''Chennai Express'' - Hindi Film

Cast -Shahrukh Khan,Deepika Padukone,Sathyaraj
Directed by Rohit Shetty
Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment
Music Composed by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography by Dudley
''Chennai Express''is scheduled for release on Aug  9,2013(EIDRelease)

Current Account Deficit for 2012-13

India's current account deficit hit a record high 4.8% of GDP in the fiscal year 2012-13

The current account gap for the full fiscal year ending in March 2013 was $87.8 billion(4.8 % of GDP) compared with $78.2 billion in March 2012(4.2% of GDP)

The current account gap in the March quarter was $18.1 billion, or 3.6 % of GDP, lower than 4.4% gap forecast

In the quarter ending June 30, 2013 the current account deficit "could be around 5% because of the huge trade gap in April-May 2013

Reasons

• rising imports of oil and gold 

Gold Price hits 23-month low, slips below Rs. 25,000 -Friday June 28,2013

Gold prices hit a 23-month low on Friday June 28,2013 on heavy selling by domestic stockists and investors. The domestic selloff was triggered by a sharp plunge in global gold prices and on account of the strengthening of the Indian rupee

In Delhi market, gold prices fell by Rs. 1,150 per 10 gram to hit Rs. 25,650. These levels were last seen in August 9, 2011 according to the Press Trust of India.

At 3.44 p.m., the actively traded gold for August delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) was 1.57 per cent lower at Rs. 24,977 rupees per 10 grams, after hitting a low of Rs. 24,952, a level last seen in late September 2011

In international markets, gold prices fell below $1,200 to its lowest since August 2010.

The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) squeezed gold buyers further on Thursday, ruling out any credit transactions for imports unless they were intended to make jewellery for export

Same Sex Marriages Can Resume in California,Court Rules -Friday June 28,2013

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday June 28,2013 that same-sex marriages can resume in California, a move that the Supreme Court paved the way for on Wednesday June 26,2013

Three judges on the appeals court made it possible for local governments to issue marriage certificates for gay and lesbian couples with a few words: "The stay in the above matter is dissolved effective immediately."

With the court's action, counties can now begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses.

Marriage commissioner Jared Scherer, left, officiates as Pam Shaheen, center, marries Mary Beth Gabriel at City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 28, 2013

The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday June 28,2013 about an hour after a federal appeals court freed same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years.

State Attorney General Kamala Harris presided at the wedding of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier as hundreds of supporters looked on and cheered. 

Note

• California's SC struck down the State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in May 2008, ruling that the state's constitution gives "this basic civil right to (marry to) all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples."

• But months later, 52% of voters backed Proposition 8 to once again restrict marriages so that they can only be between a man and a woman.The measure put gay and lesbian marriages on hold in the state, though lawsuits followed.

• A federal appeals court later ruled that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional, though it still issued a stay on same-sex marriages until the U.S. Supreme Court could weigh in.

• That happened in a 5-4 decision Wednesday June 26,2013

Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.82 a litre Friday June 28,2013

 

Oil companies raised petrol rates by Rs. 1.82 a litre, excluding local sales tax or VAT, with effect from midnight Friday June 28,2013
The revision in prices as per the practice of changing rates in line with cost every fortnight, was due on Sunday June 30 but were raised on Friday

Two Rane Group Cos. to Merge -Friday June 28,2013

Rane Group, a leading auto component manufacturer, on Friday, announced the merger of Rane Diecast Limited (RDL) with Rane (Madras) Limited (RML) effective April 1, 2013

RDL, based in Hyderabad, manufactures precision high pressure aluminium die castings mainly for export. The company reported sales of Rs. 65 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013. It has 118 employees

RML, a leader in steering and suspension products, reported sales of Rs. 640 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013.

The exchange ratio will be one share of RML for every 30 shares of RDL

UEFA Unveils Euro 2016 Logo

The Euro 2016 logo was unveiled on Wednesday in Paris, featuring the Henri Delaunay trophy and the colours of tournament hosts France

The ruling body UEFA said the design of the red, blue and white logo with the cup was drawn from a theme “Celebrating the art of football.”

 The logo was designed by Portuguese agency Brandia Central, which was also responsible for the Euro 2012 insignia

Euro 2016 is played with 24 teams (up from 16 from the past) in 10 French cities between June 10 and July 10, 2016

Koneru Humpy Wins FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Dilijan,Armenia -Friday June 28,2013

Koneru Humpy won the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament at Dilijan, Armenia on Friday June 28,2013 scoring 8 points from 11 rounds.

Slovenia’s Anna Muzychuk finished second and

Georgia's  Nana Dzagnidze finished third

The other Indian, D. Harika, finished with five points and tied for the sixth place, after drawing with former World champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria

Note
The FIDE Grand Prix is a 6-part series that will determine the challenger of the 2015 Women’s World championship

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–2014

The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–2014  is a series of  6 Chess Tournaments exclusively for women, which formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2015

The winner of the Grand Prix will challenge the 2014 Women's World Chess Champion in a10 Game match.

Should the Grand Prix winner be the 2014 World Champion, the Grand Prix runner-up will play the 2015 championship

Players and Qualification

The 4 Semi-finalists of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012

1. Anna Ushenina(Ukraine)
2. Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)
3. Ju Wenjun (PRC)
4. Dronavalli Harika (India)

The 6 highest ranked players (average of 9 FIDS World Rankings lists from March 2012 to January 2013

1. Hou Yifan(PRC)
   
2. Koneru Humpy(India) 
3. Anna Muzychuk(Slovenia) 
4. Zhao Xue(PRC) 
5. Nana Dzagnidze(Georgia) 
6. Kateryna Lahno(Ukraine) 

6 Organizer Nominees

1. Alexandra Kosteniuk(Russia) 
2. Elina Danielian(Armenia) 
3. Nafisa Muminova(Uzbekistan) 
4. Olga Girya(Russia)
5. Bela Khotenashvili(Georgia) 
6. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs(Mongolia)

2 FIDE President Nominees

1. Nadezhda Kosintseva(Russia) 
2. Viktorija Cmilyte(Lithuania)

Schedule

The 6 Tournaments are -

S No	Venue	Date	Winner	Points
1	Geneva,Switzerland	May 02-16,2013	Bela Khotenashvili(Georgia)	8/11
2	Dilijan,Armenia	June 15-29,2013	Koneru Humpy(India)	8/11
3	Tashkent,Uzbekistan	Sep 17- Oct 01,2013
4	Khanty-Mansiysk,Russia	May 02-14,2014
5	Tbilisi,Georgia	June 18-July 02,2014
6	Erdenet,Mongolia	Aug 24- Sep 07,2014

 

In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

• In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body:in vitro. The term in vitro from the Latin means in glass 

• IVF is a major treatment for infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. 

• The process involves monitoring a woman's ovulatory process, removing ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium in a laboratory

• When a woman's natural cycle is monitored to collect a naturally selected ovum (egg) for fertilisation, it is known as natural cycle IVF

• The fertilised egg (zygote) is then transferred to the patient's uterus with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy

• The first successful birth of a "Test Tube Baby", Louise Brown, occurred in 1978. Louise Brown was born as a result of natural cycle IVF.Dr. Robert Edwards holds the world's first "test-tube baby," Louise Brown, on July 25, 1978. A midwife stands in the center, with gynecologist Patrick Steptoe on the right.

• A colloquial term for babies conceived as the result of IVF, "test tube babies", refers to the tube-shaped containers of glass or plastic resin, called test tubes, that are commonly used in chemistry labs and biology labs

• Rober G Edwards,the physiologist who developed the treatment, was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 

‘Three Parent Baby’

Britain is set to become the first country in the world to allow doctors to use a controversial IVF technique that would lead to the creation of babies with three parents.

The technique, which involves using DNA of three persons, will help combat genetic problems that can cause rare and debilitating conditions affecting the heart, muscles and brain.The method aimed at eradicating inherited genetic defects — was safe and its benefits outweighed ethical objections

The first “three-parent baby” could be born as early as 2015 if the proposal, approved by the government on Friday June 28,2013 is given the go-ahead by Parliament. 

Professor Doug Turnbull of Newcastle University, who pioneered the technique, said he was “delighted” that it had been given the green light.

Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, hailed it as a “ground-breaking” procedure saying that “mitochondrial disease can have a devastating impact on people who inherit it”

About In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

• In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body:in vitro. The term in vitro from the Latin means in glass 

• IVF is a major treatment for infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. 

• The process involves monitoring a woman's ovulatory process, removing ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium in a laboratory

• When a woman's natural cycle is monitored to collect a naturally selected ovum (egg) for fertilisation, it is known as natural cycle IVF

• The fertilised egg (zygote) is then transferred to the patient's uterus with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy

• The first successful birth of a "Test Tube Baby", Louise Brown, occurred in 1978. Louise Brown was born as a result of natural cycle IVF

• Rober G Edwards,the physiologist who developed the treatment, was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

West Indies Tri-Nation ODI Series - WI Vs SL - Friday June 28,2013

WI Tri-Nation ODI Series - WI Vs SL at Sabina Park,Kingston,Jamaica Friday June 28,2013

WI won the toss and chose to field

SL scored 208/10 in 48.3 Overs
Upul Tharanga                          25(in 43 Balls with 4x3)
Mahela Jayawardene                52(in 52 Balls with 4x7)
Angelo Mathews                      55*(in 77 Balls with 4x5)
Wicket Takers(WI)
Sunil Narine                             4-40(10 Overs)

Ravi Rampaul                          3-38(10 Overs)
Dwayne Bravo                        2-37(7.3 Overs)

West Indies players take Drinks Break

WI scored 209/4 in 37.5 Overs
Chris Gayle                            109(in 100 Balls with 4x9 and 6x7) - 21st ODI ton and 3ird on this ground

Johnson Charles                       29(in 58 Balls with 4x1 and 6x2)
Darren Bravo                           27(in 30 Balls with 4x4)
Marlon Samuels                       15*(in 24 Balls with 4x1 and 6x1)
Dwayne Bravo                         08*(in 11 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(SL)
Rangana Herath                      1-37(6 Overs)
Nuwan Kulasekara                 1-39(8 Overs)
Ajantha Mendis                       1-53(10 Overs)

Match Result - West Indies(WI) won by 6 wickets (with 73 balls remaining)

Player of the Match - Chris Gayle(WI)

Highlights

• West Indies have won seven successive games between June 28, 2009 and June 28, 2013 at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - a feat achieved by them for the second time(West Indies had won seven consecutive ODIs between April 7, 1992 and April 28, 2001)

• Chris Gayle's 21st century in ODIs is his first vs Sri Lanka in 17 games

• Chris Gayle has got his 22nd Man of the Match award in ODIs - his first vs Sri Lanka.

• Chris Gayle, with three hundreds at Kingston, Jamaica has set a record for most hundreds at this venue in ODIs, eclipsing Shivnarine Chanderpaul's tally of two hundreds

• With seven sixes during his aforesaid innings, Gayle became the third batsman to complete 200 sixes or more in ODIs. The top five batsmen with most sixes in ODIs are Shahid Afridi (308), Jayasuriya (270), Gayle (202), Tendulkar (195) and Ganguly (190).