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Railways to take food complaints on real time
Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched a new food catering policy for providing hygienic food at enhanced prices and to the satisfaction of passengers. Railways has set up a toll-free phone number (1800111321) to register the complaints about quality, quantity ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Wild card entrants win Australian Open 2013 mixed doubles title
Wild card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden combined to won the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a win over Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak in the finals.
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Djokovic first ever to win 3 consecutive Australian Open men’s singles titles
The Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat Andy Murray in the finals of men’s singles at Australian Open 2013.
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Bryan brothers clinch men’s doubles Australian Open 2013
American siblings Bob and Mike Bryan clinched the men’s doubles title in Australian Open 2013. The pair defeated the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling to win their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title.
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Victoria Azarenka lifts Australian Open 2013 women’s title
Belarus’ tennis star Victoria Azarenka vanquished Chinese opponent Li Na to clinch the 2013 title of Australian Open for the second successive time.
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
World’s first cloned buffalo delivers a calf
Garima II which is world’s first cloned buffalo has delivered a healthy and normal calf at the Karnal-based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). The calf, named Mahima, was born through ‘hand-guided cloning technique’. It is the first calf born from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
US Senators introduce Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act
A bill in the name of Pakistani peace activist MalalaYousafzai has been introduced by two top American Senators. The legislation named ‘Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act’ is aimed at expanding scholarship opportunities for disadvantaged young women in Pakistan. The bill would ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Tata Starbucks launch two outlets in Delhi
The joint venture of Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages, Tata Starbucks, expanded further by opening two outlets at Terminal III of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) domestic and international terminals in Delhi. Starbucks Corporation is an American global ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Indian author U.R.Ananthamurthy in race for the International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013
Indian Kannada author U.R.Ananthamurthy (80) is one among the ten authors shortlisted for the prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013. Ananthamurthy became famous with his novel “Samskara” launched in 1966. The International Man Booker Prize is presented by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Virat Kohli becomes second fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in ODIs
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli became the fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Virat Kohli played 96 ODI matches and 93 innings to reach this milestone. Before Sourav Ganguly was the fastest Indian to score ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs