Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon 2013 women’s title

Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon 2013 women’s title This is her first Grand Slam trophy. France’s Marion Bartoli won the Wimbledon 2013 women’s title on 07 July 2013 (Saturday) thrashing Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4.  Bartoli claimed her first Grand Slam trophy six years after losing the Wimbledon final to Venus Williams.  She becomes the first woman in history to win Wimbledon without beating a top 10 player. “I just cannot...

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President Pranab Mukherjee signed Ordinance on Food Security Bill

President Pranab Mukherjee signed Ordinance on Food Security Bill President Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance on food security on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent of the population over subsidised grains every month. Now, with the presidential consent, the bill will be presented before the Parliament when it convenes for the Monsoon Session. The National Food Security Ordinance – Highlights The National...

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South Malabar Gramin Bank Notified Recruitment to 256 Various Posts 2013

South Malabar Gramin Bank Notified Recruitment to 256 Various Posts 2013 South Malabar Gramin Bank (SMG Bank) issued recruitment notification for filling up of the 256  vacancies of Officer Middle Management Scale-II (Managers), Officer Junior Management Scale-I  (Assistant Managers)  and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) posts. Only those candidates who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS...

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Kerala gets its first 'all-women post office'

Kerala gets its first 'all-women post office' At PMG Junction in the capital city of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, the state’s first all-women post office has opened its doors to the public. All four employees of PMG Junction Post Office (695 033), very near to Chief Postmaster General Office, the post master to the helper, are all women. The post office will be officially inaugurated on 05.07.2013 (Friday), it has already caught the public...

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Recruitment of General Manager (Official Language) in State Bank of India

Recruitment of General Manager (Official Language) in State Bank of India Advertisement No. CRPD/GM/2013-14/02 JOB PROFILE: The General Manager (Official Language) will assist in implementation of the Official Language Policy and promotion of use of Hindi in the Bank. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: (AS ON 01-07-2013): Age limit: Minimum 40 years and Maximum 50 years Educational Qualification: Doctorate in Hindi with minimum 60% marks at Graduate...

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India Post along with Tata, Ambani, Birla in race for new bank licence

India Post along with Tata, Ambani, Birla in race for new bank licence The Reserve Bank of India, on 01 July 2013, said it had received 26 applications for new bank licences, with Department of Posts, Tata Sons, LIC Housing Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Reliance Capital, L&T Finance and Bajaj Finserv among those seeking the right to set up their banks.   With a total of 26 public and private sector companies applying for bank...

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IBPS CWE recruitment to RRB Group A Officers (Scale-I, II & III) & Group-B Office Asst. (Multipurpose) 2013

IBPS CWE recruitment to RRB Group A Officers (Scale-I, II & III) & Group-B Office Asst. (Multipurpose) 2013 Institute of Banking Personnel Selection invited application for recruitment to the post of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Asst. (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural banks for 2013. Provisional Date of Online Examination for Officers: 21 September 2013/  22 September 2013 Provisional Date of Online Examination...

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India launched its first navigation satellite IRNSS-1A from Sriharikota on 01 July 2013

India launched its first navigation satellite IRNSS-1A from Sriharikota on 01 July 2013 India’s first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was successfully put in orbit on 01.07.2013(Monday) night. The launch vehicle, PSLV-C22, bearing the 1,425-kg navigation satellite, blasted off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at the scheduled lift-off time of 11.41 p.m. As...

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Sujatha Singh to be India’s next Foreign Secretary

Sujatha Singh to be India’s next Foreign Secretary She will be the third woman to head the services after Chokila Iyer and Nirupama Rao Sujatha Singh (59), currently envoy to Germany, will be India’s next Foreign Secretary following an approval of her appointment by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Ms Singh, a 1976 batch IFS officer, was a close contender for the top job along with India’s Ambassador to China, S Jaishankar, who is a batch...

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Brazil beats Spain 3-0 to win Confederations Cup

Brazil beats Spain 3-0 to win Confederations Cup A young and inexperienced Brazilian side led by 21-year-old striker Neymar crushed world and European champions Spain 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final held on 30 June 2013 (Sunday). The crowd at Maracana Stadium was noisy, hoping for and maybe even anticipating a triumph by Brazil. Playing effective and assertive football, Brazil steamrolled over the football powerhouse Spain in front...

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SBI to charge customers Rs 60 per year for SMS alerts

SBI to charge customers Rs 60 per year for SMS alerts State Bank of India (SBI) customers will have to pay Rs 60 per year for getting SMS alerts, a move which is likely to be followed by other public sector lenders. "With effect from quarter ending June 2013, SMS charges of Rs 15 inclusive of service tax per quarter will be recovered," SBI said in an announcement. The country's largest bank, which has about 18.5 crore customers, did not specify...

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