Page-5 of Current Affairs - May, 2013

‘Gershwin Prize’ to Carole King

May 25, 2013

US President Barack Obama honored legendary US singer-songwriter Carole King (71) with Gershwin Prize for a lifetime achievement in popular music. With this achievement King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Who ..

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Srikanth Srinivasan creates history, gets confirmation to become federal judge to US Circuit Court

May 25, 2013

Chandigarh born Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan (46), created history as he has been confirmed to be a judge to the DC Federal Appeals Court Circuit. He will be the first South Asian as well as first Indian-American judge to America’s second ..

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Forbes releases world's top 100 'Most Powerful Women List'

May 25, 2013

Forbes magazine has released the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women Leaders for the year 2013. From India, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi stand among the top 10 in the list of most powerful women in the world. Sonia Gandhi stands ..

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Another India drug maker 'Wockhardt' banned in U.S.

May 25, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has imposed an import ban on Indian drug manufacturer Wockhardt Ltd. after one of the company’s plants at Aurangabad in Maharashtra failed an FDA safety inspection. The import ban only applies to drugs manufactured at ..

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Google offers cash by email service

May 23, 2013

Web search giant Google has introduced a new feature on company’s Gmail service which will enable its users to send cash. The service has currently been launched in the US. How does it work? The facility works in conjunction with ..

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SEBI to double charges for Algorithmic (Algo) trading

May 23, 2013

Market regulator SEBI has announced that it will double the charges for orders based on Algorithms (algo) in stock exchanges from May 27, 2013. What is Algo Trade? Algorithmic (Algo) trading refers to orders generated by use of advanced mathematical ..

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Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in new CAG

May 23, 2013

The President of India has appointed Shashi Kant Sharma, IAS, as Comptroller & Auditor General of India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the Constitution of India. Sharma (61) is a 1976 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the ..

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Delhi – Most preferred tourist destination of India

May 23, 2013

As per latest Hotel Price Index released by Hotels.com, Delhi topped the rankings as the most preferred tourist destination for overseas travellers to India. Top 10 Indian destinations for foreign tourists: Delhi Mumbai Goa Bengaluru Chennai Jaipur Agra Hyderabad Cochin ..

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