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World No. 1 Saina Nehwal wins maiden India
Open Super Series
1. Saina,
the First Indian women shuttler to achieve world number one ranking,
clinched her maiden Indian Open Super Series title.
2. Saina
Nehwal Defeat former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.
3. She
defeat Ratchanok Intanon in Direct Set 21-16 21-14
Physicist Stephen Hawking to Trademark his
name
1. World-renowned
British physicist Stephen Hawking is set to trademark his name, joining the
ranks of celebrities such as JK Rowling and David Beckham who have turned their
names into brands.
2. Hawking,
73, has applied to the Intellectual Property Office to have his name formally
registered, while another English physicist, Brian Cox, has already made the
move.
3. Hawking
has also applied to trademark his name for charitable purposes, giving him the
option of setting up a foundation, such as to promote physics, or for research
into motor neurone disease, which has paralysed him.
4. His
trademark would cover computer games, powered wheelchairs, greetings cards and
healthcare.
Azhar Ali Set to Lead Pakistan ODI Team
1. The
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to appoint batsman Azhar Ali as the new
captain of the one-day team and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed as his deputy.
2. Pakistan
scheduled to tour Bangladesh for a Test and one-day series from mid-April.
Kidambi Srikanth Wins his Maiden Indian open
series title
1. Kidambi
Srikanth Wins His Maiden Indian Open series title .
2. Kidambi
Srikanth brought more joy to the Indian camp after Saina Nehwal’s victory when
he won the men’s singles title at the India Open Super Series.
3. He
beat Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 to win his maiden India Open
Super Series title.
Rajasthan Assembly Passes Camel Bill to
Stop Slaughter and restrict Migration
1. Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly has passed by a voice vote The Rajasthan Camel
(Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export)
Bill, 2015.
2. The
Bill aims to contain the steady decline in the population of camels in the
state.
3. According
to the Bill’s provisions, offenders will be punishable with rigorous
imprisonment of at least a year.
4. This
term may extend to five years with a fine of up to Rs 20,000.
5. According
to the livestock census of 1992, there were around 750,000 camels in the
country. This
number fell to only 330,000 in 2012, indicating a decrease of more than 56 per
cent.
6. A
majority of these camels are found in Rajasthan.
7. Last
year, Rajasthan declared the camel as a state animal, in addition to the
chinkara.
8. The
Bill also proposes to place restrictions on migration of the animal to other
states.
Actress Katrina Kaif Became the Latest
Indian to be Featured At The Madame Tussauds Museum
1. Actress
Katrina Kaif has became the latest Indian to be featured at the Madame Tussauds
museum.
2. The
actress unveiled her 150,000-pound life-size wax statue.
3. Kaif
has become the 7th Bollywood
actor to be honoured with a figure at Madame Tussauds London and joins the
league of actors like
Amitabh
Bachchan (2000)
Aishwarya
Rai (2004)
Shah
Rukh Khan (2007)
Salman
Khan (2008)
Hrithik
Roshan (2011)
Madhuri
Dixit-Nene (2012)
4. Katrina’s
figure was created by a team of 20 sculptors and artists over a four-month
period, using hundreds of precise measurements taken at a sitting in Mumbai and
cost 150,000 pounds (USD 223,117) to create.
5. Madame
Tussauds Studios London has been making wax figures for over 150 years with
each masterpiece taking up to four months and a team of 20 dedicated sculptors
to create.
Delhi Aditi Arya Crowned Femina Miss India
World 2015
1. Delhi
girl Aditi Arya was crowned Femina Miss India World 2015.
2. Afreen Racheal
Vaz was adjudged first runner-up while Vartika Singh second runner up
at the grand finale of 52nd year of fbb Femina Miss India.
3. Aditi
will represent the country at Miss World pageant and the runners-up.
BJP Becomes Largest political Party in
World
1. The
ruling BJP has become the largest political party in the world with its
enrolment drive in the past five months taking its membership to 8.80
crore.
2. The Communist
Party of China was until now considered the largest party with about 8.60
crore members.
3. The
party’s ambitious, hi-tech online membership drive was launched by Modi on
November 1 last year when he became a member by dialing a telephone number
followed by Shah who became the second member.
Now book your railway ticket 120 days
in advance from 1st April
1. As
announced in the Railway Budget 2015, the Ministry of Railways has decided to
increase the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking accommodation from 60
(excluding the date of journey) to 120 days with effect from 1st April
2015.
2. However,
for certain daytime Express trains to which lower time limits for advance
reservation already enforced shall not be subjected to the new ARP change.
3. Similarly,
the 360-day advance booking for foreign tourists shall also remain
unchanged.
Ex Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, guilty of
corruption and fraud
1. Former
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of
trust in a retrial on corruption charges.
2. Olmert
was acquitted in 2012 of charges he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from an
American supporter.
3. But
Olmert’s longtime confidant later became a state’s witness, offering tape
recordings of conversations with Olmert about receiving the cash, leading to a
retrial.
Australia Mandates two Person Cockpit Rule
1. Australia
has responded to the Germanwings air disaster but mandating that at least two
people stay in cockpits of domestic and international airliners.
2. Previously
Australia has allowed a pilot to be alone on the flight deck.
Katsushi Inoue to be New President And CEO
of Honda India
1. Japanese
auto major Honda today announced top management changes in its Indian cars
business, with Katsushi Inoue slated to be president and CEO from April as the
incumbent Hironori Kanayama is due to retire and return to Japan.
2. Inoue
will take over from Kanayama who has served as HCIL president & CEO for the
past three years since assuming this position in April 2012.
3. Inoue
has been associated with Honda Motor Co for over 29 years and has served as
general manager in marketing planning office in Japan headquarters in his last
assignment.
4. He
has worked with Honda ventures in different markets, across the globe,
including Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Poland and Germany.
Freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya
gets Bharat Ratna posthumously
1. Noted
educationist and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya was on Monday posthumously
conferred the Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award, by President
Pranab Mukherjee.
2. Malviya,
an educationist with a vision, was behind the establishment of the Banaras
Hindu University.
3. Born
on December 25, 1861, Malviya was catapulted into the political arena
immediately after his first moving speech at the second Congress session held
in Kolkata in 1886.
4. Malviya
is also remembered for his stellar role in the Independence movement and his
espousal of Hindu nationalism.
5. He
was one of the initial leaders of the right-wing Hindu Mahasabha.