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Current Affairs
| Sunita Tomar, poster girl of India’s Anti-Tobacco campaign dies |
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| Sunita Tomar, poster girl of India’s anti-tobacco campaign passed away at her hometown in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh. She was 28 and was diagnosed with oral cancer. She had appeared in government’s 30-second video titled
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| President Pranab Mukherjee gives assent to re-promulgation of Land Ordinance |
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| President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 April 2015 gave his assent to re-promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance as per Article 123 of Constitution. Earlier, in this regard Union Cabinet had made a recommendation to President as present Land
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| Captain Anoop Kumar Sharma takes over as CEO of Essar Shipping |
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| Captain Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken over as whole-time director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essar Shipping Ltd (ESL). He replaced Ramakrishnan A. R. who had retired from service on 31 March 2015.
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| Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, Muslim girl wins Bhagwad Gita contest |
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| Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a 12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai has secured first place Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League.
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| Union Government launches ‘Give It Up’ movement in Karnataka |
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| Union Government on 4 April 2015 formally launched the ‘Give It Up’ movement in Karnataka. It was launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradan.
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| Pedro Cateriano Bellido appointed as Prime Minister of Peru |
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| Pedro Cateriano Bellido was appointed as Prime Minister of Peru by the President Ollanta Humala. He will replace Ana Jara, who had lost a confidence vote and was sacked by Peruvian Congress amid allegations of corruption.
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| Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life wins The Folio Prize 2015 |
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| Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80 fictional works and was chosen as the best fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in 2014.
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| New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori announces retirement from international cricket |
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| New Zealand cricketer and former captain Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from international cricket. He made this announcement after playing last match in ICC World Cup 2015 Final against Australia.
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| Australia wins ICC Cricket World Cup for 5th time |
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| Australia on 29 March 2015 won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for the record fifth time. In the final match Australia defeated co-hosts of the tournament
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| Saina Nehwal creates history by becoming first Indian woman player to become World No. 1 |
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| Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on 28 March 2015 created history by becoming first Indian woman to be ranked number one in the world in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings in Women’s Singles category.
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