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1 01 2015MS Dhoni’s retirement from Tests
31 12 2014
Most of cricketers around the world has expressed surprise on the way MSD has resign, many called it an end of Dhoni cloud in BCCI.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, abbreviated MSD, who scored big name in Indian cricket and is famous for his enforced decisions and opinions to many out of ethical context.His stellar confidence, iconic team mates at his disposal and his naive, cricketing batting limited technique helped him to take chances to win laurels for Team Dhoni.
Lately as team talent slipped so MSD fell into his own trap. A man responsible for injecting his own team members finally get from Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif the good wish to bring him luck ahead of his career.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprised cricketing world with his sudden announcement of retirement from Test cricket. Cricketers from across the world reacted with surprise and lavished praise on Dhoni’s decision to call it quit from the longer format. Teammates, friends and critics poured their hearts out on social media praising his decision.
Expressing views on Twitter, retired batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, also a long-time teammate, congratulated him on his Test career and encouraged Dhoni to retain 2015 World Cup. In a Tweet former Indian Cricket team Test captain Anil Kumble boasted his test career and said well done to retire as a captain. will miss unique persona like M S Dhoni.
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Essebsi sworn in as new president
Tunisia’s Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as president after a
second round of voting in landmark polls in the country, Al Arabiya
reported. The 88-year-old won the runoff election in December with 55.7
percent of the vote, while interim President Moncef Marzouki garnered
44.3 percent. A total of 27 candidates stood in the first round of the
election, which was held in November.
Greece’s parliament was dissolved Wednesday ahead of an early
election, AFP reported, and the vote scheduled for January 25. The date
was earlier announced Monday by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The new
parliament will reconvene on February 5
53 killed in Philippines after flash floods, mudslides
Flash floods and mudslides have killed at least 53 people in the
central and southern Philippines, Reuters reported. Tropical storm
Jangmi prompted the evacuation of more than 86,000 people in Surigao del
Sur, Bohol and Cebu provinces before weakening into a tropical
depression, the national disaster agency said on Wednesday. Days of
heavy rains have also hit neighboring Southeast Asian countries.
US airstrike kills senior militant leader in Somalia
A leader of al-Qaeda linked militant group Al-Shabaab was killed in
a US airstrike, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency
said Tuesday. “With the help of the Somali national security and
intelligence agency and its US counterpart, an Al-Shabaab leader was
killed last night,” the agency said in a statement. On Monday, the
Pentagon confirmed it had launched an airstrike, targeting an
unidentified leader of the Islamist group in Saakow, some 330 kilometers
west of Mogadishu. The militants have been attempting to overthrow
western-backed Somalian government. In September, the US killed the
group’s top leader, Ahmed Godane, in an airstrike.
The US and its allies conducted 15 airstrikes against Islamic State
militants in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Several units
of fighters and buildings were hit, the US-led Combined Joint Task
Force said. Seven strikes hit in Syria and eight in Iraq.
Moscow will not leave unfriendly steps without response, the
Russian Foreign Ministry said in a comment on the expansion of US
sanctions. The ministry’s spokesman, Aleksandr Lukashevich, described
the inclusion of four Russian officials on the Magnitsky list as
“politically motivated.” He also criticized as “groundless” restrictions
imposed on Russian companies based on the US law on sanctions against
Iran and Syria. The US actions question the “perspectives of bilateral cooperation in solving many acute international problems,” he said
Suicide car bomber rams Libya parliament HQ
A suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into the outer gate of
the headquarters of the Libyan parliament, AP reported. No one was
killed in the attack in the eastern city of Tobruk, according to
parliamentarian Abu Bakr Baeira. The assembly has been forced to convene
in the city since Islamist-allied militias seized the capital, Tripoli,
over the summer and revived a rival government. No one has claimed
responsibility for the bombing.
An AirAsia Airbus A320 plane reportedly overshot the runway at
Kalibo International Airport near Boracay, a popular Philippines tourist
destination, on Tuesday evening. Posts on social media showed emergency
slides being deployed from the plane, which appeared to have come to a
halt on a grassy field, the Straits Times reported. Passengers said the
plane came to “a very abrupt stop.” No injuries were reported. The
flight was scheduled to depart at around 4.15pm on Tuesday, but was
delayed by almost two hours due to bad weather, according to the paper.
Syria govt, opposition may hold talks in Moscow on January 27-29
Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that the Syrian
government may hold talks with opposition representatives in Moscow on
January 27-29, RIA Novosti reported. Russia has already made contacts
regarding the talks, he told Kyodo news agency. It is reported that
representatives of Syrian opposition groups will meet with Russian
public figures in Moscow on January 27. The meeting may be followed by
negotiations between the opposition and Syrian government officials on
January 27-29.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jangmi left
at least 29 people dead and 10 missing in the Philippines, AP quoted
officials as saying Tuesday. Jangmi, packing winds of 65 kilometers an
hour and gusts of 80 kilometers an hour, dumped heavy rains Monday on
southern Mindanao Island, sending thousands of residents to evacuation
centers. The storm then pushed its way through eastern and central
islands of the Philippines, where most of the deaths occurred Tuesday.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the eye of the storm was 108 kilometers
southwest of central Iloilo City, moving west at 19 kilometers an hour
toward the western Palawan Island.
Malaysia’s worst flooding in a decade has forced nearly a quarter
of a million people from their homes, Reuters quoted officials as saying
on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the government came under fire for its perceived
slow response. “Exceptionally high” water levels had cut off rescuers
from relief centers as the death toll rose to 21 across the northeast,
according to the National Security Council. Fifteen people have been
killed in neighboring southern Thailand.
5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Bushehr Province, Iran
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Iran’s southern Bushehr Province
near the country’s nuclear power plant on Tuesday, IRNA reported on
Tuesday. After the town of Shonbeh was hit at 03:49 GMT, several
buildings were damaged, but no casualties were reported. The quake
jolted a sparsely-populated district, and the epicenter of quake was in
the Shonbeh district, some 120km southeast of Bushehr, the home to the
country’s first nuclear power plant, Iran’s state TV said.
Fate of 98 people on board Norman Atlantic ferry still unknown
Italian authorities still do not know the fate of 98 people who
were on board the Norman Atlantic ferry from Patras in Greece to Ancona
in Italy on Sunday when a fire broke out on its car deck. Earlier, 40
people were considered missing, TASS reported. The Greek government’s
Marine Accidents Investigation Commission said it would investigate the
accident, in which a total of 10 people have so far been confirmed dead.
London woman detained over Syria terror offenses
A woman from Haringey in north London has been arrested at Luton
Airport on suspicion of Syria-related terror offenses, the BBC reported,
citing police. The 25-year-old was held at 11:30 GMT after a flight
from Istanbul in Turkey as part of an intelligence-led operation. She is
being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands on suspicion
of preparing for terrorist attacks, according to West Midlands Police.
Italian coastguard saves 970 migrants abandoned by smugglers
The Italian coastguard service has rescued 970 migrants after
smugglers abandoned them on a cargo ship in rough seas, AP said. The
migrants, most of them believed to be Syrians, arrived in Gallipoli, in
Apulia, southeast Italy, before dawn Wednesday. More than 100 migrants
were treated for hypothermia. A passenger sent out a distress call while
the ship was off the Greek coast. Six Italian coastguard workers had
been lowered by helicopter onto the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M. There
was no crew aboard and the ship’s engine was shut off. Smugglers
frequently abandon migrants at sea.
Burundi confirms 35 killed in clashes between army & rebels
At least 35 people are confirmed to have been killed in clashes
between Burundi’s army and members of an unidentified rebel group near
the Democratic Republic of Congo border, AFP reported. “On our side, we have lost one soldier,” a
top Burundian army official said Wednesday. Officials and witnesses
said the group of around 200 rebels crossed into Cibitoke province north
of the capital, Bujumbura, overnight Monday. Media agencies
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Navin Tondon Appointed as Member Electrical, Railway Board
1 01 2015
Shri Navin Tondon has been appointed as new Member Electrical,
Railway Board & Ex-officio Secretary to the Govt. of India. Prior to
this appointment, he was General Manager South Eastern Central Railway
(SECR). Earlier, Shri Tandon was working as Additional Member
(Electrical), Railway Board.
Shri Navin Tandon has also worked as Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata. He is an Electrical Engineer and did his Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He joined Indian Railways Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) through 1976 Examination Batch. He also worked as Chief Electrical Engineer/Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE)/Allahabad, Chief Electrical Engineer, North Central Railway/Allahabad and South Western Railway/Hubli. Shri Tandon has got rich experiences of working of Sr. Dy. General Manager, North Central Railway and Divisional Railway Manager, Varanasi, North Eastern Railway.
Besides this, he acquired training in Canada, Japan and USA on computerization of Railways and Rolling Stock management respectively.
Shri Navin Tandon has also worked as Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata. He is an Electrical Engineer and did his Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He joined Indian Railways Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) through 1976 Examination Batch. He also worked as Chief Electrical Engineer/Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE)/Allahabad, Chief Electrical Engineer, North Central Railway/Allahabad and South Western Railway/Hubli. Shri Tandon has got rich experiences of working of Sr. Dy. General Manager, North Central Railway and Divisional Railway Manager, Varanasi, North Eastern Railway.
Besides this, he acquired training in Canada, Japan and USA on computerization of Railways and Rolling Stock management respectively.
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Shri Animesh Chauhan is new MD & CEO of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
1 01 2015
Shri Animesh Chauhan has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Oriental Bank of Commerce. Shri Chauhan assumed charge of the Bank on 31st December, 2014.
Shri Chauhan was born on 30th June, 1957. He started his career on 17th January, 1979 in Bank of Baroda as Direct Recruited Officer. He is an experienced banker and has worked in various capacities. He has the experience in handling Overseas operations, as he headed London (Main) branch for over three years. He was Zonal Head/SLBC Convenor of Rajasthan Zone from 02.06.2011 to 05.08.2013.
Shri Chauhan has also worked as Chairman of The Nainital Bank Limited, Nainital from 27.12.2007 to 28.05.2011.
Shri Animesh Chauhan joined Central Bank of India on his elevation as Executive Director on 5th August, 2013 and he was overseeing the portfolios such as Retail Banking, Information Technology, Transaction Banking, Priority Sector, MSME and Recovery.
Oriental Bank of Commerce presently has Business Mix of over Rs.3,30,000 crore with a Pan India network of 2200 Branches, 2468 ATMs and a customer base of over 24 million. The Bank has 34 (Thirty Four) Regional Offices across the country and One Representative Office in Dubai.
Shri Chauhan was born on 30th June, 1957. He started his career on 17th January, 1979 in Bank of Baroda as Direct Recruited Officer. He is an experienced banker and has worked in various capacities. He has the experience in handling Overseas operations, as he headed London (Main) branch for over three years. He was Zonal Head/SLBC Convenor of Rajasthan Zone from 02.06.2011 to 05.08.2013.
Shri Chauhan has also worked as Chairman of The Nainital Bank Limited, Nainital from 27.12.2007 to 28.05.2011.
Shri Animesh Chauhan joined Central Bank of India on his elevation as Executive Director on 5th August, 2013 and he was overseeing the portfolios such as Retail Banking, Information Technology, Transaction Banking, Priority Sector, MSME and Recovery.
Oriental Bank of Commerce presently has Business Mix of over Rs.3,30,000 crore with a Pan India network of 2200 Branches, 2468 ATMs and a customer base of over 24 million. The Bank has 34 (Thirty Four) Regional Offices across the country and One Representative Office in Dubai.
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1 01 2015
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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2014 20:00 HRS
1 01 2015
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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2014 20:00 HRS LT (GMT+7)
SURABAYA, 31st DECEMBER 2014 – AirAsia
Indonesia wishes to update that The National Search and Rescue Agency
(BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia and other relevant authorities continue
to search and recover the passengers of QZ 8501 in the Karimata Strait
area.
Earlier
today, Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia and AirAsia management
visited the military base in Pangkalan Bun to meet with key stakeholders
of the SAR operations. Fernandes met with Deputy Governor of Central
Kalimantan, Achmad Diran; Deputy of Potential Search And Rescue (SAR),
Marsekal Muda TNI Sunarbowo Sandi; Joint Operation Chief Territory II,
Marsekal Muda TNI Abdul Muis; Joint Operation Chief Territory I,
Marsekal Muda TNI Agus Dwi Putranto; Central Kalimantan Police Chief,
Brigadier General Hermanu and Deputy of Operation Search And Rescue
(SAR), Marsekal Pertama TNI Supriyadi.
Fernandas
said: “I continue to be humbled and touched by the incredible efforts
and professionalism put forth by BASARNAS, Army, Navy, Air Force and
Police of Indonesia. The search and rescue operations were unfortunately
hampered by bad weather today but I am hopeful they will be able to
resume the search tomorrow.”
To
date, BASARNAS has confirmed to have recovered a total of seven
remains, which were transported to the military base in Pangkalan Bun,
Borneo. Two of the seven remains were transported to Bayangkara Hospital
in Surabaya for identification by Disaster Victim Identification of
Police Department Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI).
AirAsia’s main focus remains on the wellbeing of the families affected by this tragedy.
Further
information will be released as soon as it becomes available. An
emergency call centre has been established and available for families
seeking information.
Family members of QZ8501, please contact:Malaysia: +60 3 21795959 Indonesia: +62 2129270811 Singapore: +65 63077688 Korea: 007 98142069940 |
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