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7th Asian Air Gun Championship: Indian shooters Chain Singh and Ms Heena Sidhu clinched gold medal

March 16, 2014

At the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait, India’s ace shooter Ms Heena Sidhu clinched the air pistol women’s gold medal and Chain Singh bagged a gold medal in men’s air rifle event. In the women’s team event, Heena (386), Shweta Chaudhary ..

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ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position

March 16, 2014

The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. He was able to claim the first position by gaining 12 points during the Asia Cup by scoring 189 runs in three ..

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ICICI Bank launched portable POS machines

March 16, 2014

The private sector lender, ICICI Bank launched portable hand-held machines (or portable POS machines) to avoid inconvenience around entering secret PIN number for card transactions in hotels. The ICICI Merchant Services is an alliance between ICICI Bank and electronic commerce ..

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India’s industrial output raised marginally by 0.1% in Jan 2014

March 16, 2014

India’s industrial output recorded marginally 0.1 % growth in January, 2014 after contracting for three months in a row. The marginal improvement in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was mainly on account of higher power generation and mining sector ..

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India’s consumer inflation falls to 8.10% in Feb 2014

March 16, 2014

India’s annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) falls to 8.10% in February 2014, i.e. 25-month low on account of lower food prices. As per the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, inflation fell for the third consecutive month and eased to 25-month ..

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IPL 7 (2014) to be held in UAE, Bangladesh & India

March 16, 2014

The India Premier League (IPL) 2014 season 7  will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bangladesh and India. Due to 16th Lok Sabha elections in India, the IPL tournament partly shifted out of the country and will return ..

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Ms Michelle Bachelet: Chile President for second term

March 16, 2014

Ms Michelle Bachelet (62) sworn-in as the President of Chile for second time. She is the first person since 1932 to win the presidency of her country twice in competitive elections. Previously, Ms Bachelet served as Chilean President from 2006-2010. ..

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Dubai’s largest non oil trading partner in 2013-14 – “India”

March 15, 2014

As per the report released by the Dubai Department of Economic Development, India has once again emerged as the largest non oil trading partner of Dubai in 2013-14. The exports and re-exports from India have also marked significant rise in ..

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 15 bird species from India are in critically endangered list

March 14, 2014

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds 2013 marked 15 species of birds from India as critically endangered (CR). Critically Endangered (CR): The highest risk category of the IUCN Red List of threatened species, comprising ..

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China launched a trial programme for private firms to set up banks

March 14, 2014

For the first time, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) approved a trial program to establish five privately owned banks as the government seeks to ease restrictions on the state-controlled banking industry and also move to liberalize deposit rates in ..

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