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Pankaj
Advani clinches World Billiards title, bags 3 Grand Doubles
Sports
> Billiards > Oct 30
Indian cueist Pankaj
Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship (time format) title
to bag a record 12th world crown and also complete a rare 'Grand
Double' post his third win in both the long and short formats in the
same year.
The third grand double
makes him the only billiards player to achieve this feat. Advani, 29,
surpassed Mike Russell, who had won the double in 2010 and 2011.
Advani's previous grand
doubles were in Malta in 2005 and in his hometown in 2008.
51
countries sign agreement to automatically swap tax information
World
> Taxation > Oct 30
Finance ministers and
tax chiefs from 51 countries at a taxation conference of about 100
countries coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) have signed an agreement to automatically
exchange tax information. The agreement was signed with a view to end
tax evasion via secret bank accounts. The US was not a signatory but
supported the move.
Warren
Anderson of Bhopal gas tragedy infamy passes away
World
> Bhopal
Gas Tragedy > Oct 31
Warren M Anderson, who
was the chairman of the US-based Union Carbide Corporation when a
poisonous gas leak at the company’s plant in Bhopal killed
thousands, is dead. He died at a nursing home in Vero Beach,
Florida. He was 92. His death, which was not announced by his family,
was confirmed from public records.
The poisonous gas leak
from the Union Carbide plant killed more than 5,000 people on the
night of December 2-3, 1984, in Bhopal. It remains one of the world’s
worst industrial accidents.
Others
1984
riots: Amitabh Bachchan summoned by US court for 'instigating'
violence against Sikhs
World
> 1984
riots > Oct 29
Actor Amitabh Bachchan
has been summoned by Los Angeles federal court for allegedly
instigating violence against the Sikh community during the November
1984 massacre. He has been accused of raising "Khooon Ka Badla
Khoon" (blood for blood) slogan on October 31, 1984 after then
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her two Sikh
bodyguards.
As per the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, Bachchan has 21 days after the service of
summons to respond to the charges of human rights violations.
In
the past several years, SFJ has unsuccessfully tried to drag several
Indian leaders to US courts in the alleged human rights violations
cases.
International
Internet Day observed globally
World
> International
Internet Day > Oct 29
To mark the anniversary
of the first usage of the Internet to send a message electronically
in 1969, International Internet Day was observed globally on 29
October 2014. Since the year 2005 the International Internet Day has
been famously celebrated to commemorate a momentous day in the
history of telecommunications and technology. This was the event of
the sending of the first message, first electronic message which was
transferred from one computer to another in 1969. This was situated
in California, in the USA. Today the International Internet Day is
also an on-line project germinating from the society, of the society
and for the society. The International Internet Day project is open
to everyone and anyone just as access to the internet is open and
free for everyone.
Chetan
Bhagat releases latest novel titled Half Girlfriend
India
> Chetan
Bhagat > Oct 29
The novel Half
Girlfriend authored by Chetan Bhagat was released amidst much
fanfare. The novel explores the new and different dimensions of
relationships in today’s world. Bhagat’s latest novel is a simple
and beautiful love story about a Bihari boy who falls in love with a
rich girl from Delhi and the nuances of their relationship. In 2008,
the New York Times cited Chetan Bhagat as the biggest selling English
language novelist in India’s history. Some of his other notable
works are Five Point Someone, One Night at the Call Centre, 2 States,
The 3 Mistakes of My Life and Revolution 2020.
Surya
Prakash appointed chairperson of Prasar Bharti Board
India
> Prasar
Bharti > Oct 29
A. Surya Prakash,
journalist and distinguished fellow, Vivekananda International
Foundation, was appointed chairperson of the Prasar Bharti Board on
Tuesday. Mr. Prakash has been appointed for a period of three years,
on the recommendation of a 3-member committee headed by Vice
President Hamid Ansari and comprising Press Council of India
chairperson Markandey Katju and Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting. Mr. Prakash has held key posts at
several print and broadcast media organisations including Zee News,
The Pioneer, Indian Express and the Eenadu group, among others.
Seven
MOUs signed between Prasar Bharti and Radio Voice of Vietnam
India
> India-Vietnam
Seven Memorandums of
Understanding (MOUs) have been signed between Prasar Bharati and the
Radio Voice of Vietnam to increase cooperation in the field of
broadcasting through exchange of programmes in the fields of culture,
education, science, entertainment sports and news. The MOUs were
during the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to
India.
India
ranks fourth among 55 developing nations in clean energy investment
World
> Clean
Energy Investment > Oct 30
A study released by the
Inter-American Development Bank ranks India fourth among 55
developing nations in clean energy investment, according to a new
country-by-country study which is topped by China. The study titled
Climatescope 2014 suggests renewable technologies can be just as
cost-competitive in emerging parts of the world as they are in richer
nations. China received the highest ranking as the largest
manufacturer of wind and solar equipment in the world and the largest
demand market for those products. India has a score of 1.85 points
against China's 2.23. India also had its best performance on Low
Carbon.
India
votes against UN draft resolutions on Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty
World
> Nuclear
Non-Proliferation > Oct 30
India has voted against
the provisions of a draft resolution that would have required it to
accept and comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The First Committee of the 193-member UN General Assembly that deals
with disarmament and international security issues approved a draft
resolution urging all member states that had not yet done so to sign
and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. India has said
that there is no question of India joining the NPT as a
non-nuclear-weapon state and said that nuclear weapons are an
integral part of India’s national security and will remain so.
Korea, France, India, Pakistan, Israel, Russian Federation, the UK
and the US are some of the counties that voted against the provisions
of the resolution.
India
re-elected to UN Economic and Social Council
World
> UN
Economic and Social Council > Oct 30
India was re-elected by
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to a three-year term on the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC). India's term at ECOSOC was scheduled to
end this year and it was re-elected after getting 183 votes, the
highest in the Asia Pacific group, followed by Japan and Pakistan
with 181 votes each.
A country requires
two-thirds majority of 124 to win a seat in the elections.
The win comes just a
week after India got re-elected to the 47-nation UN Human Rights
Council (UNHRC) for the period of 2015-17.
ECOSOC, one of the six
main organs of the United Nations, is the principal body for
coordination, policy review, policy dialogue and recommendations on
economic, social and environmental issues, as well as for
implementation of the internationally agreed development goals.
Sachin
Tendulkar and Steve Waugh inducted into Don Bradman Hall of Fame
Sports
> Cricket > Oct 30
The Bradman Foundation
announced that Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh have been selected as
Bradman Honouree. Sachin Tendulkar was selected because he has scored
more Test runs than any other cricketer in history and bestrode the
international cricket stage for 24 years. Steve Waugh was selected
because he was the most successful captain of Australia and also
embodies values of Bradman like courage, honour and determination.
Background:
Every year two Bradman
Honourees were selected for their significant contribution to
international cricket as exemplified by Sir Donald Bradman. The Award
is issued specifically with regard to how much the cricketer reflect
Sir Donald’s expressed values including courage, honour, integrity,
humility and determination.
18th
SAARC Summit to be held in Nepal from 22nd – 27th November
World
> SAARC
Summit > Oct 30
The 18th
SAARC Summit will be held at Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, from
22nd to 27th November, 2014. Deeper integration
for peace and prosperity is the chosen theme for this year’s
summit. The summit is taking place after an interval of three years
as the last summit was held in Maldives in 2011. The South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation has eight members: Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka. This is the third time Nepal will host the SAARC Summit after
1997 and 2002. The 18th SAARC Summit will issue the Kathmandu
Declaration with a focus on collective co-existence, capacity, norms
and values and people's aspirations by making mutual collaboration
successful and strengthening mutual understating and relations.
Rashtriya
Ekta Diwas observed on 31 October to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Sardar Patel
India
> Rashtriya
Ekta Diwas > Oct 31
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
was observed on 31st October 2014 to commemorate the 139th
birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The decision to observe
October 31 as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Integration Day was
taken by the Union Government to reiterate India’s strength and
buoyancy against adversaries. The day was inaugurated by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi who paid floral tributes at the statue of
Sardar Patel and also flagged off the Run for Unity in New Delhi.
The Run for Unity
campaign is the key highlight to pay tribute to the efforts made by
Sardar Patel to unite India. A nationwide marathon took place on the
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
Corporation
Bank launches digital mandate services
Corporate>
Corporation
Bank > Nov 02
Corporation Bank has
launched digital mandate services that provide a platform for large
volume of repetitive payments. It will help in eliminating postdated
cheques and also to extend Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) on pan
India basis.
The e-Mandate (Digital
Mandate) services of the bank offer highest flexibility to the
customers at the same time keeping the cost of operations low for the
product. The main activity under the product includes collection of
mandate and scanning and uploading of scanned image to NPCI.
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