1. Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram G Rajan has been appointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Mr. Rajan will replace D. Subbarao, who completes his five-year term on September 4, 2013 and will be the 23rd Governor of the central bank.
2. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetrationis inadequate, particularly, in rural areas.
3. Japan marked the 68th anniversary today of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.
4. Five soldiers killed in an attack by Pak troops on Indian post along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, the chess player from India won the Denmark's Politiken Cupat Copenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points.
6. England retained the Ashes after rain meant the third Test against Australia at Old Trafford ended in a draw on Monday.
7. Mumbai's D Y Patil Stadium is likely to host the opening match of the inaugural IPL-style football league that commences from 18th January, 2014.
8. Devendra Jhajharia, the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the Para Athletics World Championships, will be rewarded Rs five lakh by the Railways for his feat in the recently-held sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France.
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2. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetrationis inadequate, particularly, in rural areas.
3. Japan marked the 68th anniversary today of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.
4. Five soldiers killed in an attack by Pak troops on Indian post along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, the chess player from India won the Denmark's Politiken Cupat Copenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points.
6. England retained the Ashes after rain meant the third Test against Australia at Old Trafford ended in a draw on Monday.
7. Mumbai's D Y Patil Stadium is likely to host the opening match of the inaugural IPL-style football league that commences from 18th January, 2014.
8. Devendra Jhajharia, the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the Para Athletics World Championships, will be rewarded Rs five lakh by the Railways for his feat in the recently-held sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France.
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