Tuesday, 11 June 2013

GK Update 10th June 2013

1. RBI fines HDFC Bank, Axis & ICICI Rs 1 to 5 crore
-The Reserve Bank on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on Axis Bank, Rs 4.5 crore on HDFC Bank and Rs. 1 crore on ICICI Bank for violation of Know Your Customer KYC norms and anti-money laundering guidelines after inquiring into charges leveled by a online portal Cobrapost.

2.    Advani quits BJP posts
-Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Monday resigned from all posts in the party, a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was appointed as the chief of the party’s election campaign committee.

3.    Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna : for BPL families in Assam
-In Assam, BPL families are availing medical benefits under the Centre’s Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna,RSBY.  

4.    Railways to launch SMS-based service for hygiene complaints
- Railways have decided to launch an SMS-based service for immediate response to passenger complaints regarding housekeeping service in coaches.  

5.    Rafael Nadal won French Open Title 2013
-Rafael Nadal won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament.
-In the final at Paris, Nadal beat Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. With this, he became the 

6.    Serena Willimas won French Open Title 2013 
-Serena Williams  won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament  by defeating Maria Sharapova in straight sets by 6-4, 6-4.

7.    Srikanth  clinched the Thailand Open Badminton 2013
- K Srikanth became the latest badminton sensation to emerge from India as he lifted his maiden men's singles title with a stunning straight-game triumph over top-seeded local favourite Boonsak Ponsana at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok on Sunday.

8.    Bob and Mike Bryan won Doubles Title at French Open 2013
- Top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their record 14th major doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the French Open men's doubles final.

9.    Sebastian Vettel wins Canadian Grand Prix
-Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix, defeating Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in Montreal on Sunday, meanwhile, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso took the third and second position simultaneously.

10.  BCCI suspends Raj Kundra
-Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra was suspended by the BCCI on charges of gambling during IPL 6 matches
-In another decision, the BCCI Working Committee agreed that the two-member panel -- comprising Justice T Jayaram Chouta and Justice R Balasubramanian -- which is currently investigating Meiyappan and CSK would also probe Kundra and Rajasthan Royals.

11.  India take on West Indies tomorrow 
With eyes firmly set on a semifinal berth, a confident India will seek to keep the momentum going when they take on an unpredictable West Indies in a crucial Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval in London on Tuesday.

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