Latest Current Affairs of 31 August 2013

> Delhi gang rape: Nirbhaya's brother tries to
attack juvenile

>Putin challenges US, says Syria chemical
weapons use claim 'utter nonsense'

>We will oppose govt's move to take over
gold from temples: BJP

>Delhi woman allegedly gang-raped by cops

>Rupee fall: Montek rules out approaching IMF

>Petrol price up by Rs 2.35 a litre, diesel by 50
paise

>Tytler, arms dealer Verma charged in forgery
case

>Jagan was too hot for prison officials to
handle

>Asaram not in hiding, can be quizzed, his son
says

>BJP should announce PM candidate soon:
Jaitley

>Indian scientists back Pawar's remarks on
GM crops

>Snowden awarded with German
'whistleblower prize'

>Centre mulls setting up 100 low-cost airports

>Twitter's top lawyer is woman of Indian
origin


>Apple launches iPhone trade-in programme

>Andhra agitation hurting Tirumala temple's
fortunes

>Pope's first 'selfie' goes viral on FB, Twitter

>Now, fashion accessories designed to
prevent rape

Latest Current Affairs of 31 August 2013

>>Sonia Gandhi calls for stringent implementation of laws at ground
level
to ensure safety and security of women

>>Over 8,000 Indians sign up for one-way trip to Mars

>>Bhatkal and Akhtar remanded to 12-day Police custody

>>Solemn wreath laying ceremony was held for six crewmembers of INS
Sindhurakshak


>>US intelligence says, Syria used Nerve Gas to kill civilians;

>>Damascus
denies the report
Clashes between Police and Muslim Brotherhood supporters broken out
in several cites in Egypt

>>An earthquake measuring 5.9 on Richter scale jolts China

>>Train derailment injures 12 passengers in Taiwan


>>Some miscreants damage windshield of Digvijay Singh's car in MP

>>Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa gets relief from Supreme Court

>>Army foils another infiltration bid at LoC in Kashmir valley

>>143 people injured since April this year in attacks of wild animals in
Kashmir valley


>>Cut down NPAs and deal firmly with willful defaulters of banks: Rajiv
Takru

>>Government approves denotification of six SEZs projects

>>Sensex gains 219 points to close at 18,620

>>Rupee loses 32 paise to 66.87 against Dollar in late morning trade


>>India's Somdev Devvarman crashes out of US Open Tennis

>>India storms into final of Men's Asia Cup Hockey, to meet Korea for
title
tomorrow

>>President Pranab Mukherjee to confer sport's awards today

>>Indian players with their partners to play their US Open Doubles
second
round matches today

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Latest Current Affairs of 30 August 2013

India's Q1 growth slips to 4.4%, slowest in
four years


Bhatkal says blasts carried out to send
message; SP leader stirs row over arrest

If Asaram fails to answer our questions, we
will arrest him: Jodhpur Police

Strike against Syria possible by Wednesday:
France

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Nowhere MPs shout 'PM chor hai':
Manmohan

China's tribe of billionaire philanthropists
growing

Dec 16 gang rape: Verdict on juvenile
tomorrow

Mumbai gang rape: Eggs hurled at accused
India 'very optimistic' on employment
prospects

8,000 Indians queue up for one-way trip to
Mars

10 out of 12 international stars pick IPL
teams

Jaganmohan Reddy continues fast in
hospital

GSAT-7 to boost India's military capabilities

Land bill: Property prices to rise, Ficci says

NRIs wait for further fall in rupee to invest in
realty

TCS may be first $100 billion market cap
company

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Latest Current Affairs 30 August 2013

India's first defence satellite GSAT-7 launched successful.
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PM Tsering Tobgay of Bhutan arriving in New Delhi on 6-day India visit

>Five militants killed by security forces in Ganderbal, Kashmir

>AI Dreamliner connects India to Australia after 22 years

>NIA tells court no evidence against 9 held in Malegaon blasts case



>British House rejects possible military action against Syria
Hold off Syria strike till weapons inspectors complete task: UN Chief

>Iraq sectarian violence: Truck bomb in Baghdad market kills 17 people

>UN observes International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances


>Mumbai gangrape case: Police recover second mobile of accused

>Assam dengue: Toll rises to 3 in Guwahati city

>Belgaum dist tops list of severely malnourished kids in K'taka: Min

>Delhi assembly faces adjournments on water scarcity & power hike


>Frame policies to ensure manufacturing revival: FICCI to govt

>Sensex surges 405 points to close above 18K

>Rupee gains 225 paise to close at 66.55 vs Dollar

>Brent crude drops to $115 dollars per barrel

Latest Current Affairs 29 August 2013

Novelist Chetan Bhagat draws flak for 'rupee-rape' tweet

Supreme Court begins in-camera proceedings in Niira Radia tapes
case

VHP's yatras, an experiment that hasn't worked for an aloof BJP

Coal ministry asks Steel for 15 'ready' files on allotment of blocks

Families banished from community, Jharkhand couple commit
suicide

After row with Myanmar, India wants joint group to mark border

UP: Akhilesh Yadav suspends 3 Samajwadi Party MLAs for anti-
party activities

Arrested SP MLA often went to Goa and Nepal, faced rape charge
in 1994

Voting on FDI in retail likely in Rajya Sabha today, govt on the
defensive

Arunachal Pradesh school warden arrested for 'raping' 14 minor
girls

11 killed, 40 feared trapped in Vadodara twin building collapse;

Modi orders probe
Asaram Bapu's son defends his father, calls sexual assault victim
'mentally unstable'

UP: Gautam Budh Nagar DM, who backed Durga Shakti Nagpal,
transferred

All five Mumbai gangrape accused taken to crime spot to
reconstruct event

Markets give UPA's Food Security Bill a thumbs down, fear its
impact on economy

BSE Sensex closes 28.07 pts higher at 17,996.15 after plunging
over 500 pts

BJP wants death for other rapists, but seeks pardon for fake
godmen: Digvijaya Singh

Haryana: Doctor escapes unhurt as 'drunk' cop shoots at him

Kerala fashion brand introduces 'denim purdah' for college
students, professionals


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Latest Current Affairs 28 August 2013

National

India celebrates Janmashtami with religious fervour

Mumbai gangrape victim discharged from hospital

Foodgrain production targeted at 259 mt for 2013-14

20 Regional Cancer Centres of international standard to be setup


International

50 killed, over 100 injured in series of bomb attacks in Iraq

Britain to put resolution to UNSC over Syrian chemical claim

36 Taliban insurgents killed, 10 wounded in Afghanistan

350 people rescued off coast of Italy's southeastern Sicily

Business
Sensex up 28 points to close at 17,996

FM terms fall in rupee value as a reflection of irrational sentiment

Gold posts biggest ever single-day gain of Rs 1,900

RBI pitches for stringent entry norms for new banks

Sports

9th Men's Asia Hockey Cup: India, Bangladesh pool match delayed

US Open: India's Somdev to clash with Lukas of Slovakia

ODI series: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 7 wickets

Aus football club receives record fine following doping probe


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Latest Current Affairs 28 August 2013

Look-out notice against Asaram Bapu to prevent him from fleeing country



13-year-old Sushma makes it to Lucknow University's MSc
Microbiology


Eyes on Sadhus and Muslims, Samajwadi Party plans national executive in
Haridwar


New York Times, Twitter, Huffington Post hacked by Syrian group


Retd govt staff who cross 80 years to get more pension


Her poverty, not son's fate, on the mind of Dec 16 juvenile's
mother


PC offers 10-pt reforms agenda, says earlier policies aggravated
problems


Records fudged in Rs 700-cr land 'scam' in Mohali


Question of height makes ride bumpy for free Chhattisgarh cycles


Nuclear energy's comeback in US holds lessons for India


Om Puri breaks his silence on domestic violence charge, says wife
targeting him


Pakistan violates LoC truce for 22nd day in succession, Indian
troops retaliate strongly


Coalgate: Centre, CBI heading for collision in Supreme Court on
sanction issue


Radia tapes: Supreme Court to hold in-camera hearing to know
Centre's stand

SEPTEMBER 1752 - The Shortest Month in History

SEPTEMBER 1752 - The Shortest Month in History


This was the month during which England shifted from the Roman Julian
Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. A Julian year was 11 days longer
than a Gregorian year. So the King of England ordered 11 days to be
wiped off the face of that particular month. (A King could order
anything, couldn't he?) So the workers worked for 11 days less that
month, but got paid for the whole month. That's how the concept of
"paid leave" was born. Hail the King!!!



In the Roman Julian Calendar, April used to be the first month of the
year; but the Gregorian Calendar observed January as the first month.
Even after shifting to the Gregorian Calendar, many people refused to
give up old traditions and continued celebrating 1st April as the New
Year's Day. When simple orders didn't work, the King finally issued a
royal dictum; which stated that those who celebrated 1st April as the
new year's day would be labled as fools. From then on, 1st April became
April Fool's Day.


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Rupee breaches 64-level vs USD; down 98 paise in morning trade

Continuing its slide, the rupee on Tuesday breached 64-mark
against dollar by falling 98 paise to trade at record low of 64.11 on
persistent dollar demand and a weak opening in the domestic
equity market.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local
currency opened sharply lower at 63.75 a dollar from its previous
close of 63.13 and breached 64 mark to trade at fresh low of
64.11, down by 98 paise, or over 1.5 per cent.
Forex dealers said besides strong demand for the American
currency from importers and banks, dollar's strength against other
currencies overseas amid expectation that the Federal Reserve will
soon taper its bond-buying programme weighed on the domestic
currency.
Weak domestic fundamentals such as record current account
deficit concern too put pressure on the rupee, they said.
The rupee had recorded the decade's worst single-day fall of 148
paise to close at record low of 63.13 against the dollar in the
previous session.
In order to arrest the rupee slide, RBI last week had announced
measures such as restriction on Indian firms investing abroad and
on outward remittances by resident Indians, triggering talks of
return of capital control regime.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex dipped below 18,000 level falling
336.54 points, or 1.79 per cent, to 17,970.98 points in morning
trade.


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GSLV D5 launch called off

The Indian space agency Monday called off the launch of its heavy
rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D5) due to
leak in the second-stage engine.
The fresh launch date will be announced later, said a spokesman of
the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Nearly two hours before the scheduled blast off at 4.50 p.m. while
the cryogenic engine was being fuelled up, scientists and officials
at the mission control centre suddenly became excited and were
huddled in a series of discussions.
Space scientists in the mission control centre gathered in small
groups around some monitors.
The countdown was put on hold for some time and an emergency
meeting of scientists was called and a decision was taken to hold
the launch.


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English Proverbs & Sayings Part 1

  1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
  2. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit.
  3. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
  4. A bargain is a bargain.
  5. A beggar can never be bankrupt.
  6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  7. A bird may be known by its song.
  8. A black hen lays a white egg.
  9. A blind leader of the blind.
  10. A blind man would be glad to see.
  11. A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
  12. A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
  13. A burnt child dreads the fire.
  14. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
  15. A city that parleys is half gotten.
  16. A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
  17. A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
  18. A clean hand wants no washing.
  19. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
  20. A close mouth catches no flies.

English Proverbs and Sayings Part 2

1.      A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
2.      A cracked bell can never sound well.
3.      A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
4.      A curst cow has short horns.
5.      A danger foreseen is half avoided.
6.      A drop in the bucket.
7.      A drowning man will catch at a straw.
8.      A fair face may hide a foul heart.
9.      A fault confessed is half redressed.
10.  A fly in the ointment.
11.  A fool always rushes to the fore.
12.  A fool and his money are soon parted.
13.  A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
14.  A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
15.  A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
16.  A fool's tongue runs before his wit.
17.  A forced kindness deserves no thanks.
18.  A foul morn may turn to a fair day.
19.  A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
20.   A friend in need is a friend indeed.