Employment News this week: Job Highlights (01th – 07th February 2014)

1.  Reserve Bank of India Services Board, Mumbai

     Name of Post – Research Officer, Assistant Manager and Manager

     No. of Vacancies - 24, Last Date     -    17.02.2014

2.  Employees State Insurance Corporation, New Delhi

Name of Post – Social Security Officers, No. of Vacancies - 267, Last Date - 20.02.2014

3.  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh (UK)

Name of Post – Blood Transfusion Officer, Medical Physcist, Child Psychologist etc.

No. of Vacancies - 1481, Last Date - 15.03.2014

4.  Central University of Tamil Nadu

Name of Post – Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor

     No. of Vacancies - 77, Last Date     - 17.03.2014

5.  HQ Western Air Command, IAF

Name of Post – MTS, Mess Staff, Storekeeper etc. in various disciplines

No. of Vacancies - 9, Last Date     - 2.03.2014

6.  National Archives of India (Ministry of Culture), New Delhi

Name of Post –         Supervisor, Archival Assistant and Mender

     No. of Vacancies - 42, Last Date  -  21.02.2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Daily Current Affairs: 31 January 2014

1) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resigned:  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resigned from his post on Friday. Addressing the press, Bahuguna said he has submitted his resignation to the state Governor. He added he was merely following the wishes of his party. Union Minister Harish Rawat and state minister Pritam Singh have emerged as the frontrunners for the top job in the hilly state. The decision to replace Bahuguna was taken at a meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had with senior party leaders on Thursday.

2) Diesel price hiked by 50 paise; non-domestic LPG cut by Rs 107: Oil companies have increased diesel price by 57 paise a litre but cut non-subsidised cooking gas rate by Rs 107 per cylinder from Saturday.

3) German President to begin 5-day India visit on Feb 4: German President Joachim Gauck will arrive in New Delhi on February 4 on a five-day State visit during which he will focus on the vast spectrum of bilateral relations. The President will be accompanied by a high-ranking delegation comprising, among others, representatives of the German cabinet, Parliament and business, a release from the External Affairs Ministry said. Germany continues to be India's largest trading partner in Europe.

4) Music Director and Singer Bappi Lahiri joined BJP: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, famous music director and singer Bappi Lahiri joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. Party president Rajnath Singh welcomed Lahiri's decision of joining BJP. 

5) Web portal on Gandhi's life launched:  A first of its kind web portal, "Mahatma Gandhi for children", was launched last evening as a tribute to the Father of the Nation on his 66th death anniversary. The portal was launched by the advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations and Chairman of the National Innovation Council Sam Pitroda during a Twitter conference, said a press release. The portal - "Search for Gandhi" targets children from the age of 6 to 15 years and is available in English as well as Hindi. The portal is available at www.Searchforgandhi.In.

6) Rajasthan joined Delhi in banning FDI in retail: Following Delhi, Rajasthan has scrapped the decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retailing, evoking sharp criticism from the Commerce Minister, who said “states cannot retract unilaterally on such commitments.”

7) Satya Nadella likely to be next Microsoft CEO: Report- Senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella would replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO, two media reports said, citing sources familiar with the processes of selecting the new leader at the Redmond-based company. Satya Nadella was born in Hyderabad and had completed his engineering from Manipal University before heading to the US for higher studies. Currently, Satya Nadella is the president of server & tools business at Microsoft. He landed his current assignment in 2011.

8)  India lost the fifth and final one-day against New Zealand: A listless Indian cricket team slumped to its worst ODI series defeat in New Zealand, going down 0-4, after the Black Caps hammered them by 87 runs in the inconsequential fifth and final one-dayer  played at Wellington.India also lost the No.1 rankings in ODI.

9) Saina rises to No. 7, Sindhu back in top-10: Following her win at the India Grand Prix Gold on Sunday, Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal jumped two places to No. 7 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings released on Thursday. The runner-up of the Lucknow event PV Sindhu entered the top-10 for the second time in her career with her spot at 10th.

10) Department of Posts released commemorative stamp on International Year of Crystallography: The Department of Posts has brought out a commemorative stamp on International Year of Crystallography 2014 (IYCr2014) to acknowledge the contribution of crystallographers in every sphere of life and provide impetus to young scientists to study the subject.

11) Janet Yellen to be sworn in as Fed chief on Feb 3: Federal Reserve’s key monetary policy making panel, the Federal Open Market Committee, officially chose incoming Fed chief Janet Yellen as its chair. She is scheduled to be sworn in as the new chair of the Fed overall on February 3.

12) Sachin & Prof C N R Rao to get Bharat Ratna on February 4: President Pranab Mukherjee will confer cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist Prof C N R Rao with Bharat Ratna on February 4 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

13) India became third largest crude oil importer in the World: India overtook Japan to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World. As per the data released by Reuters on 30 January 2014, India imported 3.86 million barrels-per-day of crude oil in the year 2013.

14) Dhoni is 4th fastest batsman to score 8000 runs in ODIs: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today became the fourth fastest batsman to complete 8,000 runs in one-day cricket during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand in Wellington.

15) Mumbai police chief quits, likely joining politics: Mumbai Police Commissioner, Satyapal Singh, tendered his resignation to the State Home Department on Thursday and plans to explore a career in politics.

16) Jayawardene becomes sixth-highest scorer in Test cricket: Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has become the sixth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket with his unbeaten double-century on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

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Daily Current Affairs: 30 January 2014

1) Govt Hiked Subsidised LPG Cylinder Quota to 12 per Year & Aadhaar Link Put on Hold : Bowing to party pressure, the government on Thursday raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform. Announcing the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the LPG quota will cost Rs 5,000 crore in additional subsidy annually. Moily also said the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, where consumers in as many as get 289 districts in 18 states got the subsidy amount in their bank accounts so that they could buy cooking gas at market rate, has been put on hold.

2) Nation paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary: The nation on Thursday paid homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 66th death anniversary. Prominent leaders from various political parties and other dignitaries paid floral tributes at his Samadhi at Rajghat in the national capital. A series of functions were organized throughout the country to mark the occasion. India observes Gandhi's death anniversary as Martyrs' Day in the memory of its freedom fighters.

3) New PAN allotment norms put on hold; old procedure to continue: New norms for issuing of PAN (Permanent Account Number) cards have been put on hold by the Finance Ministry. They would have come into force from February 3 and required verification of original documents of applicants. Currently, a PAN applicant has to just submit photo copies of documents required. The originals are not checked. The statement, however, did not give reasons for keeping the proposed norms on hold.

4) Fixed 2-year tenure for IAS, IPS, IFoS officers: Officers of the three premier services - IAS, IPS and IFoS - will now spend a minimum of two years at each posting and any exception in the form of transfers or new appointments will only be done upon the recommendation of a civil services board, according to new rules aimed at checking political interference.

5)  Google to sell Motorola phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion:  Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake. The deal announced on Wednesday will rid Google Inc. of a financial headache that has plagued the internet company since buying Motorola Mobility for $12.4 billion in 2012. Motorola has lost nearly $2 billion since Google took over, while trimming its workforce from 20,000 to 3,800.

6) Andhra Pradesh Legislature rejected Telangana Bill: Both Houses of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature rejected the AP Reorganisation Bill, 2013 by a controversial voice vote on Thursday. All eyes will now be on the President and how the Union Government goes about getting Parliamentary consent.

7) India’s first monorail to run from Sunday:  Come Sunday and India’s first monorail will be thrown open to the public, eight years after it was first proposed. With the Maharashtra government now keen on unveiling key projects before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the monorail will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday. With this, India will join countries like the U.S., Germany, China, Japan, Australia and Malaysia that run monorails.

8) Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP decides to contest over 350 Lok Sabha seats: The Aam Aadmi Party announced it would contest more than 350 Lok Sabha seats and vowed to take on tainted candidates and political leaders.

9) Kiwi Kathy Cross is first woman in ICC umpire's panel: New Zealand's Kathy Cross on Thursday became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International official following the annual review and selection process.

10) Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award: Anand Kumar, a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014.

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz: 25 January 2014

1) How many persons have been conferred with India’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for 2014 on 25 January 2014?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 1

(D) 3

2) Speed of sound is maximum in which among the following?

(A)Solids

(B)Gases

(C)Liquids

(D)Vacuum

3) Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on which day of January recently?

(A) January 23

(B) January 21

(C) January 25

(D) January 26

4) Which among the following is Southern Most point of India?

(A)Kanyakumari

(B)Nicobar Island

(C)Indira Point

(D)Tamil Nadu

5) Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau lost in the final of Australian Open mixed doubles 2014 on 25 Jan 14. Sania had lifted Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi in which year?

(A) 2009

(B) 2010

(C) 2011

(D) 2012

6) Which among the following is a common salt in Detergents?

(A) Sulphate

(B) Nitrate

(C) Sulphonate

(D) Carbonate

7) The nationalization of Banks in India took place in 1969 by ____?

(A)An Act of Parliament of India

(B)An Ordinance Promulgated by President of India

(C)An amendment of Constitution of India

(D)A Notification by Government of India

8) Who among the following won the Australian Open 2014 women’s singles title on 25 January 2014?

(A) Serena Williams

(B) Victoria Azarenka

(C) Dominika Cibulkova

(D) Li Na

9) Which among the following is oldest living language of India?

(A)Bengali

(B)Tamil

(C)Gujrati

(D)Marathi

10) Who among the following sports person has been awarded the Padma Bhushan 2014 by Union Government on 25 Jan 2014?

(A) Yuvraj Singh

(B) Leander Paes

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Dipika Pallikkal

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 2 (B.K.S. Iyengar, the renowned Yoga guru and R.A. Mashelkar, former chief of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

2) Ans. (A)Solids

3) Ans. (C) January 25

4) Ans. (C)Indira Point

5) Ans. (A) 2009

6) Ans. (A) Sulphate

7) Ans. (B)An Ordinance Promulgated by President of India

8) Ans. (D) Li Na

9) Ans. (B)Tamil

10) Ans. (B) Leander

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Daily Current Affairs updates: 29 January 2014

1) India (Goa) emerged overall champions in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014: India (Goa) emerges overall champions with a rich haul of 92 medals (37 Gold, 27 Silver and 28 Bronze) in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014 held in Goa.  Portugal and Macau (China) finished second and third respectively in this edition of the Portuguese Commonwealth Games that featured 12 countries.

2) Beating Retreat Marks End of R-Day Celebrations: Soul-stirring martial tunes and foot-tapping drumbeats on Wednesday reverberated as bands played near the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan lit by thousands of bulbs during Beating the Retreat event, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations. 'Beating the Retreat' has emerged as an event of national pride when the Colours and Standards are paraded. The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.

3) Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prizeon Wednesday in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

4) U.P. government launched Samajwadi pension scheme: Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi pension scheme on 28 January 2014. The scheme will benefit over 40 lakh families. Under the scheme pension from 500 rupees to 700 rupees will be given to beneficiaries.

5) BCCI to assume Central Leadership responsibility in ICC: The International Cricket Council, ICC Board has strongly backed the principles related to future structure, governance and financial models of the apex cricket body of the world.

6)  India ranks at the bottom in terms of Intellectual Property: Despite the current decade being called India’s ‘decade of innovation’, the country has ranked at the bottom of the list of 25 countries in terms of its intellectual property (IP) environment.

7) Google is best company to work for: Fortune- For the fifth consecutive year, Internet search giant Google has been named as the best company to work for by Fortune  Magazine.

8) BJP to launch `Ek Note, Kamal Par Vote` campaign in Delhi: BJP`s Delhi unit will on Monday launch the "Ek Note, Kamal Par Vote" campaign for collecting voluntary contributions from public ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

9) Mohammed Azharuddin to contest Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal: Former India captain and current Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Azharuddin, in all likelihood, would contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from a constituency in West Bengal.

10) Om Prakash Singh takes over as ADG in CISF: Senior IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh Om Prakash Singh has been appointed as the chief of the airport sector of the CISF security at the country`s civil air terminals.

11) Bhutan lifts ban on furniture, alcohol import from India: Bhutan has decided to lift a ban on import of furniture and alcohol from India, saying the restrictions did not serve their intended purpose. The decision to reverse the ban, which was imposed in 2012 in the wake of global financial crisis, was taken during a cabinet meeting in Thimphu this week.

12) National Waqf Development Corp. Limited inaugurated by PM: Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 29 January 2014 inaugurated National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) that is a new Central Public Sector Enterprise in New Delhi.

13) Bharti Airtel has appointed Manoj Kohli as MD: Bharti Airtel has appointed Manoj Kohli as MD of Bharti Enterprises of all non-telecom businesses of the group retail insurance, food and agriculture, realty and other businesses of the group. Currently he is the MD &CEO (International) of Bharti Airtel.

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General Knowledge & Current Affairs Quiz: 24 January 2014

1) National Girl Child Day was observed across the nation on 24 Jan 2014. It commemorates the day when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of the country on January 24 in which year?

(A) 1965

(B) 1966

(C) 1971

(D) 1975

2) Which one of the following is the first National Park of India?

(A)Jim Corbett National Park

(B)Bandipur National Park

(C)Kanha National Park

(D)Sariska National Park

3) Which among the following bank has strengthened its social media presence with the launch of its Youtube channel on 24 January 2014?

(A) ICICI Bank

(B) Bharatiya Mahila Bank

(C) Indian overseas Bank

(D) State Bank of India

4) On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole?

(A)Richard E. Byrd

(B)Robert Edwin Peary

(C)Roald Amundsen

(D)Lincoln Ellsworth

5) Hockey India on 24 January 2014 unveiled the charismatic trophy & Mascot ‘Gaurav’ meaning Pride of Hero Hockey India League in New Delhi. This is the ...... edition of HIL?

(A) First

(B) Second

(C) Third

(D) Fourth

6) Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci  beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4 3-6 7-5 to retain the Australian Open women's doubles title 2014. They are from which country?

(A) Russia

(B) Australia

(C) France

(D) Italy

7)  Rafael Nadal on 24 Jan 2014 entered the finals of Australian Open 2014 beating which player in the semi finals?

(A) Andy Murray

(B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Roger Federer

(D) Juan Martin Del Potro

8)  Micromax, India’s leading and world’s 11th largest handset maker on 23 Jan 2014 launched its operations in which among the following countries?

(A) Australia

(B) China

(C) Russia

(D) South Africa

9)  India and which country on 24 January 2014 launched the Year of Friendly Exchanges at a colourful Republic Day reception in New Delhi attended by Vice President Li Yuanchao of that country?

(A) China

(B) South Korea

(C) Japan

(D) Indonesia

10) Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?

(A)Hyderabad

(B)Bangalore

(C)Chennai

(D)Noida

Answers

1) Ans. (B) 1966

2) Ans. (A)Jim Corbett National Park

3) Ans. (D) State Bank of India

4) Ans. (B)Robert Edwin Peary

5) Ans. (B) Second

6) Ans. (D) Italy

7) Ans. (C) Roger Federer

8) Ans. (C) Russia

9) Ans. (A) China

10) Ans. (B)Bangalore

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Current Affairs Capsule January 2014 (Jan 19 to Jan 25)

25 January 2014

1) Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country.

2) Padma Awards announced by Government (2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri). Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar and BKS Iyengar awarded with Padma Vibhushan. Actors Kamal Haasan and Vidya Balan, tennis player Leander Paes, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, and former chief justice of India, the late JS Verma are among the prominent persons who were conferred with the Padma awards. 27 of the Awardees are women.

3) Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi  on a three-day official trip to India.

4) Third ODI between India-New Zealand ended in a thrilling tie.

5) China's Li Na won Australia Open 2014 singles title defeating Dominika Cibulkova by 7-6 (7-3) 6-0.Li Na, 32, also became the oldest winner of the women's title, surpassing Margaret Court who was 30 when she became champion in 1973.

6) Bangalore became the first city in India to offer free Wi-Fi spots for the public.

24 January 2014

1) India observed 7th 'National Girl Child Day'. The theme of this year is ‘Safety and Development of girl child’.

2) India & China launched Year of Friendly Exchanges.

3) Nation's largest lender State Bank of India launched Youtube Channel.

4) Rajasthan, Tripura, Karnataka, Delhi bagged Election Commisssion award for best electoral practices.

5) Catherine Samba-Panza became the first woman president of war-torn Central African Republic.

6) Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) has temporarily suspended its south zone organising secretary, MK Alagiri.

7)  Sania Mirza and her Romanian team-mate Horia Tecau advanced into the mixed-doubles finals in the Australian Open 2014.

8) Indian-American AJ Paulraj wins Marconi Prize 2014.

23 January 2014

1) India celebrated 117th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

2) Saina Nehwal slipped to 9th in BWF rankings.

3) Indian-origin professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed Dean of the prestigious Harvard College.

4) Kerala bagged the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s Ulysses Award for “innovation in public policy and governance”.

5) Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency 'Bitcoin'.   

6) Alok Sinha has been given the additional charge of Chairman of Airports Authority of India after the removal of V P Agarwal.

7) Real Madrid retained title of world's richest soccer club.

22 January 2014

1)  Reserve Bank decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005 after March 31.

2) Legendary Telegu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao died in Hyderabad at the age of 90. He was the Dadasaheb Phalke award winner in the year 1990.

3) Govt launched LPG portability across India.

4) Kailash Meghwal elected as Rajasthan Assembly Speaker.

5) T. Nanda Kumar to be appointed new Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

6) Google acquired cybersecurity firm Impermium for 9 million dollar.

7) Indian Energy Exchange appoints S N Goel as CEO & MD.

8) Advanced Light Helicopter 'Garuda Vasudha' dedicated to Geological Survey of India.

21 January 2014

1) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal called off his dharna against Delhi Police.

2) MF revised India's growth rate to 4.6 per cent for the financial year 2013-14.

3) Aruna Bahuguna became the first woman head of National Police Academy (NPA) since its inception in 1948. 

4) Kapurthala (Punjab) gets world's second and nation's first 'Climate Change Theatre'.

5) Novak Djokovic knocked out by Stanislas Wawrinka in Australian Open.

6) Amul launched India’s first ‘milk ATM’

7)  Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya celebrated 42nd statehood day.

20 January 2014

1) Nuclear capable Agni-IV missile test-fired from Odisha.

2) Jain community granted minority status by Union Government.

3) Sudhir Gupta appointed new Secretary of TRAI.

4) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad launched the National Urban Health Mission in Bangalore.

5) Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won Miss South India Pageant Title.

6) Mitchell Johnson won Allan Border Medal.

19 January 2014

1) Dhoni becomes first Indian keeper to cross 300 dismissals in ODIs.

2) Technopark in Kerala became nation's largest IT park.

3) Global retail giant Wal-Mart has registered a new company in India called 'Wal-Mart India Private Ltd'.

4) Cyrus Mistry wins DSC Prize for 2014.

5) Kenya's Evans Ruto and Dinknesh Mekash of Ethiopia win the 11th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Men and Women category.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 January 2014

1) RBI increased repo rate by 25 bps to 8%: Belying expectations of another pause in the rate hiking cycle, the RBI on Tuesday decided to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 8.0 per cent . Consequently, reverse repo rate will now be at 7 per cent. There is no change in CRR at 4 per cent. The RBI has also decided to have a policy review once in 2 months ( 6 reviews in a year), instead of once in 45 days.

Current Policy Rates

Bank Rate   :  9.0%

Repo Rate  :  8.0%

Reverse Repo Rate :  7.0%

Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 9.0%

CRR   :  4%

SLR:  23.0%

2) Supreme Court refused to review verdict criminalising gay sex : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to relook into its verdict criminalising gay sex in the country. A Bench of Justices H.L. Dattu and S.J. Mukhopadhaya, in inchamber proceedings, dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by the Centre and gay rights activists against its December 2013 verdict declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment.

3) Congress nominated Selja, Sanjay Singh for Rajya Sabha: Union Minister Kumari Selja was on Tuesday named Congress nominee for Rajya Sabha elections, putting an end to speculation that former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit could be brought to the Upper House from Haryana. Congress also nominated Sultanpur MP Sanjay Singh from Assam besides re-nominating Assam PCC Chief Bhubaneswar Kalita from the state.

4) US musician Pete Seeger passed away at 94:  US musician Pete Seeger died at the age of 94, after a long career collecting and championing the folk songs of the United States as well as writing his own, a report said on Tuesday. He died of natural causes in a New York hospital on Monday, his grandson was quoted as saying by the New York Times.

5) FakeOff app to detect bogus Facebook accounts :  As instances of cyber impersonation on social networking sites rise, an Israel-based start-up has developed an application, FakeOff, which helps to identify fake accounts on Facebook. The app on the world’s largest social networking platform claims to protect users from scams devised by fake Facebook users, who are mistaken for genuine ‘new friends’.

6) General election date will be announced on March 3: The announcement for the forthcoming general elections could be made on March 3 with the Model Code of Conduct, which prohibits the Government from making any major policy decisions, coming into play within two weeks of the announcement. .

7) New Zealand won ODI series against India:  India slumped to their second consecutive series defeat overseas as New Zealand rode on Ross Taylor’s unbeaten century to thrash the visitors by seven wickets in the fourth one-dayer and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

8) Kerala Cricket Association tied up with CricHQ.com: The Kerala Cricket Association has tied up with CricHQ.com to develop the school grade cricket in the State. Live scoring and updates have helped administrators to manage school cricket through the year. With CricHQ.com, the administrators can easily generate player profiles and statistics and evaluate player performances.

9) Jai Ho grossed 101 cr worldwide: Salman Khan-starrer Jai Ho has grossed Rs.101.26 crore worldwide in the first three days, said Eros International. The movie earned Rs.78.90 crore as gross box office collection, while net collections stood at Rs.60.68 crore in India. It earned about Rs.2.36 crore in overseas territories.

10) Kumari Selja resigned from Union council of Minsiters: Kumari Selja, who has been nominated as a candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections, has quit the Union Council of Ministers to work for Congress.

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