1. . Sachin Tendulkar is Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Moment’i. Accolades continued to pour in for the retiring Sachin Tendulkar with the ‘Time’ magazine naming the legendary Indian batsman its “Person of the Moment” while as he plays his last Test in Mumbai.
2. Siddhartha Birla, founder and Chairman of Xpro India Ltd, and Chairman Digjam Ltd, will be the next President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
3. Aiming at a higher market share, leading personal computer maker Lenovo on Friday announced the launch of its new Yoga Tablet priced between Rs 22,999 to Rs 28,999.
4. India ranks second in the list of countries that approached Google with requests, seeking information on users.
5. Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Deutsche Bank. With this alliance, Max Bupa will offer its comprehensive health insurance plans to Deutsche Bank customers.
6. The country’s largest bank State Bank of India plans to raise tier-II capital in the range of about Rs 5,000 crore before March.
7. Cycling enthusiasts of the country will get to witness their own version of ‘Tour the Himalayas’ with India’s first-ever mountain biking race all set to be held here on November 17.
8. Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics in TIFR, Mumbai selected for the 2014 New Horizons in Physics Prize on 5 November 2013.
9. India tops the list of 10 nations contributing to 60% of the world's premature deliveries, according to a report.Prematurity is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the country. A WHO factsheet (2012) states that worldwide, 15 million babies are born premature every year, and 1 million babies die annually from complications of prematurity.
10. At least 3,823 people aged 50 or more were victims of murder across the country in 2012, with Uttar Pradesh (493) topping states in the killing of senior citizens, data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows. Worryingly, Tamil Nadu recorded 412 cases of murder of elderly people, making the state a close second.
11. India is No. 2 in seeking user info from Google while the US topped the list with 10,918 requests, India followed with 2,691 during the January-June period this year.
12. Google wins book scanning case. A federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Thursday by authors aimed at stopping Google’s book scanning project, ruling that Google’s plan to scan and digitise 20 million books constitutes fair use under US copyright laws.
13. Reliance Life Insurance Company has signed up to support Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, one of the greatest fans of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. As part of its corporate social responsibility, Reliance Life will offer financial aid to Sudhir to help him continue his passion of loving the sport. This private life insurer has also launched a new campaign with Sudhir with a view to supporting this big fan. The campaign is also aimed to give out a larger message that retirement is definitive and needs to be properly planned.
14. India’s 1st ever mountain biking race on Nov 17. Cycling enthusiasts of the country will get to witness their own version of ‘Tour the Himalayas’ with India’s first-ever mountain biking race all set to be held here on November 17. Being organised jointly by the Mountain Track Biking Association (MTBA) of Uttarakhand, Cycling Federation of India (CFI) and Artsmith Concepts and Visions with support from the state government and the Indian Army, the event will have races in three categories for the elite riders (20kms), the amateurs (15kms) and the teens (10kms), MTBA, Uttarakhand president Rahul Jain told reporters here today.
15. Veteran journalist R.K. Mukker passed away on 13 November 2013 after prolonged illness. He was 88 years old. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He died at Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district.
2. Siddhartha Birla, founder and Chairman of Xpro India Ltd, and Chairman Digjam Ltd, will be the next President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
3. Aiming at a higher market share, leading personal computer maker Lenovo on Friday announced the launch of its new Yoga Tablet priced between Rs 22,999 to Rs 28,999.
4. India ranks second in the list of countries that approached Google with requests, seeking information on users.
5. Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Deutsche Bank. With this alliance, Max Bupa will offer its comprehensive health insurance plans to Deutsche Bank customers.
6. The country’s largest bank State Bank of India plans to raise tier-II capital in the range of about Rs 5,000 crore before March.
7. Cycling enthusiasts of the country will get to witness their own version of ‘Tour the Himalayas’ with India’s first-ever mountain biking race all set to be held here on November 17.
8. Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics in TIFR, Mumbai selected for the 2014 New Horizons in Physics Prize on 5 November 2013.
9. India tops the list of 10 nations contributing to 60% of the world's premature deliveries, according to a report.Prematurity is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the country. A WHO factsheet (2012) states that worldwide, 15 million babies are born premature every year, and 1 million babies die annually from complications of prematurity.
10. At least 3,823 people aged 50 or more were victims of murder across the country in 2012, with Uttar Pradesh (493) topping states in the killing of senior citizens, data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows. Worryingly, Tamil Nadu recorded 412 cases of murder of elderly people, making the state a close second.
11. India is No. 2 in seeking user info from Google while the US topped the list with 10,918 requests, India followed with 2,691 during the January-June period this year.
12. Google wins book scanning case. A federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Thursday by authors aimed at stopping Google’s book scanning project, ruling that Google’s plan to scan and digitise 20 million books constitutes fair use under US copyright laws.
13. Reliance Life Insurance Company has signed up to support Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, one of the greatest fans of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. As part of its corporate social responsibility, Reliance Life will offer financial aid to Sudhir to help him continue his passion of loving the sport. This private life insurer has also launched a new campaign with Sudhir with a view to supporting this big fan. The campaign is also aimed to give out a larger message that retirement is definitive and needs to be properly planned.
14. India’s 1st ever mountain biking race on Nov 17. Cycling enthusiasts of the country will get to witness their own version of ‘Tour the Himalayas’ with India’s first-ever mountain biking race all set to be held here on November 17. Being organised jointly by the Mountain Track Biking Association (MTBA) of Uttarakhand, Cycling Federation of India (CFI) and Artsmith Concepts and Visions with support from the state government and the Indian Army, the event will have races in three categories for the elite riders (20kms), the amateurs (15kms) and the teens (10kms), MTBA, Uttarakhand president Rahul Jain told reporters here today.
15. Veteran journalist R.K. Mukker passed away on 13 November 2013 after prolonged illness. He was 88 years old. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He died at Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district.
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