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Sachin becomes first Indian to feature on the cover of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack

The 2014 edition of Wiesden Cricketers’ Almanack recently published has retired legend Sachin Tendulkar on its cover. This is the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Tendulkar also became...

April 22, 2014

Hungary: Viktor Orban re-elected to a third term as Prime Minister of Hungary

Viktor Orban reelected to a third term as Prime Minister of Hungary. He declared victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election, winning a second consecutive term. Orban’s Fidesz party won 44.6% of the vote....

April 22, 2014

HDFC Bank's blood donation drive sets Guinness World Record

HDFC Bank, the second largest private bank of India, has created a new Guinness World Record by its annual blood donation drive it organised in December 2013. This...

April 22, 2014

World Bank to double its lending to developing nations

As part of its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank Group declared that it will almost double yearly lending capacity to emerging nations like Brazil,...

April 22, 2014

Cadbury renamed as "Mondelez India Foods Limited."

The multinational confectionery company, Cadbury India Ltd, a subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc, has changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited. This is in line with the gradual changeover...

April 22, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 14, 15, 2014

1. The WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement, which was much news in recent times was signed at __? [A]Doha [B]Marakkesh [C]Bali [D]Tokyo Bali The 159 members of the WTO...

April 22, 2014

Reusable Rockets

Space travel or space launches involve excessive cost. In the current flying mechanism, the rockets are used for one time only. Once launched, they do their job and...

April 21, 2014

GK & Current Affairs : April 12-13, 2014

1. The MENAP region consists of Middle East, North Africa and ___? [A]Afghanistan and Pakistan [B]Algeria and Poland [C]Argentina and Pakistan [D]Albania and Poland Afghanistan and Pakistan The...

April 21, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 10-11, 2014

1. Recently, Justice G Rohini has became the first ever woman Chief Justice of ___? [A]Bombay High Court [B]Karnataka High Court [C]Delhi High Court [D]Madras High Court Delhi...

April 21, 2014

Bluefin-21 Robotic submarine deployed to solve mystery of lost Malaysian plane MH370

Flight MH370 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board. It lost contact with air traffic controllers over the...

April 21, 2014

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