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Business & International: US drugs giant Pfizer Inc. has struck upon a deal to buy Ireland-based Allergan for 160 billion dollars making it the biggest pharmaceuticals merger deal in history of healthcare sector. 23rd Asia ­Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Summit held at Manila, Philippines. Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian Su­24 fighter jet after it violated the Turkish airspace. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom declared an Emergency in the island state on 4th November, 2015. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won the historic majority in Myanmar Polls which will allow it to elect a president and form a Government. Justin Trudeau was sworn as the new Prime Minister of Canada. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) co-developed by India and Israel was successfully test-fired for the first time from an Israeli Naval Platform. Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed as India’s [...]

Ola Appoints Infosys’ Rajiv Bansal As CFO Ola Cabs has appointed Rajiv Bansal as its Chief Financial Officer. Rajiv brings close to 21 years of experience in finance sector. Rajiv will be part of Ola’s core leadership team and join the company in January 2016. Note: OlaCabs (popularly known as Ola) was established by Bhavish Aggarwal (currently CEO) and Ankit Bhati in 2010 in Bengaluru (Karnataka). Pfizer and Allergan combine in biggest drug merger ever […]

ASEAN Economic Community: Asian leaders launch European Union-style regional economic bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders have signed a declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which would be similar to European Union (EU)-style regional economic bloc. In this regard, Kuala Lumpur declaration on the establishment of the AEC was signed by the leaders of 10-nation grouping chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at its 27th Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. […]

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Business & International: China announced to ends its “one­child policy” to counter the ageing workforce issues allowing all couples to have two children. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli of Communist Party of Nepal was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. India is set to be the G20 Chair in 2018. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raised the Palestinian flag at the United Nations for the first time on 30th September 2015. Retail major Future Group on 9th October 2015 entered into a partnership with Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved. Hoesung Lee has been elected on 6th October 2015 as the head of the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change. Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava has been honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA), 2015 on 1st October 2015. According to a World Bank report, India now ranks 130 out of 189 countries in the ease of doing [...]

S.No Bank Name Slogan/Punchline 01. Allahabad Bank A Tradition of Trust 02. Andhra Bank Much more to do. With YOU in focus 03. Bank of Baroda India’s International bank 04. Bank of India Relationships beyond Banking 05. Bank of Maharashtra One Family One Bank 06. Canara Bank It’s easy to change for those who you love, Together we Can 07. Central Bank of India Build A Better Life Around Us, Central to you since 1911 08. Dena Bank Trusted Family Bank 09. Federal Bank Your Perfect Banking Partner 10. HDFC Bank We understand your world 11. HSBC World’s Local Bank 12. ICICI Bank Hum Hai na…” 13. IDBI Banking for all; “Aao Sochein Bada” 14. Indian Bank Taking Banking Technology to Common Man, Your Tech-friendly bank 15. Indian Overseas Bank Good people to grow with 16.  Karur Vysya Bank  Smart Way to bank  17.  Kotak Mahindra Bank  Let’s Make Money Simple  18.  Oriental [...]

S.No Questions Answer 01. Which city is inaugurated as the New Capital of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 02. Which Company has decided to Acquire SanDisk? Western Digital 03. Who is awarded with 2015 Confucius Peace Prize? Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe 04. First World Indigenous Games began in Brazil 05. Who is appointed as the new Chairman of All India Sports Council Vijay Kumar Malhotra 06. Name of the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal who visited India recently? Kamal Thapa 07. Name of the Indian Tennis Player who is recently ranked into top 100. Yuki Bhambri 08. Harvard University’s Prestigious humanitarian award for 2015 is won by Kailash Satyarthi 09. 3rd India-Africa Form Summit held in New Delhi 10. Full Form of NJAC National Judicial Appointments Commission 11. Paragliding World Cup will be held in Himachal Pradesh, India 12. Which country won the Sultan Johar Cup after beating India in the finals? [...]

Supreme Court declares NJAC Act Unconstitutional Supreme Court has declared National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 and 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014 unconstitutional and void. The decision was given four to one by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice JS Khehar, who is in line to become the Chief Justice of India. Note: The NJAC was supposed to have 6 members, three from Judiciary comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) as its Chairperson and ex officio member and 2 other senior most judges of SC. While, other three members were Union Minister of Law and Justice (ex-officio) and 2 eminent persons. Kailash Satyarthi selected for 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award […]

Marlon James’s ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ wins the 2015 Man Booker Prize The Jamaican novelist Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” a raw, violent epic that uses the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 to explore Jamaican politics, gang wars and drug trafficking. Mr. James is the first Jamaican-born author to win the Man Booker, Britain’s most prestigious literary award. The other shortlisted books were: […]