IBPS RRBs CWE II 2013 Results Published

IBPS RRBs CWE II 2013 Results Published!!!!!

Friends.....today Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has declared result of the Common Written Examination (CWE-II) for recruitment to the post of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural banks for 2013. IBPS has conducted the examination for the posts on 28 September2013, 29 September 2013, 05 October 2013 and 06 October 2013.

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For successful candidates following message will come "You have secured the mimimum qualifying marks..... ". If you couldn't crack it the following message  will be displayed "We regret to convey that you have secured less than the minimum qualifying scores....".

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India’s first ever mission to Mars "Mangalyaan" completed its first stage

India’s first ever mission to Mars "Mangalyaan" completed its first stage

>>India’s first ever mission to Mars successfully completed its first stage on Tuesday, as a rocket carrying the Mangalyaan Mars orbiter delivered the spacecraft into earth’s orbit, some 45 minutes after lift-off.

>> "I am happy to announce that the Mars orbiter mission first phase is a success," said Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Radhakrishnan soon after the rocket injected the spacecraft into an Earth orbit about 45 minutes of flight. About 90 minutes after a drizzle raised minor concerns about weather among lay people, the 44.4m PSLV-C25 carrying in its head India's first Mars orbiter, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2.38pm.

>> The textbook lift-off of ISRO’s workhorse launch vehicle PSLV C25 at 2.38 p.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 100 km from Chennai, was witnessed among others by Minister of State in PMO, V. Narayanasamy, US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, K. Radhakrishnan, and a host of other officials.

>> The XL version of PSLV C 25 had carried Chandrayaan 1, the country’s maiden moon mission, in 2008.

>> After going around Earth for 20-25 days in an elliptical orbit (perigee of 250 km and apogee of 23,500 km), the Rs 450-crore orbiter would begin a nine-month long voyage to Mars around 12.42 a.m. on December 1.

>> It is expected to reach the red planet’s orbit by September 24, 2014 and go around in an elliptical orbit (periapsis of 366 km and apo-apsis of 80,000 km).

>> The Mars mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation is aimed at establishing the country’s capability to reach the red planet and focus on looking for the presence of methane, an indicator of life in Mars.

>> Mars Orbiter has five scientific instruments — Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP), Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM), Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA), Mars Colour Camera (MCC) and Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS).

>> European Space Agency (ESA) of the European consortium, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US and Roscosmos of Russia are the three agencies which have successfully sent their missions to the red planet.

>> India would be the sixth after the US, USSR/Russia, European Union, China and Japan to launch a Mars mission.

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TamilNadu Circle PA/SA Exam 2013 Final Results Published

TamilNadu Circle PA/SA Exam 2013 Final Results Published

Friends..today TamilNadu Postal Circle has published the PA/SA Exam results 2013.

Write Up along with the results is as follows:

1. This is regarding declaration of Results for Direct Recruitment to the Cadre of Postal Assistants in Post Offices, Savings Bank Control Organization and Foreign Post and Sorting Assistants in RMS Divisions conducted by CMC India Ltd. for the vacancies of 2011 and 2012 of Tamilnadu Circle. The Aptitude Test (Paper I) was held on 21.04.13 and Computer/Typing Test for short listed candidates was held on 10/11th August 2013.

2. As per the Merit list given by the CMC India Ltd., received through Dte. D.O. letter no. A-34012/05/2011-DE (PART) dated 30.09.2013, list of candidates selected category wise is furnished in the Annexure along with Division/Unit to which they are allotted.

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Daily Current Affairs updates: 04 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs updates: 04 November 2013

1) Countdown for Mars Orbiter Mission progressing smoothly: ISRO- India is inching towards a milestone in space technology with preparatory work in full swing at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota to launch the country’s first inter-planetary satellite to Mars. PSLV C 25 is scheduled to lift off at 2.38 p.m on 05 November 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota.

2) US, India to undertake joint naval exercise: United States and India would undertake a joint naval exercise later this week as part of enhancing ties between the two countries, a top US Naval officer said.

3) Gandhi Maidan thrown open for public: A week after serial bomb blasts, Gandhi Maidan in Patna, which was the venue of the public meeting of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, has been thrown open for the public.

4) Fog effect: Train services to be hit from Dec 28- Gearing up to meet the fog situation in the ensuing winter months, railways has decided to cancel and divert as many as 30 trains during the period.

5) 7 killed in militant attack in Assam’s Goalpara: Death toll in the attack by suspected Garo National Liberation Army insurgents on a group of people gambling on the occasion of Diwali in Assam’s Goalpara district has risen to seven.

6) Pervez Musharraf granted bail in Lal Masjid case: Beleaguered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was granted bail in a case related to the death of a cleric of the radical Lal Masjid during a 2007 military operation, paving the way for his possible release after over six months of house arrest.

7) Eminem, Korean Girls group, nab top YouTube Music Awards: Controversial rapper Eminem was named 'artist of the year' at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards on Sunday, but in many ways it was the awards themselves that were the star of the show. With prize winners decided solely by fans who shared the YouTube nominees video on Facebook, Twitter or Google+, the video of the year award went to the South Korean girl band Girls’ Generation’s “I Got a Boy.”

8) Cong calls for ban on opinion polls: Congress party has sought a ban on opinion polls with its leaders alleging corruption in the surveys and claiming that these are exercises in manipulation, inviting the Opposition ire.

9) After Mars comes Aditya: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has plenty of space ambitions and a successful Mars mission will be crucial in moving towards them, both in terms of confidence and funds. ISRO wants to study the Sun from close quarters. After Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan, it will be Aditya. The idea is to study the Sun’s corona, the outer atmosphere and also the hottest part of the Sun.

10)  84th birth anniversary of Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as the “human computer” celebrated: Best known for her ability to do complex mathematical calculations mentally, Shakuntala Devi was a child prodigy. Hailing from a humble family, her talent was first noticed by her father during a game of cards. She was all of three. In 1977, she was able to extracted the 23rd root of a 201-digit number through her mental calculations. She even multiplied two randomly selected 13-digit numbers in just about 28 seconds. Apart from making it to the Guinness Book of World Record, she was also known for authoring several books such as “Fun With Numbers”, “Astrology for You”, “Mathablit”, among others. She breathed her last in April this year.

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Current Affairs updates: 03 November 2013

Current Affairs updates: 03 November 2013

1) Countdown begins for Mars mission: India’s ambitious mission to Mars moved ahead smoothly on Sunday with the 56.5- hour countdown beginning at 6.08 a.m. at the Sriharikota spaceport.  If the countdown progresses without any “hold,” the four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) will lift off from the first launch pad at 2.38 p.m. on Tuesday (November 5) and put the 1,350-kg Mars Orbiter in a long, elliptical earth-orbit.

2) Nitaqat: grace period ends-  Saudi Arabian government will impose the Nitaqat law from Monday, sending fears among large sections of expatriates from Kerala. The law, meant to put an end to illegal immigrants, is being imposed after having given a grace period of seven months for expatriates to leave that country.

3) Pakistani folk singer Reshma died: Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma, 66, who mesmerised music lovers with soulful rendition of songs like Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar in her trademark rustic voice, died in Lahore on Sunday after a prolonged battle with throat cancer.

4) Sensex touches record high on Muhurat trading: In a special session of Muhurat trading on Sunday stock market indices surged ahead as the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share Sensitive Index (Sensex) ended up at its second consecutive record high of 21,239.36 with a gain of 42.55 points or 0.20 per cent.

5) Nitish Sengupta passes away: Former Lok Sabha MP and Revenue Secretary Nitish Sengupta passed away after a massive cardiac arrest on Sunday.

6) Vettel makes it seven on the trot: Sebastian Vettel eased to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday for his seventh successive victory and 11th of the season. The 26-year-old German led home a Red Bull 1-2 for the 15th time in Formula One, giving the team its100th podium finish, as Australian Mark Webber’s second-place finish saw him crossing 1,000 points in his Formula One career, which comes to an end at the end of the season. German Nico Rosberg was third for Mercedes.

7) Kohli is No. 1 ranked ODI batsman: Virat Kohli on Sunday became the No. 1 batsman in One-day cricket after a superb batting show against Australia in the just-concluded series, in which he scored 344 runs. Kohli has now become the third India batsman to hold the No. 1 batting rank in ODI cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and M.S. Dhoni. Tendulkar first claimed the No. 1 position when he took over from Brian Lara in February 1996. He was last No. 1 in March 2008.

8) Indian men qualify for 2014 Hockey World Cup: Indian men officially confirmed their presence at the 2014 hockey World Cup following Australia’s success in the Oceania Cup on Sunday.The 2014 World Cup will be held from May 31 to June 15 at The Hague, the Netherlands. Eleven out of 12 men’s teams have been confirmed while the final spot will go to the winner of the Africa Cup of Nations.

9) Kanpur to host third ODI: BCCI on Saturday officially allotted the third ODI between India and West Indies, scheduled on November 27, to Kanpur.

10) World Number Two Serbia's Novak Djokovic has lifted the Paris Masters Tennis tournament. In the title clash at at the Bercy arena last night, Djokovic defeated defending champion David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5.

11) Festival of Lights, Diwali celebrated across the nation. The festival marks the triumph of good over evil, of righteousness over treachery, of truth over falsehood, and of light over darkness.

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Q1. Who won the Formula One Indian Grand Prix 2013 at Buddha International Circuit on 27 October 2013?

Ans. Sebastian Vettel, the Red Bull driver

Note: This is the third continuous victory of Vettel in the Indian Grand Prix. This is the tenth victory of the season of Vettel and thirty sixth victory of his career. He won the race almost 30 seconds ahead of NIco Rosberg of Mercedes. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was placed at third position.

Q2. BCCI on 26 October 2013 terminated ............... team from the IPL after the Sahara-owned franchise failed to pay its payments and refused to furnish the bank guarantee for the next season?

Ans. Pune Warriors

Q3. Name the pension and life insurance fund scheme for blue-collar Indian workers in UAE which was launched by the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vyalar Ravi in Dubai on 28 October 2013?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

Q4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 29 October 2013 released the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14. According the released statement by the RBI, the Repo rate increased by 25 basis points from 7.5 percent to ............ percent?

Ans. 7.75%

Current Rates:

1. Repo Rate – 7.75%

2. Reverse Repo Rate – 6.75%

3. CRR – 4%

4.SLR – 23%

5. Bank Rate – 8.75%

6. MSF – 8.75%

Q5. Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint whom as the next Chief of the Air Staff?

Ans. Air Marshal Arup Raha

Note: He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK Browne on 31 December 2013.

Q6. Prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 29 October 2013 inaugurated the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum at which place?

Ans. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Note: Sarda Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum was established in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was an Indian freedom fighter.

Q7. Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on 29 October 2013 launched the HSRC, a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Expand HSRC?

Ans. High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd

Q8. Who was appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 30 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Subhas Goswami

Note: He is the director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. He will succeed Ajay Chadha, IPS.

Q9. World’s first Bitcoin ATM machine which can exchange digital currency - Bitcoins -for any official currency has launched in Vancouver in which country on 29 October 2013?

Ans. Canada

Note: ATM machine, named Robocoin, installed at Waves Coffee Shop at Howe and Smithe, allows users to buy or sell the digital currency known as bitcoins. The ATM in Vancouver is operated by Las Vegas-based Robocoin and Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs.

Q10. Union Cabinet of India on 30 October 2013 gave its approval for declaring the.......................  and ...................... airports as international airports to fulfill the long pending demand of people as well as the State Governments of Odisha and Manipur?

Ans. Bhubaneswar & Imphal Airports

Note: Declaration of these airports as international airports will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism and economic development of the region and the country.

Q11. Name the Indian who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan, South Korea on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Srishti Rana

Note: Srishti Rana, 21, is the second Indian in a row to win the oldest Miss Asia Pacific World 2013. Last year Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World title.

Q12. Name the new tactical surface-to-surface missile developed by India which has a range between 60-170 km?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Pragati

Note:  Pragati missile is based on the Prahaar missile and it has been developed by the DRDO for the Army. It was put on display at a defence exhibition at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX 2013).

Q13. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2013 laid the foundation stone of the Statute of Unity-a 182-metre tall statue of iron man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 138th birth anniversary at Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Bharuch district in Gujarat. What is special bout Statute of Unity?

Ans. When contructions completes, it becomes world’s largest statue. Statue of Unity will be double of the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres) in the USA.

Q14. Name the former Union Home Secretary who was on 1 November 2013 appointed as the Chairman of the MCX Stock Exchange Limited?

Ans. G.K. Pillai

Note: MCX-SX (MCX Stock Exchange Limited) is a new stock exchange of India. It is recognized by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. MCX-SX became the recognized stock exchange by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 21 December 2012, under Section 2(39) of the Companies Act, 1956

Q15. Which district was declared by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on 1 November 2013 as the first zero-landless district in the country?

Ans. Kannur in Kerala

Note: Prestigious Zero Landless programme of the United Democratic Front in Kerala was flagged off by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in October 2013. The Zero Landless programme envisages distribution of three cents of land each to 243928 families identified across the State.

Q16. Joint OPCW-UN Mission on 31 October 2013 confirmed that Syria has completed the functional destruction of all critical equipment that it had declared for manufacturing chemical weapons. Expand OPCW?

Ans. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Note: They were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Q17. Name the founder, vice-chairman and a Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), who resigned from the board on 31 October 2013?

Ans. Jignesh Shah

Q18. India on 1 November 2013 won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with its nominee ........................., the Comptroller and Auditor General- by 124 votes out of the total 186?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shashi Kant Sharma

Q19. Six major central banks in the world made currency swap arrangements permanent on 31 October 2013 as a prudent liquidity backstop  in case of future global financial strains. Name these six banks?

Ans. 1. The Bank of Japan

2. U.S. Federal Reserve

3. European Central Bank

4. Bank of England

5. central bank of Canada

6. central bank of Switzerland

Q20. Who was on 31 October 2013 appointed as British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai?

Ans. Bharat Suresh Joshi

Q21. India's men's compound Archery team on 31 October 2013 won a gold medal in the 18th Asian Archery competition. Where was the vent held?

Ans. Chinese Taipei

Q22. Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on allocation and pricing of telecom licences and 2G Spectrum during 1998-2009 was submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on 29 October 2013. Who headed the JPC?

Ans. PC Chako, MP

Note: It consists of 30 memebers ( 20 Loka Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs).

Q23. Who was appointed as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free international voiceover and messaging service and Lync communications product by Microsoft on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Gurdeep Singh Pall

Q24. Name the panel advising Pricing Methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene which submitted its report to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 30 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Kirit Parikh Panel

Note: Panel in its report recommended a price increase of 5 Rupees per litre in diesel, 4 Rupees per litre in kerosene, and 250 Rupees in LPG cylinder with immediate effect.

Q25. Name the new scheme, approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 30 October 2013,  with a total cost of 500 crore rupees during the 12th Five Year Plan and to establish four to six brown field projects and three to five green field projects addressing the environmental issues faced by Textile Processing Units?

Ans. Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS)

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Q26. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), life insurance arm of Aditya Birla Group on 30 October 2013?

Ans. Pankaj Razdan

Q27. India and which country on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT)?

Ans. Cuba

Q28. Which Indian Bollywood actress was on 29 October 2013 honoured in the House of Commons, London for her contribution to the global entertainment industry?

Ans. Kareena Kapoor

Q29. World Bank on 25 October 2013 approved ................. million US dollars assistance for Uttarakhand, in the wake of rains and landslides that killed several hundred people in the state in June 2013?

Ans. 250

Q30. GAIL India and which Port Trust on 26 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up an offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Paradip Port, Odisha?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Paradip Port Trust

Q31. Who won the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at Istanbul after defeating Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0?

Ans. Serena Williams

Q32. Which corporation on 27 October 2013 defeated Air India 5-3 to win the 48th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the MHA stadium, Mumbai?

Ans. Indian Oil Corporation

Q33. Who was on 27 October 2013 conferred with the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award by NGO The Harmony Foundation for her efforts towards achieving social justice in Mumbai?

Ans. Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe

Q34. Who will be declared the winner  as clarified by Election Commission of India on 28 October 2013 that if the number of electors who had utilised the NOTA (None Of The Above candidates) option in the EVM or Ballot paper exceeded the votes polled by any of the candidates?

Ans. The candidate with the highest number of votes would be declared winner.

Q35. Name the the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar?

Ans. Rajendra Yadav

Q36. Which country on 29 October 2013 opened world’s first underwater rail link that connects Asia and Europe?

Ans. Turkey

Note: The length of the rail link is 13 kilometers and is about 60 meters below the Bosphorus Strait. Named Marmaray tunnel is the first world’s subway to connect two continents. The Tunnel is engineered to withstand the earthquakes.

Q37. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 28 October 2013 launched the Indian Chambers of Commerce (INCHAM) in which country?

Ans. Lima, Peru

Q38. Name the Bollywood actress who became the global brand ambassador of American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013?

Ans. Priyanka Chopra

Q39. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October 2013?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. P.S. Raghvan

Note: At present, Raghvan, the IFS of 1979 batch is serving as the current Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will succeed Ajai Malhotra, who will retire on 30 November 2013.

Q40. Name the renowned Bharatnatyam exponent was on 29 October 2013 honoured with the prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding contribution in the field of dance?

Ans. Geeta Chandran

Q41. Reserve Bank of India on 29 October 2013 allowed the commercial banks to revise the periodicity of interest payments thus enabling savings bank account and term deposit holders to earn interest at shorter intervals. What is the present interval at which interests are paid?

Ans. Quarterly intervals

Note: Reserve Bank of India gave freedom to commercial banks to fix savings bank deposit rates in 2011. While giving banks this freedom, the RBI kept one condition that a uniform rate will have to be offered on deposits of up to 1 lakh Rupees, on higher amounts banks are allowed to offer differential rates to depositors.

Q42. World Health Organisation (WHO) on 29 October 2013 confirmed ten cases of polio in which country in 14 years?

Ans. Syria

Q43. Which country on 29 October 2013 announced the winding down of its military mission in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014?

Ans. Australia

Q44. India was ranked at which place in the ease of doing business list according to the annual Doing Business report released on 29 October 2013 by World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. 134th

Note: In the Ease of Doing Business ranking of 189 countries India has dropped from 131 spot in 2013 to 134th spot in 2014. Top 03 countries were Hong Kong , New Zealand and United States.

Q45. Who was on 29 October 2013 presented with the 'Soul of India Award' for his outstanding achievements in the film industry?

Ans. Ashok Amritraj

Note: Ashok Amritraj is a former tennis player and has represented India on an international level. He played in all major tennis tournament during his nine-year career including Wimbledon and the US Open. Later he turned a film producer.

Q46. Recently, Scientists discovered a new planet called ................. which has a similar mass and density to that of Earth?

Ans.  Kepler 78b

Q47. How many medals were bagged by Indian shooters at 6th Air Gun Shooting Championship which concluded in Tehran, Iran on 26 October 2013?

Ans. 37 medals

  

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 02 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 02 November 2013

1) Rohit Sharma becomes third player to hit ODI double-century: India's Rohit Sharma smashed a magnificent innings of 209 off 158 balls in their seventh one-day international with Australia, becoming only the third player to score a double-century in ODI cricket as India secured victory by 57 runs to win the series 3-2. The other two players to hit double century were also Indian’s Virender Sehwag (219) against West Indies in 2011 and Sachin Tendulkar (200) against South Africa in 2010.

2) Rohit Sharma breaks the record of highest number of sixes by a batsmen in an innings of ODI:  Rohit Sharma who hit 16 sixes while out in the middle in Bangalore, breaked Shan Watson's previous record of 15 sixes in an ODI innings.

3) India won the 7 match ODI Series against Australia 3-2: Rohit Sharma's brilliant performance in the final helped India seal the 07 match ODI series against Australia with a margin of 3-2 as 4th & 5th ODIs were washed out in rain. Rohit Sharma was adjudged the Man of the Series and Man of the Match(final). From 06 matches played Rohit Sharma scored 491 runs with an average of above 100 hitting 02 centuries & a fifty.

4) 10-day-old Rajkot girl is youngest PAN card holder: Aahna was born on October 21, 2013, in a private hospital in Rajkot. Ten days later, she became India’s youngest holder of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) when she received a PAN card from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). She has just beaten the earlier record by 12 days flat.

5) Pak Taliban chooses new chief after drone strike:  Pakistan Taliban on Saturday selected Khan Said Sajna as their new leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike, members of the insurgent group said.

6) Barack Obama greets people on Diwali: US President Barack Obama greeted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the globe on the occasion of Diwali, saying the flame of the diya reminds that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

7) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary reopens after monsoon: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, famous for dense population of one-horn rhinos, reopened to tourists after remaining closed during the monsoon.

8) 56-hour countdown for India's Mars mission to begin on 03 November 2013.

9) Unnao gold hunt: No gold found in the first trench- The Archeological Survey of India's (ASI) team, which had undertaken the digging work in Unnao's Daundiya Kheda area since October 18, made it clear that no gold was found on the site. The team closed the work on the first trench and moved to second on Saturday evening.

10) Ten passengers died as they jump out of train in Andhra Pradesh:  Ten people were run over and an equal number injured by a speeding train near Vizianagaram town. According to East Coast railway spokesperson, some of the passengers of Bokaro Express (Alleppy to Dhanbad), proceeding to Bokaro Steel city, pulled the chain at the railway yard at Gotlam station near Vizianagaram town when they heard a rumour that a compartment of the train was on fire and jumped out on the tracks at around 6.50pm. As it was dark, they did not see Rayagada-Vijaywada passenger train coming from the opposite direction on the adjacent track and were run over.

11) Congress’ theme song for Delhi polls released: An audio-visual theme song for the assembly polls reflecting the achievements of the Congress government in Delhi in the last 15 years was released by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

12)  Australian Mark Webber put Red Bull on pole position for the floodlit Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a front row sweep with quadruple world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel.

13) Kannur (also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala) declared first zero-landless district in country.

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