21st November 2014 Daily GK

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1.  Obama to be chief guest at 2015 Republic Day</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. Prime Minister Modi has invited President Obama to be the chief guest at the Republic Day ceremony next year.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnVeeAVItc4/VG-GLjkparI/AAAAAAAAByQ/ekVAyZDyPc8/s1600/modi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #a13d3d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnVeeAVItc4/VG-GLjkparI/AAAAAAAAByQ/ekVAyZDyPc8/s1600/modi.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Ii. Prime Minister Modi posted a message on Twitter to say, “This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over…invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the occasion as Chief Guest.”</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></a><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2. </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Deutsche Bank won Custodian of the Year 2014 award</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EljojZQuemc/VG-GNIQ8_2I/AAAAAAAAByY/YGkT-FeIAEk/s1600/dbnk.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #a13d3d; float: right; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="41" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EljojZQuemc/VG-GNIQ8_2I/AAAAAAAAByY/YGkT-FeIAEk/s1600/dbnk.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. The bank was awarded the ‘Channel Islands Custodian of the Year 2014’ title, with the award being presented to Lisa Haggarty, Head of Custody and Fund Solutions for Deutsche Bank Channel Islands.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. The Custody Risk European Awards are organised by the Incisive Media Group. The award aims to identify the best companies in custody, fund administration and technology across Europe.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3. Former Delhi Speaker Maninder Singh Dhir quits AAP, joins BJP</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. Dhir, who had successfully contested the last assembly elections from Jangpura constituency, said the country was "progressing" under the leadership of Modi.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. Rohit Rajpal, a former captain of Indian Davis Cup team, also joined BJP.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4. SEBI de-recognised Delhi Stock Exchange</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on announced to de-recognise Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) on the allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. SEBI observed that the activities of DSE were carried out in a manner contrary to the interest of the investors.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">iii. SEBI acclaimed that for completing the demutualisation process the erstwhile board of DSE had overlooked the due transfer of shares in the demat accounts and receipt of the funds by the appointed date.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nSCb9pAWTTg/VG-FLEVQCAI/AAAAAAAAByE/bbsIAmw1nCY/s1600/wnd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #a13d3d; float: right; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nSCb9pAWTTg/VG-FLEVQCAI/AAAAAAAAByE/bbsIAmw1nCY/s1600/wnd.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5. Go green: Railways to set up 26 MW windmill</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. Railways, one of the biggest consumers of energy, is moving towards harnessing green power with a 26 MW windmill proposed to be built in Rajasthan.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. The project, the biggest renewable energy initiative by the national transporter, is to be set up in Jaisalmer at a cost of Rs 150 crore and targeted to be completed in about nine months.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />thanks for bankers adda for the gk update</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6. HRD planning 'Think in India' drive to up </b><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">innovation</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIR9oDQRczo/VG-FJqTSTTI/AAAAAAAABx8/xr4MDZ3_qw8/s1600/smriti%2Birani%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #a13d3d; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="139" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dIR9oDQRczo/VG-FJqTSTTI/AAAAAAAABx8/xr4MDZ3_qw8/s1600/smriti%2Birani%2B1.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. n line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign, the HRD ministry is planning to come up with a 'Think in India' drive to encourage students and researchers to come up with innovations and new ideas and to keep the talent back home from leaving abroad.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. "We all know the prime minister has spoken about the 'Make in India' project and we in the ministry of Human Resource Development want to complement it by 'Think in India' campaign through the 'Rashtriya Avishkaar Yojana'," Ms. Irani said.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7. Game 10: Carlsen closes in on title</b><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">i. The resultant draw in Game 10 of the World chess championship match in Sochi, Russia, brought the Norwegian within one point of retaining the World title.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WdXdWJ3-fpw/VG-FKg73lHI/AAAAAAAAByI/Am2iOPsqqcA/s1600/TH10-LEAD-CHESS_TH_2194669f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #a13d3d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WdXdWJ3-fpw/VG-FKg73lHI/AAAAAAAAByI/Am2iOPsqqcA/s1600/TH10-LEAD-CHESS_TH_2194669f.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ii. Carlsen leads 5.5-4.5 in the race to 6.5 points. With both players getting to play white once each, Anand needs to stay undefeated in Game 11 to keep the match alive.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">iii. Should he win and equalise the match-score, he will hold a slight advantage going into the final game with white pieces.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div>

21st November 2014 Daily GK

1.  Obama to be chief guest at 2015 Republic Day i. Prime Minister Modi has invited President Obama to be the chief guest at the Republic D...

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20th november Daily GK update

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"> Daily GK Update - 20th Nov 2014</h3> <div class="post-header" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3748481687712841709" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 2051px;"> <div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kotak Mahindra acquire ING Vysya Bank<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DrB82BvAuGk/VG322c5aFQI/AAAAAAAABxU/isWCzCvt7A8/s1600/kotak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #a13d3d; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="121" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DrB82BvAuGk/VG322c5aFQI/AAAAAAAABxU/isWCzCvt7A8/s1600/kotak.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Thursday, announced its decision to acquire ING Vysya Bank in an all-share deal.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Kotak Mahindra Bank informed the BSE after market hours that the board of directors of the company had<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">considered and granted its approval for the amalgamation of ING Vysya Bank with Kotak Mahindra Bank.</span><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii. </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Board has approved the share swap ratio of 725 equity share of Rs. 5 each of Kotak Mahindra Bank for every 1,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each held in ING Vysya Bank. Post-amalgamations, shareholders of ING Vysya Bank will receive shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank in the aforementioned ratio, resulting in change in shareholding of Kotak Mahindra Bank.</span><span style="background-color: white;">’</span><br /><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Note: </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The last merger to happen in the private sector banking space was in 2010 when Bank of Rajasthan was acquired by ICICI Bank.</span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SBI to lend $ 1 billion to Adani Group to build Australian coal mine</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The infrastructure conglomerate, whose founder, Gautam Adani, has signed a memorandum of understanding for a loan of up to $1 billion from the SBI for the mine, rail and port project, which it aims to build by end-2017.</span><o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The loan, which would be one of the largest extended by an Indian bank for an overseas project, was announced as Mr. Adani was in Brisbane with a business delegation for the G20 summit, which Mr. Modi attended over the weekend.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">RBI allows FIIs to buy equity in Yes Bank<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The Reserve Bank today said FIIs can buy equity shares in private lender Yes Bank as shareholding by foreign investors has gone below the prescribed limit.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The RBI has removed Yes Bank from its caution list of monitoring foreign investment following the dip in shareholding by foreign investors below the prescribed limit.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Equity shares of Yes Bank can now be purchased through primary market and stock exchanges,” it added.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iv. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As per the data available on the BSE, FIIs held 46.30 per cent in Yes Bank as of quarter ended September 2014.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Exim Bank to set up Rs1,500-cr fund to assist ship-building industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To give a boost to ship building in the country, the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is planning to set up a dedicated Rs1,500-crore fund with Government support.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> This proposal comes in the backdrop of the slump in global demand for ships and boats in 2012 and 2013 and foreign vessels accounting for a lion’s share (almost 90 per cent) in overseas cargo traffic handled at Indian ports.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii. </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">According to an Exim Bank study, the development of a successful ship building sector has been pivotal to the rapid and robust economic development in most countries in the world with long coastal boundaries.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iv.</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">  Ship building industry has the potential to significantly contribute to national GDP.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tech Mahindra acquires US based LCC for $240 million<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span style="background: white;">Tech Mahindra Ltd., India’s fifth largest software services exporter, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire US-based Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) for $240 million.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">LCC is a global network services leader. The transaction is expected to close by fourth quarter of Tech Mahindra’s fiscal year 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, LCC is one-of-the world’s largest independent global providers of network engineering services to the telecommunications industry, with more than 5,000 employees in over 50 countries, said a statement by Tech Mahindra in Hyderabad on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iv.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span style="background: white;">With this acquisition, Tech Mahindra will also be addressing a rapidly growing market opportunity as telecommunications companies and enterprises accelerate the network upgrade cycle.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mozilla Firefox replaces default Google search engine with Yahoo<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wrz1s-3a90k/VG3278BDX5I/AAAAAAAABxc/xLOXqMgAjjM/s1600/Mozilla-Firefox.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #a13d3d; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wrz1s-3a90k/VG3278BDX5I/AAAAAAAABxc/xLOXqMgAjjM/s1600/Mozilla-Firefox.jpeg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. Yahoo will supplant Google’s search engine on Firefox’s Web browser in the U.S., signalling Yahoo’s resolve to regain some of the ground that it has lost in the most lucrative part of the Internet’s ad market.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The five-year alliance announced on Wednesday will end a decade-old partnership in the U.S. between Google Inc. and the Mozilla Foundation, which oversees the Firefox browser.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii. </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Even though Chrome is now more widely used, Firefox still has a loyal audience that makes more than 100 billion worldwide search requests annually.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">China and Australia signed a MoU on bilateral Antarctic cooperation</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">China and Australia on 18 November 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral Antarctic cooperation.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The MoU was signed in the presence of the President of China Xi Jinping and Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott in Hobart, Australia’s gateway to Antarctica.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> President of China Xi Jinping is on three nation tour to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji with Australia being the first leg of his visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">45th International Film Festival of India begins in Goa</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">45th International Film Festival of India began at Panaji in Goa a short while ago. Mega Star of Indian Cinema Amitabh Bachchan is the chief guest of opening function.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><b>ii.</b> The Festival will be opened with screening of a film of renowned Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Indian Panorama will be inaugurated tomorrow with the screening of Elizabeth Ekadashi directed by Paresh Mokashi.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; line-height: 12.9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">9.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">    </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assam Zoo set to become the first zoo in world to have the critically endangered Pygmy Hog<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. <span style="background: white;">Assam State Zoo in Guwahati in the third week of November 2014 decided to have the critically endangered pig<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong style="border-radius: 0px !important;">Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)</strong>. Pygmy Hog is the rarest and smallest wild pig in the world.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><b>ii</b>. <span style="background: white;">With this decision, Assam State Zoo is set to become the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangered species of pigs.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><b>iii. </b><span style="background: white;">The Zoo took the decision to have the Pigmy Hogs as they are on the brink of extinction, and they want to make the zoo a captive breeding centre for the critically endangered mammals.</span><br /><b>iv. </b><span style="background: white;">The Pygmy Hog Research and Breeding Centre at Basistha, Assam will provide the pigs to the Assam zoo.</span><o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">About Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania)</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br />Pygmy hog is the smallest and rarest of wild pigs available in Assam. At present number of this critically endangered mammal are around 200 only. The species measures about 65 cm in length and 25 cm in height. It weighs around 8 to 9 kilograms. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">10.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rampal Singh Jatin arrested by Haryana Police from his ashram in Hisar</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rampal Singh Jatin was in news because he was arrested by Haryana Police on 19 November 2014 from his fortified Satlok Ashram in Hisar of Haryana. He is famous as Sant Rampal and is a self-styled Godman.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii. He was arrested after two weeks of intense attempts by police to arrest him that involved rioting in which scores of persons were injured and around 5 persons were killed.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii. He was arrested under fresh cases of sedition, criminal conspiracy and rioting. Rampal will be produced in the Haryana and Punjab High Court on 20 November 2014.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Problem that led to Court order and his arrest<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rampal in 2006 criticised Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj his criticism led to violent clashes at Karontha ashram between the followers of two sects, in which an Arya Samaj follower was killed. Following the death of the follower of Arya Samaj, Rampal was charged with murder, and was arrested but was released in 2008 after spending several months in jail.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">11.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Airbus to sign deal with Delta for 50 planes</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">European aerospace giant Airbus is poised to sign a deal to deliver 50 long-haul carriers to US Delta Airlines in a contract worth $14 billion at catalogue prices.s<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii. Under</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> the terms of the deal, Airbus will deliver 25 A350-900s, the company’s new long-haul carrier that this month received certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority, a source close to the negotiations said on condition of anonymity, sources told AFP today.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> The other 25 planes will be A330-neos, an updated version of its wide-body medium-haul jet with fuel saving engines which is slated to enter into service at the end of 2017.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">12.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">World Tour Golf Championship gets underway in Dubai<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">World Tour Golf Championship gets underway at Jumeirah Golf states in Dubai today.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Top Golfers including the defending champion Henrik Stenson - the man in form this season - Rory Mcllroy, Justine Rose, Jamie Donaldson along with Stephen Gallacher are among the big names participating in the tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; line-height: 12.9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">13.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Indian-origin hotel doorman Kottarapattu Chattu died<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; line-height: 12.9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kottarapattu Chattu Kuttan of the venerable Galle Face Hotel in Colombo died on 18 November 2014 after a brief illness. He was 94.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; line-height: 12.9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">He was Sri Lanka's oldest hotel doorman, who served world leaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Emperor Hirohito, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Richard Nixon at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo for 72 years</span></span><o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; line-height: 12.9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">The Galle Face Hotel, founded in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1864, is the oldest hotel east of Suez.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">14.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">  </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Srikanth breaks into top 10 in badminton ranking</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Owing to his recent title victory at the China Open in Fuzhou, K. Srikanth climbed up six places to achieve a career-best 10th in the men’s singles category of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal also jumped up a place to move up the ladder to number 4 in the women’s singles rankings, even as P.V. Sindhu managed to maintain her 10th position in the list.</span></div> </div> </div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div>

20th november Daily GK update

Daily GK Update - 20th Nov 2014 1.      Kotak Mahindra acquire ING Vysya Bank i.  Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Thursday, announced ...

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Manoj nominated Tarak and Ramcharan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyflg-Et21BNJVwtzyR_ZN2z3e5VkbdfC9Do-ZPZAqi_ypWpEd9OO8zqEtaudmwxRsdXMOGTmhhvngmlXOZkP2_jQg49NEJbBpPdyjMt8ydt_PVRjywWJ5cLBCwPzvd_5lmHI0k2ioafQ/s1600/ntr-charan-0-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyflg-Et21BNJVwtzyR_ZN2z3e5VkbdfC9Do-ZPZAqi_ypWpEd9OO8zqEtaudmwxRsdXMOGTmhhvngmlXOZkP2_jQg49NEJbBpPdyjMt8ydt_PVRjywWJ5cLBCwPzvd_5lmHI0k2ioafQ/s1600/ntr-charan-0-6.jpg" width="292" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> After Dr.Mohan Babu and Manchu Lakshmi, Manoj also participated in the Swachh Bharat campaign. He cleaned the surroundings of Lingampally Railway Station in Hyderabad. Young actor Bhupal was also with Manoj.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> Manoj explained the importance of keeping surroundings clean and requested everyone to come forward and participate in the campaign for a cleaner India.He nominated NTR, Ram Charan, Nani, Allari Naresh and Telangana state minister KTR to join the campaign.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> It will be really inspiring for their fans if all these actors participate in the campaign and let's see when they will join. It is really a good move by Manoj.</div> </div>

Manoj nominated Tarak and Ramcharan

After Dr.Mohan Babu and Manchu Lakshmi, Manoj also participated in the Swachh Bharat campaign. He cleaned the surroundings of Lingampall...

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నటసింహాల జోరును ఆపేదెవ్వరు

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIqelojaIJ_LyC2txJxawWff2JIkfLJNwmfvsrgt6KP7P3JIqr5oXnlgmbATjUiMLrj29vxijUU8a14R6D2i1j4j4YtMaomIsiqITFCN5ykfXnfO-Lmmh0PXTRO79weilcVM4FxQPWaA/s1600/balayya-ntr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIqelojaIJ_LyC2txJxawWff2JIkfLJNwmfvsrgt6KP7P3JIqr5oXnlgmbATjUiMLrj29vxijUU8a14R6D2i1j4j4YtMaomIsiqITFCN5ykfXnfO-Lmmh0PXTRO79weilcVM4FxQPWaA/s1600/balayya-ntr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">నందమూరి వంశానికి పెట్టని గోడలు బాలకృష్ణ, ఎన్టీఆర్. నందమూరి కాంపౌండ్ లో ప్రస్తుతం వాళ్లిద్దరే తిరుగులేని స్టార్స్. యంగ్ టైగర్ పూర్తిగా సినిమాల మీదే ఉంటే, బాలయ్య మాత్రం అటు పాలిటిక్స్, ఇటు సినిమాల్ని బ్యాలెన్స్ చేస్తూ దూసుకుపోతున్నారు. భవిష్యత్తులో ఇద్దరూ కలిసి ఇండస్ట్రీని షేక్ చేయడం ఖాయంగా కనిపిస్తోంది. ఎందుకంటే ఒకరు సక్సెస్ జోరుమీదున్నారు. మరొకరు సక్సెస్ కోసం ఆకలిగొన్న పులిలా ఎదురుచూస్తున్నారు. </span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">లెజెండ్ సక్సెస్ తో బాలయ్యలో ఉత్సాహం ఉరకలెత్తుతోంది. పాతికేళ్ల కుర్రాడిలా సెట్స్ లో కనిపిస్తున్నారు. ఒకటే ఉరుకులు-పరుగులు. పైగా ప్రస్తుతం చేస్తున్న సినిమా స్టోరీ కూడా బాలయ్య బాడీ లాంగ్వేజ్ కు పర్ ఫెక్ట్ గా సూటయ్యే కథ కావడంతో విజయంపై రెట్టింపు నమ్మకంతో ఉన్నాడు నటసింహం. ఎమ్మెల్యే అయిన తర్వాత తొలిసారి చేస్తున్న ఈ సినిమాతో సూపర్ డూపర్ హిట్ సొంతం చేసుకోవాలని భావిస్తున్నారు బాలయ్య. అందుకు తగ్గట్టే సత్యదేవ దర్శకత్వంలో భారీ స్థాయిలో తెరకెక్కుతోంది నయా మూవీ. లెజెండ్ ఊపుమీదున్న బాలయ్య ఈ సినిమాతో లెజెండ్, సింహాలను మించిన హిట్ కొడతారని నందమూరి ఫ్యాన్స్ కూడా ఫిక్స్ అయిపోయారు. </span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">మరోవైపు యంగ్ టైగర్ ఎన్టీఆర్ సినిమాపై కూడా అభిమానుల చూపు పడింది. పూరీ జగన్నాధ్ దర్శకత్వంలో చేస్తున్న సినిమాతో ఏదో మేజిక్ చేయబోతున్నాడని టోటల్ ఇండస్ట్రీ అంతా ఆసక్తిగా గమనిస్తోంది. ఆ ఇంట్రెస్ట్ కు తగ్గట్టే సినిమాకి సంబంధించి ఎలాంటి లీకులు ఇవ్వకుండా సీక్రెట్ గా మూవీ షూటింగ్ ని క్లైమాక్స్ కు తీసుకొస్తున్నారు. యమదొంగ తర్వాత మళ్లీ ఇన్నేళ్లకు తారక్ బాడీ లాంగ్వేజ్ కు సూటయ్యే స్టోరీలైన్ దొరికిందని ఇన్ సైడ్ టాక్. మరోవైపు పూరి కూడా ఈసారి తొందర పడకుండా పక్కాగా సినిమాని తెరకెక్కిస్తున్నాడట. దీంతో అటు బాబాయ్.. ఇటు అబ్బాయ్ సినిమాలపై ఇండస్ట్రీలో అంచనాలు ఆకాశాన్నంటాయి.</span></span></div>

నటసింహాల జోరును ఆపేదెవ్వరు

నందమూరి వంశానికి పెట్టని గోడలు బాలకృష్ణ, ఎన్టీఆర్. నందమూరి కాంపౌండ్ లో ప్రస్తుతం వాళ్లిద్దరే తిరుగులేని స్టార్స్. యంగ్ టైగర్ పూర్తిగా సిన...

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Aagadu Genuine Total WW Collections

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP4Lu3Qw3YfWOV2b49_uQbqde6PhucpTTqwpSsGzyIbhEHWaVogQi9S-hRU7CEywWP2L9vgjeUQyQ4_zXDXtqjcpaVcOQFTyGF5RwO1nMyyzuwx-QtmKycd1uTqfu-kUTweW4lS75s98/s1600/aagadufinaltotalwwcolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP4Lu3Qw3YfWOV2b49_uQbqde6PhucpTTqwpSsGzyIbhEHWaVogQi9S-hRU7CEywWP2L9vgjeUQyQ4_zXDXtqjcpaVcOQFTyGF5RwO1nMyyzuwx-QtmKycd1uTqfu-kUTweW4lS75s98/s1600/aagadufinaltotalwwcolls.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div>

Aagadu Genuine Total WW Collections

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Manam Genuine Total WW Collections

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ-2LpQZkr3GNaZz97fv1jCLHRw03Wp4jDbHQcrow2mGqDQsyLtDjsHHrH5e8Fht7PKiznzboKYjCObM-hfw30C8kDOQbtZwLckihFytVcphCVcU9-IOCHmEkhn6T0nxWUbGB00wzEQA/s1600/manamfinaltotalcolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ-2LpQZkr3GNaZz97fv1jCLHRw03Wp4jDbHQcrow2mGqDQsyLtDjsHHrH5e8Fht7PKiznzboKYjCObM-hfw30C8kDOQbtZwLckihFytVcphCVcU9-IOCHmEkhn6T0nxWUbGB00wzEQA/s1600/manamfinaltotalcolls.jpg" /></a></div> Very Good after having first day collections of  2.32 Crores</div>

Manam Genuine Total WW Collections

Very Good after having first day collections of  2.32 Crores

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Super Hit Loukyam Final Total World Wide Collections

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtLQPAk8nx0EGmkQJu3-V_t4PNptLRgHTy3fGvbG8CWsFIQLzYffdJLTnUY_jv26uhE9Qb-GQ2dZTJbWMs2fBvzMqHw0QpdoVPomQyMbjhBhwgD7NkmlMNudeE-9P6SB2Uga85aT-_O8/s1600/loukyamfinalclosingtotalwwcolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtLQPAk8nx0EGmkQJu3-V_t4PNptLRgHTy3fGvbG8CWsFIQLzYffdJLTnUY_jv26uhE9Qb-GQ2dZTJbWMs2fBvzMqHw0QpdoVPomQyMbjhBhwgD7NkmlMNudeE-9P6SB2Uga85aT-_O8/s1600/loukyamfinalclosingtotalwwcolls.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div>

Super Hit Loukyam Final Total World Wide Collections

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90% fund boost approved to AP from Centre

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Center approves andhra pradesh package" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-160512" height="250" src="http://cdn10.mirchi9.com/movienews/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Center-approves-andhra-pradesh-package.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: auto; margin: 5px 15px 15px 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="300" />Government of Andhra Pradesh’s efforts to bring in the funds to the residuary State for the upliftment of backward regions seems to have been materialising in the form of approval from the Planning Commission and the Union Planning Ministry. The only approval that is pending is of the Financial Ministry and which likely would be accomplished within a week reported trusted sources.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It is a big achievement in its own kind because 90% of the quoted amount is going to be approved by the Union government within a few days. While govt. of AP asked for Rs. 24,350 crores for the upliftment of the backward areas of the State, Union government is likely to sanction about Rs. 20,000 crores. And these would be used for the backward regions in Rayalaseema and North-Coastal Andhra.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> These funds are sought for the development in four major areas of development in the State. The first one is the expansion of road networks. AP govt. has quoted Rs.7500 crores for this area. Rs.8,500 crores for the second area to provide safe drinking water, quality power supply, minor irrigation and tanks development. AP has asked for Rs.1,700 crores for setting up new regional hospitals alongwith strengthening women & child welfare programmes. The fourth area for which AP has sought Rs.3,000 crores is for improving infrastructure of education besides sanitation programme in the backward regions.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Besides the four major areas, other areas like development of small ports, expansion of information technology, modernisation of agriculture..not to neglect green house farming. Not to forget providing employment oppurtunities by providing skill development programmes. The above said areas of development are also mentioned by State govt. of AP asking for Rs.700 crore funds for the same.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The major success in this fund boost from the Centre is that according to the AP Reorganisation Act, these funds are meant to develop the backward areas in Rayalaseema and North-Coastal Andhra. But according to reliable sources of AP government, Union has agreed to use these funds in 43 identified backward regions of four south and central districts of AP even.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> There is one more task in front of the State govt. After the approval of the funds for backward regions of AP, though they would be released in the next financial year phase-wise; the state is going to make efforts to ask Union to release Rs.5,000 crores in the present financial year itself because there is a deficit of Rs. 16,500 crores revenue in the state. This fund boost for backward areas is the first major financial achievement of AP from the Union</div> </div>

90% fund boost approved to AP from Centre

Government of Andhra Pradesh’s efforts to bring in the funds to the residuary State for the upliftment of backward regions seems to have b...

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Nokia Store to Be Shut Down and Replaced by Opera Mobile Store

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> <img alt="nokia_mobile_microsoft_background_reuters.jpg" src="http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/nokia_mobile_microsoft_background_reuters.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" />Microsoft has signed a deal with Opera Software that will see all Nokia feature phone, Symbian-based handset and Nokia X smartphone users migrated to the Opera Mobile Store from the Nokia Store. Nokia users with handsets running Series 40, Series 60 and Asha operating systems will also be a part of the deal.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> The change is set to take place in the Q1 2015, from which point the above-mentionedNokia users would be redirected to Opera Mobile Store in order to buy apps. The migration process should be completed in the first half of next year, after which the Nokia Store will be closed.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> As a part of the migration process, the users would need to create an account with Opera to shop for apps. Furthermore, it has been mentioned that once the transition is complete, Opera will become the third largest app store in terms of downloads, behind Google Play and the App Store. As of now, the store features close to 300,000 apps (for smartphones and feature phones) and sees millions of downloads every day. The firm says the Opera Mobile Store supports more than 7,500 different devices.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> Wednesday's announcement by Opera Software follows a separate agreement announced in August 2014, that saw Opera Mini become the default browser on Nokia-branded phones, including Series 30+, Series 40, Asha and Nokia X handsets.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We continue to sell and support classic Nokia devices, which remain popular in many parts of the world," said Rich Bernardo, Vice President, Phones, Microsoft in a statement. "We're delighted to partner with Opera Software and continue to provide a reliable app store experience for consumers and developers alike."</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "When the current users of the Nokia Store are migrated to Opera Mobile Store, they will continue to get fresh, interesting apps for their Nokia phones," added Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software. "The Opera Mobile Store becomes an even more significant player in the app store market, and Nokia mobile phone users get a first-class app store for years to come."</div> </div>

Nokia Store to Be Shut Down and Replaced by Opera Mobile Store

Microsoft has signed a deal with Opera Software that will see all Nokia feature phone, Symbian-based handset and Nokia X smartphone users ...

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Bangalore Police to Shut Down 'Fake Shopping Portal'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="gad_smallimage_cont" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 20px; outline: 0px;"> <img alt="apple_mac_bookless_library_ap.jpg" class="imgbdr" id="HeadContent_FullstoryCtrl_mainstoryimage" src="http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/apple_mac_bookless_library_ap.jpg" style="outline: 0px;" /></div> <div class="" id="HeadContent_FullstoryCtrl_fulldetails" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.699999988079071px; line-height: 24px; outline: 0px;"> A shopping portal, raided by police for allegedly duping gullible customers with false advertisements, will be shut down soon, a senior police official said Tuesday.<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We will order shutting down the fake web site after completing the investigation and filing charge-sheet against the six accused partners who created the portal (BIGSOP.com,shophunk.com) and used payment gateways of many banks for transactions," Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police Hemant Nimbalkar told IANS in Bangalore.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> The six accused were arrested Saturday and jailed Sunday after a court remanded them to six-day judicial custody pending investigation.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We busted the fake portal by taking suo motu action on a complaint one of its victims posted on our Twitter account, alleging he was duped by the website, by first declaring him a lucky winner of an iPhone for Rs. 599 but not delivering the handset despite remitting the amount through a bank's payment gateway," Nimbalkar said.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> Using a back office, the portal would lure gullible customers by advertising on its pop-ups that they were lucky winners of expensive mobile handsets and other electronic devices at huge discounts for placing orders to buy a range of goods online.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We have directed the authorities concerned to de-active the shopping portal to prevent any activity or transaction through it," Nimbalkar said.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> The portal's website, which was active till Monday, went offline from Tuesday afternoon citing "maintenance" as the reason.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "This site is currently under maintenance. We will be back shortly. For any queries, please write us at contact@bigsop.com," the portal said in a message posting.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> Police have got many complaints on phone and on its Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Universal-Stuf/390902531062900" style="color: #006699; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> accounts against the portal after the scam was unearthed Saturday.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We have advised all those who felt cheated by the fake portal to lodge complaints at police stations with details of emails exchanged and payments transacted online," Nimbalkar added.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> The pop-up advertisements, promising e-gadgets on huge discounts, lured thousands to become registered users of the portal and pay in advance although many of them did not get delivery of goods they ordered online.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> The accused, who originally hailed from Jharkand and Andhra Pradesh, had also set up a back office or BPO (business process outsourcing) centre with 30 employees to take calls or receive complaints from registered users and prospective customers.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; width: 650px;"> "We have found Rs. 75 lakh in the bank accounts of the six accused. We were able to trace them on the basis of addresses they gave for landline phones at their back office as the address on the website was false," Bangalore Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Goel told IANS.</div> </div> </div>

Bangalore Police to Shut Down 'Fake Shopping Portal'

A shopping portal, raided by police for allegedly duping gullible customers with false advertisements, will be shut down soon, a senior ...

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