TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 27th December

	27-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from Nov 29th to Dec 26th This section will let you keep abreast of all the important news and latest happenings around the world without looking at different sources across the internet. • Live Chat with Expert Roy Eddington-Charles on XAT 2013 today @ 5p.m. Roy is the President & Mentor of Roy Eddington-Charles & Associates (REC Education). This chat is themed on the Do's and Don'ts for XAT 2013. Participate in the chat to get a complete heads up on your XAT Prep. • Participate in the Essay Writing Contest for XAT Prep Prepare comprehensively for XAT and the written ability test of other MBA exams by taking part in this contest. Choose either one or all three topics, write your essay and win exciting rewards. • Fact File # 9 Places of the World & their Sobriquets This fact file is a comprehensive list of inventors and inventions over the years. Read it to know who invented the parachute, the bicycle, the escalator and many such interesting inventions. WHAT'S NEW @ TESTFunda!! XAT Mock Tests @ just Rs. 299/- 4 Full length Mock Tests with Detailed Solutions, Detailed analysis and National Percentile   Prepare for CMAT FEB (Second Test) CMAT Funda – Starts @ Rs.2599/- (51 Lessons | 3000+ solved examples | 222 chapter level tests | 20 Full length Tests with Detailed Solution) Procure here   THE WORLD THIS WEEK • UBS to pay $1.5 billion (£940 million) for Libor Rigging Swiss banking giant UBS is the second major bank to be fined over Libor interest rate scandal, after Barclays, which paid $450 million to UK and US authorities. UBS agreed to pay $1.5 billion (£940 million) to US, UK and Swiss regulators for attempting to manipulate the Libor inter-bank lending rate. • US agency rejects Apple's 'pinch-to-zoom' patent Apple's 'pinch-to-zoom' patent request was rejected in a preliminary ruling by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The ruling also supports Samsung's request for a new trial in the patent war against Apple Inc. • Industry in Bengal urges state government to talk to Tatas The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry wrote a letter to the Mamata Banerjee government asking for a talk with the Tatas to settle the Singur issue. The Associated Chambers of Commerce, which is among the country's apex chambers, had also suggested that the government needs to settle the issue to speed up its industrialisation drive. • GDP growth pegged at 7 per cent for 2013-14 The Indian government hopes to peg GDP growth for 2013-14 at 6.5 to 7 per cent, higher than the 5.7 to 5.9 growth in 2012-13 as the finance ministry has estimated economic revival in its Mid-Year Economic Analysis. • Protests rise over the Delhi gang rape case Protests over the gang rape, at India Gate in Delhi turn violent as thousands of protesters clashed with police, overturned cars, and battled Rapid Action units. The government invoked Section 144, outlawing protest, and demonstrators were beaten with bamboo sticks, shot with water cannon and tear gas shells, and arrested. • BJP and Congress win Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections respectively. While the Congress party was routed for the third time in a row in Gujarat, it managed to get voters from Himachal Pradesh vote against the incumbent government to bring power to the Congress. • Sachin Tendulkar retires from One Day International cricket. The greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, retired from one-day internationals. His decision ended a career spanning 23 years during which he re-wrote record books with his phenomenal feats. Read these and more articles here TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved