1) Cabinet
okays inclusion of jats in OBC list: The Cabinet on Sunday approved the
inclusion of jats in the central list of OBCs that defines the eligibility for
27% Mandal reservations. Jats can now avail reservation in central jobs and
educational institutions, a decision taken by possibly the last Cabinet meeting
of UPA-2 in what is a desperate Congress gambit to woo the community ahead of
elections.
2) South
Africa won maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title: South Africa won its
maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title when it defeated two-time former
champion Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on
Saturday. Fast bowler Corbin Bosch saved his best performance in the tournament
for the title match when he claimed four for 15, and wicketkeeper Clyde Fortuin
collected six catches behind the wickets as Pakistan was bundled out for 131 in
44.3 overs after electing to bat first.
>> South Africa captain Aiden Markram
was declared player of the tournament for scoring 370 runs in the tournament,
which saw him strike two centuries and one half-century.
3) Pakistan
defeated India in Asia Cup match: India paid the price for costly blunders
at crucial junctures to suffer a nerve-wracking one-wicket defeat at the hands
of arch-rivals Pakistan, who rode on Shahid Afridi's brilliant cameo to
virtually assure themselves a berth in the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday. In
a tense encounter where fortunes fluctuating from one team to other till very
end saw Afridi the turn the game decisively in Pakistan's favour by hitting
successive sixes in Ravichandran Ashwin's last over to overhaul India's modest
total of 245.
4) Manchester
City won Capital One Cup final at Wembley: Manuel Pellegrini won his first
trophy as Manchester City manager as his side came from behind to beat
Sunderland 3—1 at Wembley in final of Capital One Cup on Sunday. Fabio Borini put Sunderland ahead
after 10 minutes and for the rest of the first half it seemed a major upset was
possible. But Yaya Toure stroked in a brilliant 25—yarder to level nine minutes
after half—time and three minutes later Samir Nasri fired in with the outside
of his right foot from just inside the box.
5) New
Pakistan High Commissioner arrived in India: Pakistan High
Commissioner-designate Abdul Basit arrived in India on Sunday at a time of a
pause in India-Pakistan relations. A career diplomat like his predecessor
Salman Bashir, Mr. Basit was Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany and nominated for
this post instead of the earlier choice Syed Ibne Abbas.
6) Nishi
Vasudeva takes over as Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd chief: Nishi Vasudeva
on 1 March 2014 became the first woman to head a blue-chip PSU when she took
over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd
(HPCL). Vasudeva, who turns 58 this month, was Director (Marketing) in HPCL
before replacing Subir Roy Choudhury as the head of the company. Choudhury
retired on 28 Feb 2014 on attaining the superannuation age of 60 years.
7) Roger Federer won Dubai tennis
championship: Roger Federer won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis
Championship by defeating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4,6-3 in the final.
8) Finance
ministry allows EPFO to become stock exchange member: The finance ministry
has allowed retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
to become a member of a stock exchange although its trustees oppose parking
even a part of its over Rs5 lakh crore corpus in equities. The department of
economic affairs has issued a notification under the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Rules Act 1957, permitting the EPFO to become a member of a
recognised stock exchange, according to a release.
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