Ono, Spanish Cable purchased by Vodafone for USD 10
billion:
Ono, Spanish Cable purchased by Vodafone for USD 10 billion.
New Chairman of NMPT is PC Parida:
New Chairman of NMPT (New Mangalore Port Trust) is PC
Parida. He had taken charge on 15th March. Since January 2011 he is acting as
Deputy Chairman of Chennai Port Trust.
New CEO of Tesco Hindustan Service Centre (Tesco HSC) is
Glen Attewell:
New CEO of Tesco Hindustan Service Centre (Tesco HSC) is
Glen Attewell. Currently Sandeep Dhar is acting as CEO from past five years.
WTA Rankings announced:
WTA had announced rankings. 1st Place retained by Serena
Williams with 12660 points. Second Place occupied by Li Na of China with 7185
followed by Agnieszka Radwanska Poland with 6215, Victoria Azarenka Belarus
with 5441, Simona Halep Romania with 4775 , Jelena jankovic Serbia with 4590.
Proactive Rocket Test to stop: South Korea urges North:
After the launch of 12 rockets in the recent weeks South
Korea asked North Korea to stop the proactive rocket test. Yesterday i.e. 16th
march 2014, North Korea test fired 25 rockets off its east coast into Sea of
Japan. This is seriously objected by Seoul and Washington stating that it
threatens regional security.
Biggest buyers of Arms in the world is India:
As per Swedish think tank, biggest buyer of Arms in the
world is India. From past 5 years, India had imported 3 times as many weapons
as its nearest competitors Pakistan and China. According to the SIPRI (
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) total volume of arms sales
was increased by 14 % in 2009- 13 when compared with previous 5 years. In 2010,
china is the biggest buyer of arms in the world.
European Union and United States Hit high level Ukrainian
and Russianofficials who were linked to the Crimea Crisis:
European Union and United States Hit high level Ukrainian
and Russian officials who were linked to the Crimea Crisis with asset Freezes
and Travel bans. After Sunday’s internationally criticised referendum in Crimea
sanctions came out in which almost 97 % of those who voted supported leaving
Ukraine to join to Russia.
India Suspends search operations for Malaysia flight around
Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
Malaysian officials got assistance from 25 countries in
search of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight. Malaysia Prime Minister Najib
Razak spoke with Bangladesh leaders and Man Mohan Singh (India’s Prime
Minister) to enlist their help. So India stopped searching for the flight
around Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.