Sports: 1) Asia Cup 2013 : South Korea Defeated India to Win the Asia Cup Hockey Final in Malaysia. 2) India Defeated Malaysia to Lift U-21 Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey Tournament 2013. 3) Chinese paddler Liu Shiwen on won women’s table tennis World Cup after defeating teammate Wu Yang. 4) Deepika Kumari won Silver Medal at the Paris Archery World Cup. 5) The Indian wrestler Amit Kumar bagged Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category in the 2013 Senior World Wrestling Championship being held at Budapest, Hungary. 6) SAFF Cup 2013 : Afghanistan won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 by defeating India, the defending champions at Dashrath Rangashala stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. 7) US Open 2013 : a) Women’s Single : Serena Williams won the Women’s Single Title against Victoria Azarenka at US Open 2013. b) Men’s single : Rafael Nadal Wins U.S. Open Final after Defeating Novak Djokovic. c) Men’s Double: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek secured the Men’s Doubles Title 2013. Tokyo won the Right to Host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. 9) Indias Bhuvana Kalva won her maiden ITF women singles title after she registered an impressive victory over sixth- seeded Akari Inoue of Japan at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association complex. Miscellaneous: 1) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate or the short term lending rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent from 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. 2) The Governor of RBI, Raghuram Rajan brought down the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 0.75 per cent to 9.5 per cent. 3) The G20 Leaders Summit took place in St.Petersburg presided by Russia. The G20 nations discussed ways to ensure economic growth and financial stability, create jobs and combat unemployment, stimulate investment and promote multilateral trade, international development and anti- corruption. The members of the Group of Twenty (G-20) are: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, European Union, India, Indonesia, Italy, Canada, China, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, USA, Turkey, France, South Africa, Republic of Korea, and Japan. 4) TCS to Launch First All Women BPO Centre in Saudi Arabia. 5) Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by Union Government of India. 6) The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paid an official visit to India at the invitation of the President of India. 7) Agni-5 Successfully Test Fired from Chandipur Test Range. GSAT–7 , Indias First Defence Satellite, Successfully Placed in the Geosynchronous Orbit.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:05:05 +0000
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