** TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 12.03.2014 ** ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Veteran Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was sworn in as Kerala Governor at the Raj Bhavan. 2. Indias exports declined 3.67 per cent to USD 25.68 billion in February. 3. India has emerged the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months and sectors such as aviation, IT & ITeS and retail are likely to see an increase in payrolls. 4. China will set up five private banks on a trial basis before the practice is extended to more places, the chief of the country’s banking regulator said. 5. The World Bank has said it would provide up to $3 billion in aid for Ukraine in 2014 to help the country deliver much-needed economic reforms. 6. The Revolutionary Socialist Party in Kerala, which snapped its decades long tie with CPI-M led LDF, formally became part of Congress-led ruling UDF. 7. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the first all-woman bank and a new entrant in the sector, has embarked on a mission to open 55 additional branches pan-India by the next financial year 8. China has emerged as the worlds second largest agricultural insurance market after the United States with a compensation payment of $3.4 billion, the countrys insurance regulator said. 9. New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named NBA Players of the Week. 10. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Presidents Standard to 112 Helicopter Unit and Presidents Colour to 4 Base Repair Depot, during a ceremonial parade held at the Air Force Station, Kanpur.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:31:34 +0000
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