1. India have secured a historic medal at the World Badminton Championships after 18-year-old Hyderabadi PV Sindhu beat former World No.1 Shixian Wang 21-18 21-17 in the quarters. Other international stars get their act together to make a move into the last-4 stage. Catch all the highs and lows from from Friday's action, as they happened at the World Badminton Championships at Guangzhou.
2.Today, August 9, is the 71st anniversary of the Quit India Movement, which Mahatma Gandhi called the biggest struggle of his life.
3. Nagasaki’s mayor criticized Japan’s government for a lack of effort on international nuclear disarmament as the country marked the 68th anniversary on Friday of the atomic bombing on the city.
4. Paving the way for setting up of all-women bank, the government on Thursday approved Rs 1,000-crore seed capital for Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd.
5. Faced with a weakening rupee, the Reserve Bank on Thursday announced it will sell government bonds worth Rs 22,000 crore every Monday to check volatility in the forex market.
6. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has launched a public deposit scheme‘Sanchay’ whereby it will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5 per cent on five-year deposits.
7. Nirupama Sanjeev (Vaidyanathan), the former Tennis Player from India on 5 August 2013 released her book, The Moonballer. The book was launched by the tennis ace Vijay Amritraj in Chennai.
8. Jet Airways (India) Ltd today reported a loss of Rs 355.4 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, its disappointing performance aggravated by the rupee depreciation.
9. In view of increasing instances of physical attacks on women, the DRDO has developed a chilli-spray for protection using the world's hottest chilli grown in Assam, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
10. Top listed firms will have to shell out hundreds of crores each in social sector initiatives if the new companies bill takes effect. The bill has been passed by Lok Sabha and is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha in the Budget Session. Officials are targeting the beginning of the new financial year(April 1, 2013) as the effective date for the new Act
2.Today, August 9, is the 71st anniversary of the Quit India Movement, which Mahatma Gandhi called the biggest struggle of his life.
3. Nagasaki’s mayor criticized Japan’s government for a lack of effort on international nuclear disarmament as the country marked the 68th anniversary on Friday of the atomic bombing on the city.
4. Paving the way for setting up of all-women bank, the government on Thursday approved Rs 1,000-crore seed capital for Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd.
5. Faced with a weakening rupee, the Reserve Bank on Thursday announced it will sell government bonds worth Rs 22,000 crore every Monday to check volatility in the forex market.
6. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has launched a public deposit scheme‘Sanchay’ whereby it will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5 per cent on five-year deposits.
7. Nirupama Sanjeev (Vaidyanathan), the former Tennis Player from India on 5 August 2013 released her book, The Moonballer. The book was launched by the tennis ace Vijay Amritraj in Chennai.
8. Jet Airways (India) Ltd today reported a loss of Rs 355.4 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, its disappointing performance aggravated by the rupee depreciation.
9. In view of increasing instances of physical attacks on women, the DRDO has developed a chilli-spray for protection using the world's hottest chilli grown in Assam, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
10. Top listed firms will have to shell out hundreds of crores each in social sector initiatives if the new companies bill takes effect. The bill has been passed by Lok Sabha and is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha in the Budget Session. Officials are targeting the beginning of the new financial year(April 1, 2013) as the effective date for the new Act
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