National News:
- NABARD, the apex banking body of micro-financing and funding to the causes of rural development is celebrating its 35th foundation day on 12th April 2016
- India, Kenya signed seven agreements to deepen cooperation
- Government to set up panel to tackle shortage of pulses
- President to embark on three-day visit to Darjeeling
- Arunachal Pradesh to set up 21 women police stations
- UP creates world record by planting over 5crore trees
- Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru cleanest cities in India: CSE survey
- India’s first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon
- Bihar signs MoU with Bangkok firm for disaster risk reduction
- Spa for transgenders opens in Tamil Nadu
International News:
- The ‘MASSIV Monster Blaster’ is the tallest water coaster in the world at 81 feet and 6.72 inches, as per the Guinness World Records
- South Sudan’s President SalvaKiir has ordered a ceasefire after days of intense fighting in capital Juba left number of people dead and many more injured
- British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will tender his resignation to the Queen today
- Home Secretary Theresa May will become the second female Prime Minister to lead the United Kingdom
- Japan’s Tokyo has a ‘Snoopy Museum’ dedicated to the artwork of Charles M Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip
New Appointments:
- Utpal Bora appointed as Chairman of Oil India
- D Rajkumar has appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)
Banking:
- HDFC to become first issuer of ‘masala bonds’
- HDFC Bank’s Aditya Puri named best banking CEO in Asia
Business and Economy:
- eBay acquires predictive analytics startup
- Myntra acquihires Bengaluru-based Cubeit
- Paytm offers loans to auto drivers, kirana shops
- Ibibo buys majority stake in Peru-based Bus portal
- Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 821, the fastest mobile processor made by the company so far
Awards and Honours:
- President confers 51st Jnanpith Award on Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari
- French forward Antoine Griezmann was named Euro 2016’s Player of the Tournament, after UEFA announced the team of the tournament.
- Taylor Swift world’s highest-paid celebrity: Forbes
- British lifter Eddie Hall, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, deadlifted 500 kg to create a new record in strongman competitions
Science & Technology:
- MIT researchers develop new anonymity network
Sports:
- The 14th edition of the Homeless World Cup kicked off in Scotland
- Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has retired from Test cricket
- Indian men’s relay team second fastest in 2016
- Tim Duncan announces retirement from NBA
- Jinson Johnson, Dharambir Singh, Renjith Maheshwari qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics
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