29 December

Former England Cricket team captain Tony Greig died

Tony Greig, the South Africa-born cricketer who became England cricket team captain and later continued to make his mark on the game as a revered commentator in Australia, died on 29 December 2012.He played 58 tests for England and scored 3,599 runs at an average of 40.43 and took 141 wickets at 32.20.

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Kohli reaches fifth spot in ICC T20 rankings

India`s batsman Virat Kohli has jumped five places to a career-best fifth position in the latest ICC Twenty20 International Player Rankings table released on 29 December 2012.Kohli scored a total of 95 runs against England and Pakistan in the four matches, thereby achieving his career-best ratings of 731.Yuvraj Singh has also moved up, jumping six places to 13th, following his 124 runs against England and Pakistan. He also climbed up a place in the bowlers` rankings list to 35th.The combined batting and bowling efforts has helped Yuvraj, who was also named Player of the Series against England, achieve career-best 337 ratings points in the all-rounders` table, where he is placed third.Meanwhile, the batting table continues to be headed by Shane Watson, followed by Brendon McCullum in second place and Chris Gayle in third.

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Michael Hussey to retire after Sydney Test vs Sri Lanka

Australian veteran Mike Hussey announced on 29 December 2012 he will retire from Test cricket after the third and final match against Sri Lanka in Sydney on 3rd January 2013.Hussey has scored 19 hundreds in 78 Tests and averages 51.52.

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Ramanujan’s Cryptic Death Bed Theory proved by American Scientist

Mathematicians from a US university have finally solved a cryptic puzzle renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan claimed came to him in his dreams while he was on his deathbed.While on his death-bed in 1920, Ramanujan wrote a letter to his mentor, British mathematician GH Hardy, outlining several new mathematical functions never before heard of, along with a hunch about how they worked.Now, researchers say they have proved Ramanujan was right, and that the formula could explain the behaviour of black holes.

28 December

‘Beijing 14th safest city in China, Lhasa tops the list’

A survey conducted by China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) which is a government owned body, revealed that the capital of China, Beijing is less safer than other cities of the country. The safest place is the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, followed by Shanghai.

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Tejaswini, Mahaveer win gold medals in national shooting championship

Rajasthan’s Mahaveer Singh and Tejaswini Sawant of Maharashtra were among the shooters to have won the gold medals on the 10th day of the 56th National Shooting Championship in New Delhi on 28 December 2012.In the standard pistol category, Singh shot 569 to bag the top prize ahead of Pemba Tamang (567) of Army and Samaresh Jung (563) of CISF at the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges.In the 3-position women’s event, Sawant shot 581 + 98.2 for the top prize while Raj Chaudhary of Army stood second with a score of 579 + 98.5. The bronze went to Lajja Gujarat’s Gauswami who totalled 578 + 96.6.

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Protein behind aggressive breast-cancer found

Australian researchers claim to have found a key factor responsible for making breast cancers more aggressive and resistant to treatment.Chris Ormandy, researcher of Sydney`s Garvan Institute said that the protein, known as ELF5, makes breast cancer tumours more aggressive and resistant to treatment

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Defence Secretary to visit China next month

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma will visit China next month to discuss plans for a larger joint military exercise.Mr. Sharma would head a tri-service delegation on January 14-15 as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue. He would also look at a proposal for joint maritime search and rescue exercises between the navies and strengthening the collaboration in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

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Cyclone Freda strikes Solomon Islands

Tropical Cyclone Freda strucked the Solomon Islands, bringing heavy rains and winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour. Witnesses say roofs have been ripped off houses and trees have been flattened, while rising rivers caused flooding in some areas. There are no reports of deaths or injuries.

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30% reservation for rural candidates in Assam Govt. jobs

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 26 December 2012 announced that 30 per cent state government jobs will be reserved for candidates belonging to rural areas from 2013 end,why because “In order to achieve inclusive growth and facilitate decentralisation, we are planning to bring to effect 30 per cent reservation in government jobs in all sectors to candidates from villages of Assam.”

27 December

Oriya Novelist Pratibha Ray Wins 2011 Jnanpith Award

Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray, who has over 40 novels, travelogues and short stories to her credit, was named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 on 27 December 2012.At a meeting chaired by writer and Jnanpith award winner Sitakant Mahapatra, it was decided that Ray, 69, will be the winner of the 2011 Janapith Award.The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 7 lakh, a citation and a public felicitation.

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Pranab inaugurates 4th World Telugu conference

President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the fourth World Telugu Conference in Tirupati on 27 December 2012. The theme of the World Telugu Conference is to promote Telugu language.The three-day event(i.e December 27th-29th)) will have several programmes to showcase the Telugu language. Around 3500 artists and 200 delegates will attend the Conference.

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Michael Clarke breaks Ricky Ponting’s Test run record

Australia captain Michael Clarke became his country’s highest run scorer in a calendar year after making 106 on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Melbourne.Clarke’s tally of 1,595 from 11 Tests beats Ricky Ponting’s 1,544 from 15 Tests in 2005.

26 December

China launches world’s longest high-speed rail

China launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway on 26 December 2012 with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about eight hours.Travelling at an average speed of about 300 km per hour, the service would cut the journey time from more than 20 hours by conventional trains.

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Shinzo Abe Elected Japan’s New Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe, the conservative leader of Japan was elected as the prime minister of the country by lower house of the Parliament called the House of Representatives, on 26 December 2012. Shinzo Abe took oath to rebuild Japanese economy as well as mend the coalition with US.The lawmakers in Japan voted in favour of Abe by 328 votes. Opponent Banri Kaieda, the newly chosen leader of DPJ received merely 57 votes.

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Narendra Modi sworn in Gujarat CM for 4th time

Narendra Modi, who led the BJP to an emphatic victory in the assembly elections, was sworn in as Gujarat chief minister for the fourth consecutive time on 26 December 2012.He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor Kamla Beniwal at an impressive ceremony at Sardar Patel Stadium.Modi was sworn in along with seven ministers of Cabinet rank and nine ministers of state.

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Mohamed Morsi signs Egypt’s new constitution into law

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi signed into law a new constitution shaped by his Islamist allies, a bitterly contested document which would help end political turmoil and allow him to focus on fixing the economy.

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Justice Usha Mehra to probe Delhi gang-rape case

The government was formed a committee of enquiry under justice Usha Mehra to reconstruct the events leading to the 16 December Delhi gang-rape, identify lapses by police and other agencies and fix responsibility for the crime..The decision was taken 26 December 2012 at a meeting of the cabinet committee on political affairs, finance minister P. Chidambaram

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12th plan GDP growth target lowered to 8%

The government has decided to slash its annual economic growth target for the next five years to eight per cent from 8.2 per cent earlier.

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AP IT Industry touches INR 50,000 crore

IT Industry in Andhra Pradesh (AP) has achieved a turnover of INR 53,246 crore. The turnover comprises 76% from exports (INR 40,646 crore) and 24% (INR 12,600 crore) from the domestic market. The growth rate of the industry in AP – 16% – is at par with the national average. Another important milestone for the IT industry in AP has been crossed in 2012. Direct employment crossed 300,000 for the first time; the industry today provides employment to 13.3 lakh people, of which direct and indirect employment is 3,18,624 and 10,12,769 respectively.

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Shinzo Abe sworn in as Japan’s Prime Minister

On 26 December Shinzo Abe, the conservative leader of Japan sworn in as Japan’s new Prime Minister .This is his second term as Prime Minister six years after he ruled as Prime Minister for a short stint of one year.Abe was also prime minister in 2006-07 .

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Pakistan Recognised the Republic of Kosovo

On 26 December Pakistan Government officially recognised Kosovo as an independent state, almost five years after it declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Pakistan is the 98th country among the 193 U.N-member states to recognise Kosovo .Kosovo is a small south east European state lies between Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro.

25 December

America Launched Reusable Rockets

US California based SpaceX’s industry successfully launched ‘Grasshopper’ reusable rockets.The rocket took a giant leap for commercial space flight and when it rose 131 feet and landed safely back on Earth. Grasshopper rocket rose to a height of 131 feet around ten storeys and hovered before landing safely on its launch pad using closed loop thrust vector and throttle control.

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Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister

On 25 December Former Union Minister Virbhadra Singh was sworn-in as Himachal Pradesh’s chief minister for a record sixth term in Shimla .He was Chief Minister five times between 1983 and 1985; 1985 and 1990; 1993 and 1998 and 2003 and 2007.

24 December

India and Russia ink defence deals worth $3 billion

India and Russia on 24 December 2012 inked defence deals worth $3 billion. The agreement was signed as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to India. According to this pact Russia will sell India 71 military helicopters for $1.3 billion and technological kits to assemble 42 Sukhoi jet fighters for $1.6 billion.

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NASA to turn asteroid into space station

NASA scientists are planning to capture a 500,000 kg asteroid, relocate it and transform it into a space station for astronauts to refuel at on their way to Mars.The estimated cost for this project is $260 crores.

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Aman wins gold for India in Azerbaijan boxing tourney

Junior national champion Aman Indora (56kg) clinched India’s only gold as the country finished third in the A Agalarov Cup youth boxing tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.A. Silambarasan (52kg) and Kailash Gill (75kg) also made the final but had to settle for silver medals.

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8 Indians among world’s best performing CEOs

Eight Indian CEOs have made it to the list of 100 best performing global chief executives, compiled by Harvard Business Review (HBR). Deveshwar was first among the Indian CEOs featured in this list, and cornered the seventh place overall.Former chairman and MD, ONGC Subir Raha (Rank 13).Chairman and CEO, Reliance Industries,Mukesh Ambani (Rank 28).Chairman and Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro,A M Naik (Rank 32).Former CMD, Bharat Heavy Electricals,A K Puri (Rank 38).Chairman, Bharti Airtel,Sunil Bharti Mittal (Rank 65).CEO, Jindal Steel & Power,Naveen Jindal (Rank 87).Former Chairman, SAIL,V S Jain (Rank 89).Former Apple CEO ,Steve Jobs (Rank 1).CEO, Amazon.com CEO,Jeff Bezos (Rank 2).

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Russian President Putin Visited India

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on 24 December .During the visit he met Manmohan Singh in Newdelhi and signed a series of pacts on defense cooperation and reached consensus to develop economic and trade relations.Putin last visited India as prime minister in 2010.

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Apurvi Chandela won Air Rifle Gold

On 24 December Apurvi Chandela of Rajasthan won Women’s Air Rifle Gold in the Sahara 56th National Shooting Championship.Former champion and National record holder, Pournima clinched the bronze 0.2 points ahead of World championship finalist Avneet Sidhu.

23 December

Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar was retired from ODI cricket. Tendulkar finishes an illustrious career in the 50-over format, having played 463 ODIs, scored 18,426 runs and made 49 centuries, each of them a world record. His last ODI was against Pakistan in Dhaka during the Asia Cup, where he made a half-century in India’s victory.

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First Grand Prix title for Kashyap

Kashyap Parupalli defeated Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in a tight three game match to take his first Grand Prix title at the Shaheed Dr. KL Garg , Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold 2012.

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India register third win in Asian Champions Trophy, crush Oman

India register third win in Asian Championship Hockey Trophy against Oman with 11-0 score at Doha on 24 December 2012.India, who defeated China 4-0 and Japan 3-1 in their opening two games.

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‘Tata India’s best-known global brand’

Days ahead of Ratan Tata’s retirement, an Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) survey said the $100-billion Tata Group was perceived to be India’s best-known global brand within and outside the country. “Ratan Tata occupies the well-deserved iconic status. He has taken the group from largely an Indian family-owned business house into a professionally managed global conglomerate

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Moscow Authorities Announced Demolishing Only Hindu Temple by January 2013

The only Hindu temple in Russia, ISKCON was scheduled to be demolished by Moscow authorities by 15 January 2013. The ISKCON monks announced that the Hindu temple was facing closure by Russian government, a year after the country had sought ban of Bhagvad Gita.

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Union Government of India Constituted a Commission to suggest measures for Safety of Women

The Union Government of India on 23 December 2012 constituted a three-member Commission to be headed by the Former Chief Justice of India J.S. Verma for reviewing the laws in existence and the lapses of the police to suggest measures for ensuring safety of women in Delhi as well as across the nation. It would also look into the matter of the gang rape incident. Former Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam and Justice Lalitha Seth are the two other members of the constituted inquiry commission.

22 December

Top U.S. innovation award for Indian-American

A renowned Indian-American inventor at IBM, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama for the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation.In 1981, Mr. Srinivasan discovered that an ultraviolet excimer laser could etch living tissues in a precise manner with no thermal damage to the surrounding area. He named the phenomenon Ablative Photo Decomposition (APD). He got this award for the discovery of APD.

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Virbhadra Singh to take oath as Chief Minister on December 25

Former Union Minister Virbhadra Singh, who led the Congress to victory in the Himachal Pradesh elections, will be sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time in a function at historic Ridge ground,Shimla on 25 December 2012. Governor Urmilla Singh has invited the 78-year-old Congress leader to form government and take oath on December 25. Singh was Chief Minister between 1983 and 85; 1985 and 1990; 1993 and 1998 and 2003 and 2007.

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Manavjit, Chain Singh win gold, Bindra gets silver at National Shooting Championship

Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu clinched the men trap event gold medal in National Shooting Championship on 22 December 2012 at New Delhi.Sandhu won the gold with a score of 117 + 22 while the silver was won by Birendeep Sodhi of Air India, who shot 116 + 23. The bronze went to Zoravar Singh Sandhu of Air India for scoring 118 + 20.

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Sunil Sharma got the additional charges as secretary of Infrastructure and investment (I&I)

civil supplies commissioner Sunil Sharma got the additional charges as secretary of Infrastructure and investment (I&I) on 22 December 2012.

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President Napolitano Dissolved Italian Parliament

On 22 December Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti. The Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held on 24-25 February 2013.Italian government under the leadership of Mario Monti brought forward a series of austerity reforms backed by EU and business leaders

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‘ Higgs Boson ‘ Tops Journal Science’s 2012 List

The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released by the US journal Science on 22 December .

The other major advances, according to Science, are:-
- Scientists in Germany used a new technique to sequence the complete genome of an enigmatic group of humans called the Denisovans, based on a tiny sample teased from a finger bone some 80,000 years old found in a cave in Siberia.
- Japanese scientists created viable egg cells using embryonic stem cells from adult mice. The breakthrough raises the possibility that women who are unable to produce eggs naturally could have them created in a test tube from their own cells and then implanted in their body.
- NASA engineers landed the 3.3 ton Mars Curiosity rover on the Red Planet by using an innovative landing system that dangled the vehicle, with its wheels out, at the end of three cables.
- Use of an X-ray laser, which shines one billion times brighter than traditional synchroton sources, allowed scientists to determine the structure of a protein involved in the transmission of African sleeping sickness.

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Smita Singh Appointed as member of Global Development Council

On 22 December The Obama administration has appointed Indian-American Smita Singh as member of the president’s Global Development Council.Singh was the Special Advisor for Global Affairs and the founding Director of the Global Development Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, where she worked from 2001 to 2010.She was the first Program Officer for Higher Education Innovative Projects at the Commission on National and Community Service, now known as the Corporation for National and Community

21 December

Obama nominates John Kerry to be secretary of state

The senior senator John Kerry was nominated as America’s Foreign Minister by President Barack Obama on 21 December 2012.The John Kerry , who is the senior Senator from Massachusetts,now he became the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Astra missile successfully test-fired

India on 21 December 2012 test launched its indigenously developed beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air interceptor missile Astra at the interim test range(ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha.Astra which has the capability to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at a supersonic speed can be fitted into any fighter aircraft. Considered as one of the best of its kind in the world, the 3.8 metre long missile which weighs about 160 kg can carry explosive loaded conventional warheads up to 15 kg.

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Archaeologist C. Govindarajanar honoured

President Pranab Mukherjee on 21 December 2012 conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.92-year-old Prof. C. Govindarajanar was conferred Tolkappiyar Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies.

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S&P pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.5% in 2013

Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has said it expects India to grow by 6.5 per cent during 2013, amidst the possibility of global economic recovery continuing during the year 2013.

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Asian Champions Trophy Hockey

India defeated the Japan in Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on 21 December 2012.

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Zee editor moves defamation case against Naveen Jindal

Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary on21 December slapped a defamation complaint against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and 16 officials of his firm Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) for allegedly making “deliberately false” statements against him with the intention to tarnish his image.

20 December

Hockey legend Leslie Claudius passes away

Legendary hockey player and one of India’s greatest Olympians Leslie Claudius, passed away in Kolkata on 20 December 2012.Claudius had three Olympic gold medals – London 1948, Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956. At Rome in 1960.India won the silver medal in the Asian Games in 1978 in Bangkok, when he was the team manager.He got the Padma Shree award in 1971.

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Prithvi-II flight-tested successfully

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully flight-tested nuclear weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on 20 December 2012 .The surface-to-surface ballistic missile, was fired from a road mobile launcher and tested for its full range of 350 km.The single-stage, liquid propelled missile can carry a payload of 500 kg.

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Miss Universe 2012 Winner is USA Olivia Culpo

Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe 2012 on 19 December 2012,beating out 88 other contestants during a televised competition at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip.Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon, came in second, while Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero, placed third.Slipa Singh, Who participated in this event from India got the 16th place.

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Narendra Modi Re-elected as Gujarat Chief Minister

The BJP registered its fifth consecutive victory in Gujarat on 20 December 2012.This is the third victory under Modi leadership.BJP won the 115 seats , which are two less than the 2007 elections, Congress won the 61, Nationalist Congress Party won two seats and Janata Dal-U one seat.This is the fourth consecutive time for Modi to become the CM.

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Sahitya Akademi awards 2012 announced

Booker-nominated Jeet Thayil and Bengali novelist Subrata Mukhopadhyaya are among 24 authors selected for this year’s Sahitya Akademi Awards, which was dominated by poets.Peddabhotla Subbaramaiah(Telugu) got the award for their book of short stries.

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Congress got the victory in Himachal Pradesh elections

The Congress returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly elections conduced on 4 November 2012.The Congress secured 36 seats and the BJP 26 seats, while independents and others bagged six seats.

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VVS Lakshman appointed as the Brand Ambassador of “Innovolt”

The International Test Cricketer VVS Lakshman appointed as the Brand Ambassador for KVN Power solutions who manufacturing the inverters and UPS.

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Tom Moody named coach of Sunrisers IPL team

Moody, who has previously coached Sri Lankan international team and Kings XI Punjab IPL team, will take over as the coach for the next season of IPL. The Sun Risers will unveil their logo in Hyderabad on 20 December 2012. Sunrisers will also have recently retired Indian batsman VVS Laxman and former India captain Kris Srikkanth as mentors.

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Mohan Kanda’s book released

A book by former Chief Secretary Mohan Kanda titled ‘A Century of Credit Cooperatives in India-An Anthology’ was released on 20 December 2012 by Chief Minister .

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Pak National Assembly Cleared Anti-terror Bill

On 20 December Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a bill that will give intelligence and security agencies sweeping powers to conduct surveillance and collect data from SMS’s and emails.The National Assembly or lower house of parliament approved the “Fair Trial Bill 2012 ” after incorporating amendments proposed by the main opposition PML-N and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which is part of the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan People’s Party.

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U.S. House of Representatives Passed ” Defense Authorization Bill – 2013 “

On 20 December US (United States) House of Representatives passed the ” Defence Authorization Act of 2013 ” .The bill authorizing 633.3 billion – dollar in defense spending for 2013, easing limits on satellite exports and providing more Marines for embassy security.

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Hinduism Third Largest Religion of World

According to the ‘ Pew research ‘ survey report Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity , Islam and 97 per cent of all Hindus live in the world’s three Hindu-majority countries (India, Mauritius and Nepal), and nearly nine-in-ten Christians (87 per cent) are found in the world’s 157 Christian majority countries.Although Muslims are a minority in India (14 per cent of the total population), India nonetheless has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world.In the total world population 2.2 billion Christians (32 per cent of the world’s population), 1.6 billion Muslims (23 per cent) around the world as of 2010.

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” Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill ” Passed by Rajya Sabha

On 20 December Parliament passed a bill that makes economic offences, including circulation of high quality counterfeit currency, a terrorist act.The Rajya Sabha passed Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2012 by voice vote while several parties. The bill was already passed by Lok Sabha.

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P.Chidambaram received ” Best Administrator ” Award

On 20 December Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram received “Best Administrator in India” award instituted by K. Karunakaran Foundation.The award was presented to him by Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari.The award is being offered in the memory of renowned Congress leader as well as the former Kerala Chief minister K Karunakaran.First Karunakaran Foundation Award was given to Pranab Mukherjee.

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Syed Rahim Nabi named ” AIFF Player of the Year 2012 “

Syed Rahim Nabi has been named the ‘ AIFF (All India Football Federation) Player of the Year, 2012 ‘ . The announcement was made by AIFF President Mr. Praful Patel during the Annual General Meeting conduced at Football House, the All India Football Federation Headquarters in New Delhi on 20 December .

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ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit held in New Delhi

India is hosted the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit held from December 20-21 in New Delhi to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN – India dialogue partnership and the 10th anniversary of ASEAN-India Summit-level partnership.The theme of the summit is “ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity ” .The summit discussed on cooperation in economics, trade, investment and science-technology, strengthening connectivity, assisting ASEAN in its community building, and Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) cooperation.ASEAN and India have signed the awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on comprehensive economic cooperation as foundations for the establishment of an ASEAN-India Trade and Investment Area.India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh declared that after implementation of FTA in the goods, the trade between the two sides increased by 41 percent in the year 2011-2012.

19 December

Park elected South Korean President

Park Guen-hye, the daughter of former military dictator Park Chung-hee, beat her opponent on 19 December 2012 in the South Korean presidential elections.In February, Ms. Park will be sworn in as the country’s first woman President. Ms. Park, 60, the former head of the ruling Conservative Saenuri Party, had secured the necessary votes and defeated Moon Jae-in, 59, of the Democratic United Party.

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Top honour for 7-year-old South African Indian rhino campaigner

A seven-year-old Indian-origin girl Afeefah Patel won a prestigious a wildlife conservation award in South Africa for writing a letter to President Jacob Zuma asking for his assistance in saving endangered rhinos.Afeefah Patel, who has just finished Grade One, became the youngest winner ever of SANParks’s Corporate Contribution to Conservation Award: Individual category at the 8th annual Kudu Awards.

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Rocket with 3 astronauts takes off for ISS

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts took off atop a towering Russian rocket on 19 December 2012, headed for the International Space Station.It launched from Russia’s manned-space facility in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan . It separated from its final rocket stage and went into orbit about 15 minutes later.American Tom Marshburn, Russian Roman Romanenko and Canadian Chris Hadfield will travel for two days in the capsule, before docking with the space station where three other astronauts are already on board.

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Barack Obama is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

President Barack Obama had been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2012 on 19 December 2012.Obama also received the honour in 2008, when he was President-elect.

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India Lags Several Nations in Per Capita Income

India is lagging behind several countries in per capita income due to different levels of development and various other factors, the central government was informed on 19 December .India’s per capita GDP on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis was $3,403 in 2010 and is estimated at $3,662.69 in 2011 and $3,851.31 in 2012.

18 December

India’s black money loss in 10 years: $123 bn

According to the report of ‘Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2001—2010,’ released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) India lost $123 billion in black money during 2001-2010.However India’s loss is far less than that of China, which according to the report suffered a loss of $ 2.74 trillion during the same period (2001 to 2010), followed by Mexico ($476 billion), Malaysia ($285 billion), Saudi Arabia ($201 billion), Russia ($152 billion), the Philippines ($138 billion) and Nigeria ($129 billion).India is the eight largest victim of black money loses.

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Subhash Joshi new BSF chief, Ajay Chadha to head ITBP

Subhash Joshi was appointed as the new chief of Border Security Force (BSF) on 18 December 2012 .A 1976 batch IPS officer from Uttrakhand cadre, Joshi is due to retire in February 2014. He has also served in CRPF as Special Director General of Police.Chadha, Special Secretary (Internal Security), was appointed as Director General of ITBP(Indo-Tibetan Border Police).

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Tilakam Gopal, former India volleyball captain, passes away

Tilakam Gopal, former India captain and one of the finest spikers ever to represent the country, passed away in Hyderabad on 18 December 2012.One of the highlights of Mr. Gopal’s achievements was being member of the silver medal winning Indian squad in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games and even led India in the five-Test series against the visiting Russians in 1966 which later on helped him to continue be captain in the Bangkok ASIAD in 1966 where India stood fourth.

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Zuma re-elected ANC leader

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on 18 December 2012 re-elected President Jacob Zuma as the party chief with a thumping majority, effectively paving the way for him to retain the presidency until 2017 if the ANC wins general elections in 2013.70-year-old Mr. Zuma received the support of over 75 per cent of the total voting delegates at the ANC National Conference held in Bloemfontein.

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71.30 percentage of votes polled in Gujarath

A record 70.75 per cent of the eligible voters cast their ballots in the first of the two—phase elections 13 December 2012 and in the second phase 70 percent of votes polled on 18 December 2012. The highest polling recorded in the previous Assembly elections was 63.70 per cent in 1967.Now this is the highest polling record in the Gujarathi elections.

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Saina Nehwal signed as brand ambassador by Sahara

Sahara Group on 18 December 2012 named badminton star Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador.As part of the association, Saina will don Sahara logo while playing in tournaments worldwide.

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NASA’s Twin Probes Crashed Successfully onto Lunar Mountain

Ebb and Flow, the gravity mapping satellites of NASA ended the successful mission to Moon by crashing on the rim of crater. Lunar surface on which Ebb and Flow crashed will be given a name after Sally Ride, the first woman of America in the space who died earlier in 2012.

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World Malaria Report 2012

According to the WHO ” World Malaria Report 2012″ India, the country most affected by malaria in the South East Asian Region, is projected to see a decrease of 50-75 per cent in malaria case incidence by 2015.In South East Asia Region, Bhutan, Korea, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand have registered decreases of 75 per cent or more in the incidence of microscopically confirmed malaria incidence rates between 2000 and 2011.India has been taking measures like providing insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticidal nets in affected areas.

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Jiroemon Kimura named ‘ World’s Oldest Person ‘

On 18 December Jiroemon Kimura (115 years) has been named the world’s oldest person after the death of his predecessor, an American woman named Dina Manfredini who died on 17 December after receiving the title of oldest person of the world.Jiroemon Kimura was born on 19 April 1897 and is just 15 days younger than the deceased Dina Manfredini.

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Arunachal CM Selected for ” IAEWP” Award

On 18 December Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has been selected by the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) for a Lifetime Achievement Award.IAEWP is a non-governmental organization affiliated to the United Nations and engaged in the promotion of world peace.Besides the individual award he would also receive the ‘Green State of the Year ‘ Award on behalf of the Arunachal Pradesh Government for maintaining greenery in the state.

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Jiroemon Kimura named Oldest Person in the World

On 18 December Jiroemon Kimura, a 115-year-old from Japan has been named the new oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records.Kimura was born on April 19, 1897 .Kimura’s new status comes after the death of Iowa resident Dina Manfredini, who lived to the ripe old age of 115 and was only 15 days older than Kimura.

17 December

India and England retain their spots in ICC Test Rankings

Despite losing to England 1-2 in the home Test series, India retained their number five position as per the latest ICC Test Championship rankings issued on 17 December 2012.India, however, dropped a ratings point to 105, and are now four-points behind Pakistan who are placed at the fourth position.England, on the other hand, consolidated their number two slot by adding a point after drawing the final Test at Nagpur, thereby winning a Test series in India after a long gap of 28 years.England now stand just five points behind leaders South Africa who are at 123 points.Australia are positioned at number three in the rankings.

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Sharad Pawar Agriculture Minister releases book “For the Grains” written by KV Thomas

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar 17 December 2012 released a book titled ‘For the Grains’ at a function in New Delhi. The book written by Food Minister K V Thomas is a compilation of 37 speeches delivered by him in recent years.

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8,462 posts vacant in All India Radio in different categories

There are nearly 8,500 vacancies in different categories in All India Radio (AIR), the Rajya Sabha was on 17 December 2012.Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said of the 8,462 vacancies, 1,314 are Group A posts while there are 1,596 Group B posts, 3,618 Group C and 1,934 group D posts.

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IHF Trophy handball: India clinches titles

India clinched both the men’s and women’s titles defeating Pakistan and Bangladesh respectively in the IHF(International Handball Federation)Trophy handball tournament in Kathmandu.

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India Developed Indigenous Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccine

First vaccine of the world was developed against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) using the Indian strain of virus. National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune offered the strain of JE virus to Bharat Biotech. This JE virus was gathered from Kolar in Karnataka. Bharat Biotech had submitted results from final human trials to Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) so that it could have marketing clearance. The vaccine is an injectable one and offers protection rate of more than 90 percent. It can be used for age group of 1-15 years.

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Rajya Sabha Passed SC/ST Quota Bill

A Constitution 117th amendment bill providing for quota for SCs and STs in government job promotions was on December 17 passed by Rajya Sabha with an overwhelming vote of 206 in the 245-member House.Ten votes were polled against the proposed legislation.The Bill provides for amendments to Article 16(4) of the Constitution that will allow states to reserve seats in promotion for SCs and STs without collecting data to show the backwardness of class and inadequacy of that class in public appointments.

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Guinness World’s Oldest Person Dina Manfredini Died

Dina Manfredini (115 Years) the world’s oldest person and a resident of Iowa, has died on 17 December in Johnston .Guinness World Records identified Manfredini as the world’s oldest person on December 5, a day after the death of 116-year-old Besse Cooper of Georgia.

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England won Test series in India after 28 years

On 17 December The last test match between India and England of the Tournament England Tour to India ended up as a draw and with this India lost the four-test match cricket series against England .With this win England succeeded in ending a 28 year long wait of winning a test series on Indian Soil. Before this the English side under the captaincy of David Gower won the test series in India 1984-85.

16 December

China claims all titles at junior World TT Championship

China completed a clean sweep of titles at the Volkswagen 2012 World Junior Table Tennis Championships after winning the girls and boys trophies in Hyderabad on16 December 2012.

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HIL(Hockey India League) auctions: Sardar commands best price

The Indian skipper Sardar Singh commanded the best price of $78,000 from the Delhi franchisee as the players came under the hammer in the Hockey India League auction in New Delhi on 15 December 2012.

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Israel’s Foreign Minister Lieberman Formally Submits Resignation

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman formally submitted his resignation on 16 December 2012 due to a pending indictment against him for fraud and breach of trust.Under Israeli law, the resignation takes effect in 48 hours, after which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will become the country’s acting foreign minister.

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Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

The former Prime Minister and the Leader of LDP Shinzo Abe elected as a Prime Minister with a clear victory over the Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) Yoshihiko Noda in the general elections of Japan on 16 December 2012.

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Pak Minister Rehman Malik Visited India

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik visited India from 14th to 16th December .During the visit he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and both nations signed on new visa agreement.

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Federer & Nicola named ” Swiss Athlete’s of the Year 2012 “

Tennis star Roger Federer was named Swiss male athlete of the year at the 2012 Credit Suisse Sports Awards on 16 December in Zurich.Federer received the honour for the fifth time. Earlier in 2012, Federer had grabbed the 17th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon Championships, London.The female Athlete of the year was Nicola Spirig, the Olympic triathlon champion of Switzerland.

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Indian Journalist’s Association honoured Sir Charles Wheeler

On 16 December Indian Journalists Association has conferredits Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 posthumously to former BBC correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler.IJA, established in 1947 and one of the world”s most durable and successful foreign correspondents” bodies, institutedan annual lifetime achievement award three years ago.

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Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Resigned

On 16 December Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda resigned from his post to take responsibility for his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeat in Lower House Election .He was formally appointed by the Emperor on 2 September 2011.

15 December

India won the World Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2012

India won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for the third consecutive time in the Men’s category and second consecutive time in the Women’s category on15 December 2012. Indian men defeated the Pakistan and India Women defeated the Malaysia in the finals held at the Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana.

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Sonia Gandhi launches “Delhi Annshri Yojna”

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was launched a major food security programme of Delhi Government “Delhi Annshri Yojna” on 15 December 2012.under which a monthly cash subsidy of Rs. 600 will be transferred directly into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of the senior-most female members of two lakh poor families.

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Jeev honoured with Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award

Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh (in pic) won the Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement award along with Jack Nicklaus and Colin Montgomerie on 15 December 2012.

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Naina Lal Kidwai becomes first woman President of FICCI

Country Head of HSBC India, Naina Lal Kidwai, took over as President of FICCI on 15 December 2012. She become the first woman to head the leading industry body.

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The Cyclone struck Samoa

The Cyclone struck Samoa on 13 December 2012 leaving at least 2 dead and 3,000 homeless.

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Foreign exchange reserves rise by $484.2 million to $295 billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $484.2 million to reach $294.99 billion in the week ended December 7 on the back of increase in the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on 15 December 2012.

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Humpy won the bronze medal in World mind-games

World No. 2 Koneru Humpy won bronze medal in the World mind-games.The four players tied with five points each at the end of seven rounds. In the tie-break, Lahano won the gold, Yifan silver and Humpy the bronze.

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India, Sri Lanka, Maldives to ink trilateral cooperation on maritime issues

India, Sri Lanka and Maldives will soon sign a trilateral agreement on maritime cooperation to pool resources and share data in the region for better control over the territorial waters, and detect suspicious movements.

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India-Malaysia bilateral trade seen rising to $15 billion by 2015

India-Malaysia bilateral trade is expected to touch $15 billion by 2015, according to Mr Shah Nizam Ahmed, Consul (Trade), Consulate General of Malaysia.Malaysia wants to develop direct trade with India and other Asian countries. Currently, India is Malaysia’s largest trading partner among countries of the South, excluding ASEAN nations and China, he told a meeting organised by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Hyderabad on 12 December 2012.

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Rita Singh elected Federation of Indian Associations president

Rita Singh, an Indian American businesswoman from Bihar with close connections to Bollywood, was elected the first woman president of Chicago-based Federation of Indian Associations (FIA).

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Indians now Live Longer but in Poor Health in Old Age

According to the the prestigious British medical journal, ‘The Lancet ‘ report the life expectancy (LE) at birth of an average Indian male has gone up by 15 years between 1970 and 2010, while that of an Indian woman by 18 years.An average Indian man can expect to live for as long as 63 years, while an Indian woman can live 4.5 years longer than her male counterpart.An Indian male can claim to be in good health till he reaches the age of 54.6 years, and is expected to spend the last nine years of his life suffering from various ailments.An average Chinese male is living 10 years longer than an Indian male, while a Chinese woman is living 11.5 years longer than her Indian counterpart. An average American lives nearly 13 years longer than an Indian.

14 December

Barcode co-inventor Norman Joseph Woodland died

Norman Joseph Woodland, who co-created the barcode, was died on 9 December 2012 in New Jersey at the age of 91.

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Twin NASA spacecraft prepare to crash into moon

Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and composition of the moon are being prepared for their controlled descent and impact on a mountain near the moon’s north pole at about 2:28 p.m. PST (5:28 p.m. EST) Monday, Dec. 17.

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Mumbai among world’s ‘dirtiest’ cities: TripAdvisor survey

India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, was named among the world’s ‘dirtiest’ cities, ranking last in the “cleanest streets” category, a global survey of 40 key tourist cities has found.According to TripAdvisor’s Cities Survey, Tokyo grabbed the first place while Mumbai ranked last in the list of “cleanest streets”. Similarly in the category of “ease of getting around”, Mumbai ranked at the last position while Zurich stood at first place.

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IOC retains top slot in Fortune 500 India list

Government owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is ranked as the largest company in terms of revenue, the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2012 . In this list Indian Oil Corporation got the first place with a full-year revenue of Rs 4,202 billion, Reliance Industries Limited got the second place with a full-year revenue of Rs 3,675 billion and Bharat Petroleum Corporation got the third place with a full -year revenue of Rs 2,148 billion

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New Visa Agreement between India and Pakistan

Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Home Minister of India and Mr. A. Rehman Malik, Pakistan Interior Minister jointly operationalized the new Visa Agreement between India and Pakistan on 14th December, 2012 at New Delhi. However, the Visa-on-Arrival will come into effect from 15th January, 2013 and the Group Tourist Visa from 15th March, 2013. Main features of the India-Pakistan new Visa Agreement are as follows : Visitor Visa
• Places of visit allowable increased from three to five places
• In exceptional cases visitor visa for one year could be issued in the past. Now provision made for issue of visa upto two years in following cases:
a.Persons above 65 years of age
b.National of one country married to national of the other country.
c. Children below 12 years accompanying parents in (b) above
Visa on Arrival can be granted at Attari/Wagah check-post to persons more than 65 years of age for 45 days with single entry (effective from 15th January, 2013).
Business Visa
Exemption from Police Reporting for Business visa granted to businessmen with an annual income above Pak Rs. 5 million or equivalent or annual turnover above Pak Rs. 30 million or equivalent.
Group Tourist Visa
• Group Tourist Visa for 30 days may be issued for travel in groups, with not less than 10 members and not more than 50 members in each group, organized by approved tour operators/travel agents (effective from 15thMarch, 2013).

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World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12)

The First ever World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) from 3 -14 December held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The conference reviewed the current International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs).The 193 member states of the ambassadors are attended this conference.While 89 states have signed the UN International Telecommunications agreement and another 55 countries have refused the deal.The new agreement will come into effect in January 2015.The new agreement will give countries a right to access international telecommunications services and the ability to block spam, which delegations declining to sign the amended text argued would pave the way for government censorship and control over the internet.

13 December

Grammy Lifetime Achievement award for Ravi Shankar

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar will be honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously.He becomes the first Indian to get the prestigious award, which will be presented on February 10 at the 55th Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.The decision to honour Ravi Shankar, a three-time Grammy winner, was made before his death.


Scientists discover mini Nile river on Saturn’s moon Titan

Nasa scientists had spotted the longest extraterrestrial river system ever – on Saturn’s moon Titan – and it appears to be a miniature version of Earth’s Nile river.


Nationwide mobile number portability by Feb 2013

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal announced on 13 December 2012 that the nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) is expected to be rolled out by February 2013, which will allow users to retain their numbers even if they move from one state to another.


India clinches World Cup

India won the first T20 world cup for the Blind .In the final on 13 December 2012 India defeated the Pakistan by 29-runs.


68% turnout in phase-I Gujarat polls

A record 68 per cent voting was registered in the first phase of polling in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on 13 December 2012. The polling percentage is the highest in the elections held so far in Gujarat. The highest polling recorded earlier was 63.70 per cent in 1967.


Staff Selection Commission to notify over one lakh jobs

In a massive recruitment drive, the Staff Selection Commission will notify more than one lakh jobs in 2013-2014 and expects to complete the process of recruitment by September 2013.The recruitment process will cover the departments of Income-Tax, Central Excise, Food Corporation of India, AIR and Doordarshan apart from notifying jobs for Central Paramilitary establishments. The notification for vacancies will shortly be issued.


Usha Thorat Committee for NBFCs

India’s majority of Non-Banking Finance companies (NBFCs) may be freed from the regulatory clutches provided Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implements one of the recommendations made by Usha Thorat Committee. which suggested maintaining a minimum asset size of more than Rs 50 crore along with a net owned fund of Rs 2 crore; for registering any new NBFC.The committee had submitted its recommendations to RBI. The working group was constituted to review the existing regulatory and supervisory framework of NBFCs with special focus on the risks in the sector.Currently, those recommendations are under RBI’s consideration.


Chandrashekhar Committee to Frame Rules for Foreign Investors

On 13 December The market regulator Sebi has appointed a committee under ex-Cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar to frame a single set of guidelines for all types of foreign investors.The committee will suggest ways to simplify the investment process for all overseas entities like foreign institutional investors, foreign venture capital investors (FVCIs), qualified financial ,institutional investors (QFIs) among others, and also to strengthen surveillance over them.

Economy News 26-12

RBI may cut repo rate by 50 bps in Jan-Mar quarter: Citi
New Delhi | December 25, 2012 16:52 (IST)
According to a report, the positive surprises in the recent WPI inflation databoth headline and coreand likely ebbing of inflationary pressures may prompt the central bank to cut key interest growth in its next policy meet.

FDI won't come to Indian aviation till high costs prevail: IATA
Geneva, Switzerland | December 25, 2012 13:37 (IST)
Foreign airlines would not pick up stake in cash-strapped Indian carriers till steps are taken to stem the high costs of aviation operations in India, International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief Tony Tyler has said.

Natural gas price at $8 per unit? Rangarajan panel submits report
New Delhi | December 24, 2012 19:34 (IST)
The Rangarajan Committee is believed to have suggested a complex pricing formula that will lead to near doubling of natural gas price to about $8 per mmBtu.

RBI to infuse Rs. 8,000 crore into market via OMOs on Dec 28
Mumbai | December 24, 2012 19:27 (IST)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said it will pump in Rs. 8,000 crore in the market on December 28 by buying government securities to ease the liquidity situation.

FIIs pour $3.4 billion in December; inflows cross $23 billion in 2012
Mumbai | December 24, 2012 07:30 (IST)
Overseas investors have pumped in $3.4 billion in the Indian stock market so far this month, taking the total inflow for 2012 to a staggering $23 billion.

Economy News 24-12

Advance tax up marginally by 7.5 per cent; reflects impact of slowdown
New Delhi | December 23, 2012 13:32 (IST)
Advance tax collection registered a marginal increase of 7.5 per cent in the third quarter to Rs. 78,000 crore, reflecting the impact of slowing economy.

FIIs pour $3.4 billion in December; inflows cross $23 billion in 2012
Mumbai | December 23, 2012 13:28 (IST)
Overseas investors have pumped in $3.4 billion in the Indian stock market so far this month, taking the total inflow for 2012 to a staggering $23 billion.

Policy logjam can pull down growth rate to 5% in 12th Plan, warns panel
New Delhi | December 23, 2012 12:52 (IST)
The Plan panel has warned that persistent policy logjam could pull down the annual average economic growth rate in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) to 5-5.5 per cent, from 7.9 per cent recorded in the 11th Plan.

More painful decisions needed to check deficit: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi | December 23, 2012 12:19 (IST)
Steps like diesel price hike and cut in subsidised LPG cylinders are only the first of many -painful decisions- that the government needs to take to keep the subsidy bill under check, chief economic advisor Raghuram Rajan said in an interview to a news channel.

Gujarat remains an important state for investment: US
Washington | December 21, 2012 23:11 (IST)
Observing that Gujarat remains an important state for its investment, the United States today said it would continue to engage with the Indian state across a broad range of issues including trade, investment, university linkages and people-to-people exchanges.

Power, Coal Ministries resolve issues; FSAs to be inked in a month
New Delhi | December 21, 2012 20:34 (IST)
The government today said most of the issues relating to FSAs have been resolved and power companies are likely to ink fuel supply pacts with Coal India in a month's time, putting an end to the long drawn tussle between Coal and Power Ministries.

Foreign investment ceiling in ARCs raised to 74 per cent
New Delhi | December 21, 2012 20:27 (IST)
Foreign investment ceiling in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) has been increased to 74 per cent from 49 per cent, a move aimed at bringing more foreign expertise in the segment.

Indian economy likely to grow at 6.3 per cent in 2013: RBS
Mumbai | December 21, 2012 20:01 (IST)
Indian economy is likely to grow at 6.3 per cent next year largely due to favourable base effect, while inflation is expected to drop to a comfortable 5.4 per cent level in FY14, UK-based bank RBS said today.

Standard & Poor's expects India to grow at 6.5%, China at 8% in 2013
New Delhi | December 21, 2012 15:18 (IST)
In a report on global credit outlook for 2013, S&P said that "the ball is in the policymakers' court" to sustain the recovery in the global economy.

FDI inflows in October at $1.94 billion, up 67%
New Delhi | December 21, 2012 12:50 (IST)
Total FDI inflows in the first seven months for the current fiscal year that began in April were down 42 per cent from a year earlier at $14.79 billion (Rs. 81,578.8 crore), the statement said.

Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Bank Results 2012 – Assistants Written Exam Results:

 Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank has published the written exam results to the post of Assistants. Written exam was held on 09-12-2012. Qualified candidates have to attend for the interview from 28-12-2012 to 03-01-2013 at at Ethiraj College for Women, No. 70, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008 (Adjoining Hotel Kanchi). Appeared candidates can check their results at below link…

Click here for Assistants Written Exam Results

Saraswat Bank Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for 150 Clerk Posts

Saraswat Bank Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for 150 Clerk Posts: Saraswat Co-op Bank Ltd has issued notification for recruitment of 150 Clerks (Marketing & Operations) posts for its branches in Pune. Eligible candidates may apply online within 7 days from date of publication of advertisement .For other details like age limit, educational qualification and how to apply are given below…

Saraswat Bank Vacancy Details:
Total No of Posts: 150
Names of Posts: Clerks (Marketing & Operations)

Age Limit: Candidates age should be below 27 years as on 30-11-2012.

Educational Qualification: Candidates must possess B.Com/B.Sc with first class from any recognized University.

How to Apply: Candidates need to apply online through the bank’s website on or before 7 days from the date of issue of notification. Candidates need to send the print out of online application by post along with copies of all relevant certificates in a sealed cover and super scribe “Application for the post of Clerk Marketing & Operations” and send to Mrs. Pearl Varghese, Dy. General Manager (HRD) , The Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd., (Scheduled Bank), Saraswat Bank Bhavan, Plot No. 953, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 025.

Instructions for Online Application:
1. Log on to www.saraswatbank.com
2. Select the Recruitment link and choose the relevant advertisement
3. Select ‘Click Here to Apply Online’ link.
4. Select ‘How to Apply Form’ link for instruction before filling the online application.
5. Fill all mandatory details in the Application Form, upload photograph and signature.
6. Click on ‘Submit’ button.
7. Take print of Application Form and attach all copies of relevant certificates and send it to the above mentioned address.

Important Dates:
Date of Advertisment: 18-12-2012.
Last Date for Online Application: Within 7 Days from Date of Publication of Advertisement

For more details like required experience, pay scale, other instructions and information click on the link given below…

Click here for Saraswat Bank Recruitment Advt

Click here for Online Application

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