Representative

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emergency officials said.

dead, with at least another

and later injured people at

said an investigation was

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bama nominates

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49 injured. President Alassane Ouattara, vi

a local hospital, called the incident a natio

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audi King Abdulla

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historic first as he pu

decrees, published by the

in the Shura Council, a

appointed by the king to

him on policy and legis

King Abdullah took

decisions foll

consultations with rel

leaders in the kingdom,

women are subjected to

restrictions and are not all

by the SPA. They stipulat

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towards change, introduci

2005.In September 2011

candidates in the next loc

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Speaker of Singapore

to quit over his extra-mar

Minister Lee Hsien Loong

he would nominate

next Speaker when the Ho

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that men and women will be segregated in

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ale colleagues. King Abdullah had been ca

g municipal elections for the first time in

he granted women the right to cast ball

al vote, set for 2015.

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(PAP) and has extensive

school education.

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expressed shock and regre

Eng's recent

remarks urging the

Malaysian

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allow the word

"Allah" to be used

in the Malay

version of the

Bible.Sources said

the Sultan had

stated that stern

action could be

taken against anyone who

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US president signed into law the For

012 which extends life-time protection

ell as family which includes the children

sidents Protection Act of 2012 also resto

of the former presidents who were not

1997, along with their spouses.

ia's Selangor state on 9 January, has de

ion have been barred from using theexclusive to Muslims. Sultan Sharafuddi

over opposition DAP party's Secretary Ge

questioned the 'fatwa' that was issued ac

y Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin s

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neral Lim Guan

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ndia was ranked lowest

tackle global environ

Switzerland is on the top,

Report published by Ge

Economic Forum (WEF

global risk in terms of

would be severe

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before the world in

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worlds 10 major eco

from global economic a

terms of its ability to tackl

environmental risks. Italy

rankings of the 10 major

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terms of the governments risk manageme

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countries, India was ranked 38th in terms of its risk management effectiveness and

32nd for its resilience to global risks. Singapore was ranked on top in both these

surveys. Among the top-five global risks in terms of likelihood are: severe income

disparity, chronic fiscal imbalances, rising greenhouse emissions, water supply

crises and mismanagement of ageing population.On the other hand, water supply

crises would be the second-biggest global risk in terms of impact, followed by chronic

fiscal imbalances, food shortage crises and diffusion of weapons of mass destruction

in the top five, the WEF report said.

he 2nd Health Ministers meeting of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia,

India, China and South Africa) concluded in New Delhi, India on January

11, with a strong call for strengthened cooperation in the implementation of

affordable,

equitable and

sustainable

solutions for

common health

challenges.

During his

opening

remarks, Mr.

Ghulam Nabi

Azad, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India, highlighted the progress of

the BRICS countries in the global AIDS response. In India, we have reduced new

HIV infections by 57% in the last decade, which puts us on track to halt and reverse

the spread of HIV. He was making reference to reaching one key HIV-related

development goal by 2015.Addressing the participants, UNAIDS Executive Director

Michel Sidibe emphasized the unique role of the BRICS countries to draw on their

positive experience with HIV to serve as an engine for innovation, research and

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development of health sol

BRICS Ministers highlig

create a BRICS platform t

five BRICS countries repr

and growing role in contr

Communiqu, which cal

challenge posed by HIV.

BRICS countries to ens

undermine TRIPS flexibil

antiretroviral drugs to de

announced that the next

Africa inJanuary 2014.

elegations from s

Geneva, to adopt a

health-hazardous mercu

environmental activists l

go far enough. The worl

legally binding treat

mercury, reached after a

thorny talks, will aim to r

global emission levels

toxic heavy metal, also k

quicksilver,which poses

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utions for other developing countries. Sev

ted their national commitments to HIV a

enhance cooperation on global health, incl

esent 43% of the global population, givin

ibuting to global health. The meeting ado

ls for the BRICS to renew efforts to fac

The Delhi Communiqu reiterated the co

ure that bilateral and regional trade agr

ities so as to assure the availability of aff

eloping countries.At the closing of the

BRICS Ministerial meeting will be ho

me 140 countries agreedon 20 Janua

groundbreaking treaty limiting the use a

y, the U.N. said,

amented it

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contamination. The text will be signed in Minamata in October and will take effect

once it has been ratified by 50 countries something organisers expect will take

three to four years. Mercury is found in products ranging from electrical switches,

thermometers and light-bulbs, to amalgam dental fillings and even facial creams.

Large amounts of the heavy metal are released from small-scale gold mining, coal-

burning power plants, metal smelters and cement production. Serious mercury

poisoning affects the bodys immune system and development of the brain and

nervous system, posing the greatest risk to foetuses and infants. The treaty sets a

phase out date of 2020 for a long line of products, including mercury thermometers,

blood pressure measuring devices, most batteries, and switches, some kinds of

fluorescent lamps and soaps and cosmetics. It, however, provides exceptions for some

large medical measuring devices where no mercury-free alternatives exist. Achim

Steiner, U.N. Under-Secretary General and head of the U.N. Environment Programme

(UNEP), told reporters in Geneva that, the treaty is a dynamic instrument.

akistan on 15 January plunged into a fresh political crisis with the Supreme

Court ordering the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for

allegedly receiving bribes in power projects. Already rocked by fiery cleric Tahirul

Qadri's ongoing protest seeking dissolution of provincial and national assemblies,

Pakistan appeared headed for

uncertainty with the court setting a 24-

hour deadline for authorities to

implement its arrest orders that may

cost a second Prime Minister to lose

office in less than a year.62-year-old

Ashraf, who became Prime Minister

after the exit of Yousuf Raza Gilani

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in June last year, has been accused of receiving kickbacks and commission in the

Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case as federal minister for water and power.

Gilani had to quit in the midst of a raging battle with the Supreme Court over his

refusal to write to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali

Zardari there. After Ashraf assumed power, the government wrote to Swiss

authorities. It is not clear as to what will be the political fallout of the Supreme Court's

order against Ashraf as this is probably the first case of an incumbent Prime Minister

being ordered to be arrested in a corruption case. It remains to be seen whether the

ruling PPP will elect a new leader to replace Ashraf. In March last year, the Supreme

Court had declared all contracts signed by the government for "rental power plants" as

illegal and directed authorities to take legal action against those responsible for

clearing the projects, including Ashraf. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB),

the country's main anti-corruption agency, had so far refused to act on the court's

directive. Ashraf was Power Minister when contracts were signed for several rental

power projects, which were part of the PPP-led government's strategy to overcome a

crippling energy shortage.

housands of

demonstrators

demonstrated in Moscow in

freezing temperatures on 14

January, against the law

banning Americans from

adopting Russian orphans. The

ban, which President Putin signed

on New Years Eve, was rushed

through the Kremlin-controlled

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Parliament in retaliation f

Russian officials accused

through Moscow chantin

word shame splashed ac

the adoptions ban. Over t

new families in the U.S.

rarely get adopted into Ru

ir India ranked wo

third least safe airli

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f human rights violations. Up to 30,000 pro

shame on the scum and carrying the

ross the portraits of Mr. Putin and legislator

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any of them are children with disabilitie

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two fewer than in 2011.

crashed in Nigeria, killin

Pakistan, killing 127. 30

aircraft write-offs, one less

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of January 2013 sentence

businessman and immigrat

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S to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs The US military will

formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said

on 23 January, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service

members. The move knocks down another societal barrier, after the Pentagon

scrapped its "Don't Ask, Don't

Tell" ban in 2011 on gays and

lesbians serving openly in the

military. The decision by

outgoing Defense Secretary

Leon Panetta is expected to be

formally announced on 24

January and comes after 11

years of non-stop war that has

seen dozens of women killed in

Iraq and Afghanistan. They have represented around 2 percent of the casualties of

those unpopular, costly wars, and some 12 percent of those deployed for the war

effort, in which there were often no clearly defined front lines, and where deadly

guerrilla tactics have included roadside bombs that kill and maim indiscriminately.

"This is an historic step for equality and for recognizing the role women have, andwill continue to play, in the defense of our nation," said Democratic Senator Patty

Murray from Washington, the outgoing head of the Senate Veterans Affairs

Committee.

wiss to accept group requests for banking

information Switzerland will be able to provide

banking and other details sought by other countries,

including India, from next month about a 'group of

persons' even without their individual identification,

provided the information has not been requested as part

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of some 'fishing expedition'. A new Tax Administrative Assistance Act will come into

force on February 1 and the Switzerlands Federal Council has passed a resolution to

this effect.

British human rights lawyer is to lead a U.N. inquiry into the legality of

American drone attacks and their impact on civilians in Pakistan,

Afghanistan and several other countries. Ben Emmerson, QC, who will head a

team of international expertsin his

capacity as a U.N. Special Rapporteur

on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, said in London on 22 January

that the exponential rise in the use of

drone technology represented a real

challenge to the framework of

international law. The inquiry, which

will examine 25 attacks in Pakistan,

Afghanistan, Yemen, the Palestinian territories and Somalia, follows anger over the

loss of innocent civilian lives. Critics have called them extra-judicial killings.

According to the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism, American drone

attacks in Pakistan since 2004 had killed up to 3,461 people, including nearly 900

civilians. Mr. Emmerson said the U.N. had decided to investigate the complaints as a

final resort because America and its allies who should have done so had not done

it.

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ussia will ban smo

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to cut the alarmingly high

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academic disciplines that

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January, awarding death s

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to death by hanging. The much-awaited

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periods of 1801 to 1825.

he Russian Navy on 20 January, has begun its biggest war games in thehigh seas in decades that will includemanoeuvres off the shores of Syria.

Officials say, more than two dozen ships drawn from all four fleets, as well as long-

range warplanes, will conduct nine-day exercises in the Mediterranean and Black

seas. It is the

largest naval

manoeuvres

since the

collapse of the

Soviet

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purpose is to

improve

coordination among different naval groups during missions in far-away sea

zones.Experts suggested the exercises would serve to project Russias naval power to

a highly explosive region and render moral support for the embattled regime of Syrian

President Bashar al-Assad.Russia leases a naval base at the Syrian port of Tartous.

The naval manoeuvres will involve training for landing operations on the Syrian

shore, informed sources told Russias Interfax news agency. Moscow may also be

preparing for possible evacuation of thousands of Russian nationals from war-torn

Syria, experts said. About 9,000 Russians are registered with the Russian Embassy in

Damascus, but their total number may well exceed 30,000.

he Fourth Meeting of ASEAN and India Tourism Minister was held in

Vientiane, Lao PDRon 21 January, in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism

Forum 2013. The Meeting was jointly co-chaired by Union Tourism Minister

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public interest or publ

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individuals, regardless of nationality.

The awards are

Sustainable development Biopharmaceutical science Sinology and The rule of lawPrize-money details

The winner in each category will receive Tw$50 million ($1.7 million), compared

to the eight million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million) that comes with a Nobel Prize.

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