India crashed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the second cricket Test after their young batsmen surrendered meekly to give South Africa a 1-0 series triumph in Jacques Kallis’ farewell match, in Durban on Monday.Needing to bat out the entire fifth day’s play at the Kingsmead to force a draw, the Indians had the worst possible start by losing Virat Kohli in the very first ball and never really recovered from the jolt to be...
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30 December 2013
ACIO-II/Exe 2013 Result declared
Intelligence Bureau has declared the result of ACIO-II/ Exe 2013 exam which was held on 15th September 2013 at various centers across the country. The candidates who has appeared in the exam can check their result at official website of Home Ministry . The candidates can also check their result by clicking following link :For check the result Click here&nbs...
29 December 2013
Bitcoin gang gets 67 new e-curriences; value grows to $13 bn
As regulatory glare intensifies on bitcoins due to possible money laundering, cyber security and other risks, over five dozen other virtual currencies have come under the scanner and include a desi version by name of ‘laxmicoin’The total value of these 67 digital currencies in circulation over internet has reached nearly $ 13 billion (over Rs. 80,000 crore), out of which bitcoin alone accounts for over $ nine billion, according...
28 December 2013
Manmohan, parties congratulate Kejriwal
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday called up Arvind Kejriwal and congratulated him on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi and promised support to him.During the telephonic talk, Dr. Singh extended best wishes and support to Mr. Kejriwal as he undertakes new responsibilities, the Prime Minister’s Office said.Congress, BJP and Left parties too congratulated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, hoping that the new government...
26 December 2013
Centre sets up commission of inquiry into snoopgate
Centre on Thursday decided to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into the “snooping” on a woman in Gujarat allegedly at the behest of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet under Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act which empowers the Centre to set up such a commission.The commission is likely to be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and will submit its report within...
23 December 2013
Kejriwal stakes claim to form govt.
Ending the fortnight-long deadlock, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday staked claim to form the government in the national capital with outside support from the Congress which it had trounced in the December 4 Assembly polls.After the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) met on Monday morning and decided to go with the results of the ‘referendum’ which overwhelmingly favoured the party taking the reins of power, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal...
17 December 2013
Lokpal Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, debate in Lok Sabha tomorrow
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday showed a rare unanimity as it debated and passed the contentious Lokpal Bill. The Lok Sabha will now take up the Bill for consideration on Wednesday.Soon after the Bill was passed, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who led an unrelenting movement for the legislation, expressed his happiness and thanked all the Parliamentarians.Hazare said that he will end his past if the Lok Sabha passes the Bill...
Turn in your IDs, India tells US diplomats
The row over the maltreatment of an Indian diplomat in New York has escalated with India asking all US consular officers in the country to turn in their identity cards that entitle them to diplomatic immunity and senior Congress leaders refusing to meet a visiting US Congressional delegation for the second straight day.After Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar refused to meet the five US Congressmen on Monday, Congress vice-president...
SSC CHSL 2013 Answer key
Staff Selection Commission has placed answer key of combined higher secondary (10+2) level (CHSL) examination 2013 for the recruitment to the post of LDCs and DEOs which was conducted across the country on 20th October,27th October & 10th November. Discrepancies relating to questions/incorrect keys, if any, should be brought into the notice of the undersigned on or before 27th December, 2013.The representations received...
16 December 2013
Lieutenant Governor recommends President's rule in Delhi
The Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung has recommended imposition of President’s rule in Delhi among other options to break the deadlock over formation of a new government in Delhi after a hung verdict with no party ready to assume power.The Central rule with the Assembly being kept in suspended animation was one of the options listed by Jang in his report submitted to the President after having wide ranging consultations with...
Telangana Bill tabled in AP Assembly amid din
Amid chaotic scenes in the Assembly on Monday morning, Speaker Nadendla Manohar tabled the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2013.With an overwhelming number of MLAs from all parties rushing to the well of the House, the Speaker after a 30-minute-long adjournment announced the House that he has received the draft Bill from the President.On the direction of Mr. Manohar, Legislature Secretary S.Rajasadaram read the covering letter....
11 December 2013
Homosexuality illegal: SC
In a major setback to gay activists, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that homosexuality or "unnatural" sex between two consenting adults under Section 377 Indian Penal Code would be an offence and this provision did not suffer from any constitutional infirmity.A Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadaya in its judgment allowed a batch of appeals challenging the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising Section 377...
10 December 2013
In Mizoram, some consolation for Congress, gets majority in Assembly
After its defeat in four states, the Congress received some relief on Monday as it marched back to power for a consecutive term in Mizoram. It won 33 seats while the Mizoram Democratic Alliance won six. The 40th seat, Lawngtlai East, will have a repoll with an EVM having malfunctioned.In 2008, the Congress had won 32 seats including Lawngtlai East; its 33 in the other 39 seats represents a gain of two. The MDA's three parties...
World leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
President Pranab Mukherjee will be among over 90 heads of state and government who will attend an emotional memorial service in South Africa tomorrow for anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela, making it one of the largest such gatherings in generations.Scores of foreign dignitaries have already arrived in the country for the memorial service at the 95,000-seat FNB Stadium, where Mandela made his last major public appearance during...
9 December 2013
US Defence Secretary Hagel to meet Sharif
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel landed in Pakistan on Monday amid differences between Washington and Islamabad over drone attacks and misgivings over cooperation against militants and reconciliation in Afghanistan, officials said.A Foreign Ministry official said Mr. Hagel would meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and several senior officials.Bilateral relations came under renewed stress after Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was...
BSE Sensex rises to record high of 21,483 on Assembly election results
BSE Sensex rose to a record high on Monday after the main Opposition party BJP secured an absolute majority in three out of four states according to Assembly election results out on Sunday.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is perceived by many investors as being more business-friendly, and its good showing on state elections are raising optimism about its chances ahead of general elections due by May next year.The benchmark BSE...
Anti-Cong wave keeps Shivraj, Raman in power, brings Raje back & scripts AAP's dramatic success
The Bhartiya Janata Party's campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections got a significant leg up Sunday with the party winning Assembly elections in three of the four heartland states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh — and emerging the largest party in the fourth, the national capital of Delhi.Its main rival Congress was decimated in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, so much so that it came a poor third...
6 December 2013
Nelson Mandela dies peacefully at 95 at his Johannesburg home
Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, South African President Jacob Zuma said."Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Rohlihla Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," Zuma said in a nationally televised address."Our people have lost a father. Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound...
5 December 2013
Opposition ups ante against Communal Violence Bill
In his letter to the Prime Minister, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has flagged various provisions of the Bill including Section 3(f) that defines “hostile environment,” on the grounds it was “wide ranging, vague and open to misuse.”He also objected to the definition of communal violence under Section 3 (d) read with Section 4 as it “would raise questions on whether the Centre is introducing the concept of ‘thought...
UN authorizes military action by African and French troops in the CAR
The U.N. Security Council has authorized increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic.The council unanimously approved a French-sponsored resolution on Thursday aimed at restoring security and protecting civilians in the impoverished country.The authorization is expected to lead to an increase in troops for an African Union-led force and French troops.The nation...
Centre clears bill on Telangana with 10 districts
The common capital for both Telangana and the residual State will be Hyderabad for a period not exceeding 10 years.The Union Cabinet on Thursday night cleared a bill for creation of Telangana State having 10 districts.“We want the bill to be tabled in winter session of Parliament,” Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told the media after the Cabinet meeting.The common capital for both Telangana and the residual State will...
27 November 2013
Set 223 LN4 English Language & Comprehension Cloze Test doubt
in SET 223 LN4 Qn 166-170 all answer are correct in ssc answer k...
24 November 2013
Number Systems
NATURAL NUMBERS :The counting numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…………… are called the natural numbers and are denoted by N . As you can recall that a child at his very young stage try to count the things. Eg. Chocolates, toys, sweets etc. He just know the numbers viz. ,1, 2, 3, 4, 5………. And has no idea about zero. Here we are discussing the numbers which are represented in international symbols. So N= {1, 2, 3, 4,...
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