Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Obama wraps up three-day India visit, departs for Saudi Arabia

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NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama left India for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a three-day visit focused on improving relations between the world's largest democracies.

PM Narendra Modi was not at the Delhi Palam airport. Earlier reports indicated that he may be present.

Obama, accompanied by wife Michelle, folded his hands to say 'namaste' before boarding Air Force One at the Palam airport.

At the airport was power minister Piyush Goyal, who was minister-in-waiting for the Obama visit, and foreign secretary Sujatha Singh.

READ ALSO: Obama's Siri Fort address: Highlights

Obama along with his wife Michelle left India at 1.55pm in his Air Force One plane from Delhi Palam airport.

The US president had been due to visit the Taj Mahal while in India, but cut short his visit to pay his respects to the new Saudi king.

US President Barack Obama also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a "memorable visit" and the people of India for their warm welcome here.

"Thank you @NarendraModi for a memorable visit, and to the Indian people for their warm welcome. #India -bo," said a tweet by the White House.

US President Obama shakes hands with the crowd after delivering a speech at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)

US President Barack Obama is leading a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers, senior US officials and two former secretaries of state to Saudi Arabia to pay respects to the royal family following King Abdullah's death.

Obama's four-hour stop in Saudi Arabia was to include a meeting with new monarch King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and a dinner with other Saudi officials.

In his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, both the leaders managed to remove the hurdles to operationalize the civil nuclear deal besides deciding to jointly produce military hardware and stepping up economic engagement.

In what Obama called a "breakthrough", the two sides resolved key hurdles pertaining to the liability of suppliers of nuclear reactors in the event of an accident and the tracking of fuel supplied by the US.

Obama also became the first US president to grace the Republic Day celebrations. He is also the first American president to visit India twice.

The US president earlier on Tuesdau addressed an event at Siri Fort Auditorium here during which he spoke on a range of issues and made a strong pitch for religious tolerance.

(Inputs from PTI)

Cartoonist R K Laxman to get a memorial

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PUNE: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a memorial for legendary cartoonist R K Laxman who passed away here late Monday.

"Laxman was not just a cartoonist - what he said through his cartoons will inspire future governments...Though he is no more, The Common Man he created will live forever," Fadnavis said Tuesday while paying homage to Laxman here.

In a rare honour, Maharashtra government accorded a state funeral to Laxman, 94, who died in a private hospital Monday after a brief illness.

With his body draped ceremoniously, the last rites were performed with full state honours at Vaikuntha Crematorium here, this afternoon.

Top political leaders, media personalities, industrialists, film personalities and others have condoled his death, besides an outpouring of grief, affection and love for him on various social networking sites.

Besides Fadnavis, several of his cabinet colleagues, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and commoners from different walks of life came to a private college here to pay tributes to Laxman.

The brother of late English novelist R K Narayan, Laxman is survived by his writer wife Kamala, retired journalist son Srinivas and daughter-in-law Usha.

He had been admitted to a private hospital around 11 days ago for a urinary tract infection and lung problems, and later to Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital.

Laxman had suffered multiple organs failure, but responded well to the treatment and bounced back. Three days later, he was taken off the ventilator and shifted to the intensive care unit.

Renowned for his creation of The Common Man, which ran for several decades in The Times of India, under the title "You Said It", Laxman breathed his last late Monday evening at the hospital

Monday, January 26, 2015

Daily GK Update - 24th January 2015

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1. Hindu share dips below 80%, Muslim share grows but slower

i. The share of Hindus in India’s population has shown the sharpest dip in a decade since Independence and has dropped below 80 per cent.

ii. According to figures of the religion census of 2011, yet to be officially released, Hindus comprised 78.35 per cent of the total population of 121.05 crore, compared with 80.45 per cent of the total population in 2001.

iii. In absolute terms, however, the Hindu population increased 14.5 per cent from 82.75 crore to 94.78 crore during the period (2001-11).

iv. The 2011 religion census data also shows that the share of Muslims in the population has risen from 13.4 per cent in 2001 to 14.2 per cent with some border states showing a high increase.

v. The share of other religious groups like Sikhs and Christians in the total population remained steady at a little over 2 per cent each, roughly in the same range as in the 2001 census.

2. A tracker to curb sex determination

i. A simple set top box is helping prevent sex determination and female foeticide.

ii. The civil administration in Jind has now made it mandatory for all ultrasound labs in the district to install active tracking devices with their machines so that the details of the tests become available online to the Chief Medical Officer.

iii. Jind does not figure in the list of the 12 districts of Haryana identified for concerted action through the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

iv. The district administration has introduced the scheme of active tracking of ultrasound machines to curb their misuse for sex determination tests and to improve the sex ratio.

3. Kerala government slaps Rs 54 crore fine on 4 online traders including Flipkart, Jabong

i. Kerala Commercial Taxes Department has slapped a fine of Rs 53.63 crore on four online trading companies including Flipkart and Jabong for allegedly doing illegal business in the state.

ii. The fine was imposed by the intelligence wing of the Commercial Taxes Department for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14

iii. E-commerce major Flipkart has been asked to pay a fine of Rs 47.15 crore, Jabong.Com Rs.3.89 crore, Vector e-commerce Rs 2.23 crore and Robemall Apparels Rs 36 lakh.

4. SBI inks 100 mn euro loan pact with European bank

i. State Bank of India has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro (about Rs 700 crore) with European Investment Bank for lending to private businesses in the country.

ii. The loan will be utilised to support the development of private sector, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs), social and economic infrastructure as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation in the country.

iii. Agreements related to the first tranche of 55 million euro and the second of 45 million euro were signed in June and November 2014.

5. 9 Crore sign up for LPG cash-subsidy scheme

i. More than 60 per cent of LPG customers in the country have joined the ambitious PAHAL scheme for receiving cash subsidy so that they can buy cooking gas (LPG) at market price.

ii. Over 9 crore consumers, out of a total customer base of 15.33 crore, have joined the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme and Rs 2,262 crore in cash has been transfered to them.

iii. The DBTL Scheme for LPG consumers (PAHAL) was launched on November 15, 2014 in 54 districts and in the rest of the country on January 1, 2015. The Scheme aims to transfer the subsidy on LPG directly into the bank accounts of over 15 crore LPG consumers.

6. National Girl Child Day - 24th January

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saluted the unparalleled accomplishments of the girl child on National Girl Child Day.

ii. "On National Girl Child Day, I salute the unparalleled accomplishments of the girl child. Their role in nation building is paramount," PM Modi tweeted.

iii. Since 2008, the government has celebrated the National Girl Child Day on January 24 every year across India to raise awareness and consciousness of the society with regard to the girl child.

7. RBI Relaxes Overseas Loan Recast Rules

i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed rules for companies and banks to restructure and reschedule existing overseas borrowings by permitting an increase in the total cost of borrowing offshore.

ii. Indian firms have found it difficult to restructure existing borrowings after facing a sharp slowdown in the economy.

iii. The banking regulator also allowed changes in the drawdown and repayment schedules of such overseas borrowings, the Reserve Bank of India said.

ibps po TRIVANDRUM INTERVIEW

Place :TRIVANDRUM

BCOM graduate .

My intrvw was quite different . I wished dem with high pleasent voice

. They got the link from that and beagan askng question regarding my
voice . They told me to show some voice modulations . Dn how will i
utilise my voice in the bank .some situation based questions based on
customer interaction . Dn some questions from commerce i answered all
that . But not the exact answers .then they asked about my interview
coachng nd my skills and experiences .

Finaly they gve toffee i sake
their hands and wished advance republic day .

I am happy after my
performance .I have some things to say .. B confident , smile
throughout, don't bother about English grammer mistakes ,speak out .
Be humble and honest. Keep this in mind u only have 10 minutes to
impress them make full use of it .. Your chance of grabbing a job in
10 minutes make sure that ur performance will remain in their mind .
All the best god bless.

ibps po interview

IBPS PO

THANKS FOR THIS CANDIDATE WHO SENT THE QUESTIONS

I reached the venue at 8:00 am. Verification of documents started at 9:15am. They took interview for 10-15 min. for each candidate; mine also was for 10 min. My turn has come at 12:30 pm.(19th member in my panel)

There were 4 members in a panel ( 3 male and 1 female)

ME - May I come in sir?
M1 - Yes please. Good afternoon.
ME - Very good after noon sir (i wished them separately)
M1 - You are ?
ME - Yes sir
M1 - What does it mean? And How do you pronounce it?
ME - Told that it means Light of God
M2 - why you choose banking?
ME- explained in detail
M3 - What do u know about PMJDY?
ME - I kept explaining they did not disturbed me at any point.
M4-What is pan card and aadhar card?
ME- explained in detail
M4-What is Make in India Program?
ME- explained in detail
M1- say about Women Empowerment and an Ideal Women(other than your mom)
ME- told abt CMD’s PSU

They said ok, All the best.I thanked them and left the room.

IBPS PO ODISHA CANDIDATE

my interview was on 23rd.it was a moderate 1.nt so gud n nt so bad.d env. Was nyc n frndly inside.
I entered d rum wid a smile n der 1st ques was r u happy ,r u nervous,as i said no,1 of dem said ,den u vl make us nervous n al of dem started laughing,
den d rapid fire what is bank n defined under which act,nbfc n e.g. ,abt hobby ,diff.bet.comp n corp.,present day netaji,prob dat children r facing in rural,highest civilian honour,father occupation,chairman,cmd,tagline of central bank of india,3rd gov of rbi,edu bg,what is secondry market,wer do u hv savng ac n at wat int.rate,native place of rbi gov,uco bank chairman,imp of d day,wid whom r nbfc reg,n finally is dis ur 1st interview.
was able to gv 75% ans only.
tq sir 4 d mock tel interview experience.it was of gr8 help