TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 31-Oct-13

	31-Oct-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from October 24th to October 30th 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. • Notification out for CMAT- Feb 2014 (Second Test)! Important dates for CMAT – Feb 2014 have been announced. View the article for details. • Maharashtra CET for MBA admissions back The Maharashtra government has brought back its Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to MBA/MMS courses in the academic year 2014-15. The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), which is responsible for filling management seats in Maharashtra, announced the decision on its website. • Online Chat: Career Opportunities in business management with Dr. Debashish Planning a career in management? Participate in a chat with Dr. Debashish Sengupta from Alliance school of business to know about various career opportunities in Business Management. • Script it Contest - Round 2 Results out Find out the names of users whose entries made the cut in the recently concluded Round 2 of Script-it Contest. • Share Your CAT 2013 Experience | Read how others belled the CAT! Are you taking CAT 2013? Tell us all about your experience - the nervousness, the test environment, the actual test itself. Post your write-up and earn reward points. • Poll of the week: Do you feel that strong retaliation by the Indian armed forces at the LOC will make Pakistan stop the continuous ceasefire violations? Cast your vote and let us know your views about the same. WHAT'S NEW @ TESTFunda!! 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The region has depsoits of gold, platinum as well as minerals like asbestos, silica, potash used for industrial purpose. Gold deposits have also been found at Sonbhadra in eastern Uttar Pradesh. • 8 blasts at Modi's rally in Patna, 2 arrested and 10 detained In Narendra Modi's rally in Bihar, the crowd was attacked with bombs. The blasts killed 6 people and left 102 injured.2 men including the main accussed have been arrested and 10 people have been detained in connection with the blasts. • Top Al Shabaab militant killed in Somalia drone strike, PM Nawaz Sharif urges Obama to end drone strikes on Pakistan In a recent drone strike in southern Somalia asenior militant in charge of suicide attacks for al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab rebels has been killed. The militant, Ibrahim Ali Abdi also known as Anta Anta, was well known for making car bombs and suicide bomber vests. Pakistani PM, Nawaz Sharif spoke to Obama about ending drone strikes in Pakistan. Relations between US and Pakistan were strained following certain events like the Navy Seal raid and the NATO air strike. Obama in turn acknowledged that there were tensions between both the countries and said that he and Sharif had pledged to resolve security issues together in ways that respect Pakistan's sovereignty. • NSA spying on top leaders, white house to review intelliegence collection programs Germany's interior minister said that his confidence in the US had been shaken following reports of the U.S. National security agency monitoring Chancellor Angela Markel's cell phone for more than 10 years. Mrs Merkel demanded a complete explanation for the incident. Obama in turn stated that her phone was not being spyed on at present and assured her that it won't happen in the future either. There were reports that phones of 35 word leaders had been monitored. The white house acknowledged that the spying carried on by the NSA in various nations was wrong and stated that more constraints are needed to ensure that the agency's practices do not breach privacy. Read the 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. 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