Current Affairs 05-Nov-2014: ------------------------------------------------ HDFC became first listed Indian company to have 75% shareholding by FIIs. Mumbai recorded the largest number of internet users in India in 2014. This was revealed by a study conducted by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and released on 4 November 2014. According to the study, Mumbai recorded 16.4 million internet users surpassing Delhi and Kolkata. Delhi recorded 12.15 million internet users and Kolkata recorded 6.27 million internet users. Scientists from the University of Texas on 4 November 2014 confirmed that the World’s first inhalable Ebola vaccine passed animal tests. Rakesh Kapoor, the India-born Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK-headquartered Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, said he was influenced by the Swachh Bharat Campaign. Indian-American Nikki Haley on 4 November 2014 won second term as South Carolina Governor. The Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti on 4 November 2014 was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre. The global benchmark, Brent crude oil, dropped 1.96 US dollar from 84.78 US dollars per barrel to 82.82 US dollars per barrel on 4 November 2014. Cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG People’s Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player after Sachin and Dhoni to win the coveted prize. Pictographs of Harappan (Sindhu) era discovered near Hampi. The pictographs are available in Gondi dialect. Pentagon in its report on Progress Towards Security and Stability in accused Pakistan by saying that militants continue to operate from Pakistan territory. Fallstreak Hole cloud appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria. This formation seemed just like a rainbow-streaked alien spaceship. Narinder Batra on 4 November 2014 was awarded the prestigious Presidents Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco. Bahujan Samaj Party national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das Gupta on 3 November 2014 resigned from the party with immediate effect. 23rd Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da was held at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall in Jalandhar, Punjab. The Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the International Labour Organization on 3 November 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the Make in India Initiative. The United States (US) on 3 November 2014 became the partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit 2015. Israel’s Parliament passed law to block the release of Palestinian prisoners convicted for murder in any future, peace negotiations. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 3 November 2014 welcomed the United Nations resolution on Sports as a means to promote education, health, development and peace.
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