TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 05-Sep-13

	05-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from August 29th to September 4th This section will keep you abreast of all the important news and latest happenings around the world without looking at different sources across the internet. • Compact CAT Test Centre - Give your prep that last minute boost Get 16 full length mock tests at just Rs.936 (against original cost of Rs.1249) • Word-o-holic Contest: Make your imagination fly around words TESTfunda presents a unique challenge for all vocab buffs – The Word-o-holic Contest. JBL headphone and Philips portable speakers up for grabs. Did you go through our wordlist yet? Submissions start on 7th Sept. • Management Students in NMAT scam cannot appear for exams: HC The Bombay High Court has debarred the students, whose admission was cancelled by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, from appearing for the second test of the fourth trimester, which commenced yesterday. • 7.5 lakh jobs in banks in next 5 years A report in a leading newspaper says that the Indian banking industry will create 7.5 lakh jobs by the year 2018. • Poll of the week: Will Obama get an approval from the US congress for the military attack on Syria? Cast your vote and let us know your views about the same. • Take a look at this interesting take of a user on the run of the mill daily soaps I happened to see a serial in which a widow bahu was being made to shave off her head and sleep in the goshala and wear white and what not. Read more… WHAT'S NEW @ TESTFunda!! Purchase one Courseware in any format and Get unlimited online access to Test Centres or Rank Booster Know how! Use any of the below Coupon codes: IIFT | SNAP | CMAT | RANKBOOSTER | FLAT25 Purchase here 45% waiver on CWE PO & Clerical Prep courseware Use Code: PO2013 Purchase here THE WORLD THIS WEEK • US Senators' draft backs limited action in Syria, allies divided on support to military intervention US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing Barack Obama's constant efforts to justify the need for military intervention in Syria. The measure to be voted on next week sets a time limit of 60 days on any operation. It also bans the use of any ground forces in Syria. Key NATO ally Britain voted against supporting Obama in the use of force in Syria. NATO allies want the UN to authorize military action. The US says it would be unlikely because of opposition by Russia. France and Turkey followed by Germany have, however, backed the US plan of military response in Syria. • Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile business for $ 7.2 billion Microsoft will buy Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44 billion Euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia will continue to own the Nokia brand and will concentrate on its networking equipment unit, navigation business and technology patents. President and CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop, will return to Microsoft as head of its mobile devices business. • Yasin Bhatkal, founder of Indian Mujahideen, arrested Yasin Bhatkal, the Indian Mujahideen mastermind and a key suspect in several terror blasts since 2008, has been arrested at the India-Nepal border in Bihar. It is seen as a major breakthrough in efforts to destroy the Indian Mujahideen, responsible for terror attacks throughout India. • Verizon to buy Vodafone's 45% in JV for $130bn Verizon Communications will buy out British telecom giant Vodafone Group's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion. The deal marks the third largest announced acquisition in corporate history. It also marks Vodafone's exit from the large but mature US mobile market. • India's first defence satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully India's maiden dedicated defence satellite, the advanced multi-band, state-of-the-art GSAT-7 was successfully launched on August 30. The satellite would help marine communications with coverage over India landmass as well as surrounding areas, crucial to security from and surveillance of enemies. • Japan government to take steps to contain deadly Fukushima nuclear radiation leaks Japanese authorities have revealed that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has radiation leaks which could be fatal within hours. The government has taken a number of steps to help contain the toxic leaks, which involve building a mile-long impenetrable frozen wall to prevent groundwater from mixing with contaminated water. 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