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Sri Lanka beat India to win its maiden Cricket World Cup T20 title

April 7, 2014

Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20 title by beating India in the finals held at Mirpur , Bangladesh. Sri Lanka 132-4 (17.5 overs) beat India 130-4 (20 overs) by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka finally managed to break their jinx of losing the finals of ..

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Australia beat England to win their 3rd successive Women's Cricket T20 World Cup (2014) title

April 7, 2014

Australia lifted their 3rd World Twenty20 title by beating Australia in the finals held at Dhaka , Bangladesh. Australia 106 for 4 beat England 105 for 8 by six wickets. It was Australia’s third T20 triumph in succession. England medium-pacer Anya Shrubsole was named ..

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"Walk Again Project": World Cup Soccer 2014, Brazil

April 6, 2014

Wearing a sophisticated mind-controlled exoskeleton, a paralysed teenager will start off the World Cup Soccer 2014, to be held in Brazil, with a ceremonial kick. The Walk Again Project is a nonprofit, international collaboration whose researchers have created the first real-time Brain-Machine ..

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RBI caps Ways and Means Advances limit for the Government at Rs 35,000 Cr. per week for the first half of FY 2015

April 4, 2014

RBI has set the upper limit for the WMA (Ways and Means Advances) for the central government at Rs 35,000 crore per week for the first half of the FY 2015. If the government utilises 75% of WMA limit, RBI ..

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RBI grants 'In-Principle' banking licenses to IDFC and Bandhan

April 4, 2014

RBI has granted “in-principle” banking licences to Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and microfinance lender Bandhan Financial Services Ltd. The declaration was made by RBI after nod from the Election Commission. RBI had sought a go-ahead from the Election Commission prior to declaring the ..

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Highlights from the bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review by RBI

April 3, 2014

The key highlights of the bi-monthly monetary policy review by RBI are as follows: Repo Rate (RR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0% Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the LAF unchanged at 7.0% Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) ..

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“Charkilo”: First-ever miniature planet with rings discovered

April 1, 2014

Astronomers from Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a miniature planet “Charkilo” with two rings of ice and pebbles between Saturn and Uranus in the Kuiper Belt. Miniature planet “Charkilo”        A Giant asteroid i.e. a celestial body known as ..

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CCI imposes a fine of Rs. 1 crore on Google

April 1, 2014

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 Crore on Google for its inability to comply with the directions given by the Director General (DG) seeking information and documents. Why Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ..

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Jens Stoltenberg: Next secretary general of NATO

April 1, 2014

The Atlantic Council has appointed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Mr. Stoltenberg will replace Denmark’s Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and take over as leader of the 28-nation military alliance in October 2014. Jens ..

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Ban on Smoking in Public places has led to 10 % fall in premature births and asthma attacks

April 1, 2014

Researchers led by Prof.  Jasper Been, from University of Edinburgh, have found that the Ban on smoking at public places has actually helped to cut premature births and asthma attacks by 10%. As per a previous study, laws banning smoking in ..

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