Nepal earthquake: Devastation in Kathmandu
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KATHMANDU: A massive earthquake that rocked Nepal caused major devastation in the old area of the national capital.
According to information available, there was widespread devastation in Hanmandhoka area in the old area of Kathmandu.
Several casualties were feared as buildings collapsed. Authorities said they were still trying to assess the situation.
Images that were tweeted showed the extent of damage caused to the buildings. There was rubble where the buildings once stood. In at least one case, there was a long and wide crack on a metalled road.
Initial reports indicated that telephone connectivity was snapped in and around Lamjung, which was the epicentre of the quake.
There were reports of people with broken limbs being taken to hospital.
Kathmandu airport is closed. Flights are reportedly being diverted to India.
There are reports of casualties
According to information available, there was widespread devastation in Hanmandhoka area in the old area of Kathmandu.
Several casualties were feared as buildings collapsed. Authorities said they were still trying to assess the situation.
Images that were tweeted showed the extent of damage caused to the buildings. There was rubble where the buildings once stood. In at least one case, there was a long and wide crack on a metalled road.
Initial reports indicated that telephone connectivity was snapped in and around Lamjung, which was the epicentre of the quake.
There were reports of people with broken limbs being taken to hospital.
Kathmandu airport is closed. Flights are reportedly being diverted to India.
There are reports of casualties
Farmer's suicide: Cops wonder why Delhi government showing undue interest
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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday lashed out at the magisterial inquiry started by the state government saying the latter was showing undue interest in the case. Senior officers asked why the government was not showing any concern in the 7,000 cases of suicide and unnatural deaths reported in the last one year.
Senior cops TOI spoke to pointed out that no probe was ordered into unnatural deaths. Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said, "We don't want to discuss correspondence or letters (exchanged between the district magistrate and Delhi Police). We have powers under CrPC and Delhi Police Act to probe the case. Over 7,000 unnatural deaths were reported and around 2,000 unidentified bodies were found in the city and cremated by Delhi Police."
Senior cops TOI spoke to pointed out that no probe was ordered into unnatural deaths. Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said, "We don't want to discuss correspondence or letters (exchanged between the district magistrate and Delhi Police). We have powers under CrPC and Delhi Police Act to probe the case. Over 7,000 unnatural deaths were reported and around 2,000 unidentified bodies were found in the city and cremated by Delhi Police."
Barack Obama had a historic visit to India: US
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Washington: President Barack Obama had a historic visit to India early this year as part of his efforts to deepen America's partnership with India in the Asia Pacific region, a presidential aide has said.
Washington: President Barack Obama had a historic visit to India early this year as part of his efforts to deepen America's partnership with India in the Asia Pacific region, a presidential aide has said.
"President Obama had a good trip to India earlier this year, an historic visit, as the Chief Guest at Republic Day, where he discussed, obviously, the climate change effort, but also deepening our own relationship and partnership with India in the Asia Pacific," said Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor.
Rhodes was speaking to reporters during a conference call ahead of the US visit of the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
"This of course is an area that Prime Minister Abe has also discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in terms of their collaboration in the region, as well," Rhodes said in response to a question.
"So many of the different partnerships that we are forging across the region have been mutually reinforcing, and we believe can contribute to the stability and prosperity of the broader region," Rhodes said.
India on global happiness index
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India has not fared well in a global ranking of the happiest nations, coming in at the 117th spot out of 158 countries on the index that took into account GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support and freedom to make life choices as indicators of happiness.
Switzerland has been named the most happiest country in the world, coming in at the number one spot on the 2015 World Happiness Report published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is a global initiative for the United Nations.
The other countries in the top five are Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
India's rank is 117, below nations like Pakistan (81), Palestine (108), Bangladesh (109), Ukraine (111) and Iraq (112). Its rank dropped six notched from the 2013 report, when it was on the 111 spot.
"Increasingly happiness is considered a proper measure of social progress and goal of public policy," the report said, adding the happiness index describes how measurements of well- being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations.
It takes into account factors like GDP per capita, social support of having someone to count on in times of trouble, freedom to make life choices, healthy life expectancy, generosity and perceptions of corruption.
The US is ranked 15, followed by UK (21), Singapore (24), Saudi Arabia (35), Japan (46) and China (84).
Afghanistan and war-torn Syria joined eight sub-Saharan countries in Africa -- Togo, Burundi, Benin, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Chad -- as the 10 least happy of 158 countries.
The report said that the year 2015 is a "watershed" for humanity, with the pending adoption by UN member states of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September to help guide the world community towards a more inclusive and sustainable pattern of global development.
Switzerland has been named the most happiest country in the world, coming in at the number one spot on the 2015 World Happiness Report published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is a global initiative for the United Nations.
The other countries in the top five are Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
India's rank is 117, below nations like Pakistan (81), Palestine (108), Bangladesh (109), Ukraine (111) and Iraq (112). Its rank dropped six notched from the 2013 report, when it was on the 111 spot.
"Increasingly happiness is considered a proper measure of social progress and goal of public policy," the report said, adding the happiness index describes how measurements of well- being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations.
It takes into account factors like GDP per capita, social support of having someone to count on in times of trouble, freedom to make life choices, healthy life expectancy, generosity and perceptions of corruption.
The US is ranked 15, followed by UK (21), Singapore (24), Saudi Arabia (35), Japan (46) and China (84).
Afghanistan and war-torn Syria joined eight sub-Saharan countries in Africa -- Togo, Burundi, Benin, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Chad -- as the 10 least happy of 158 countries.
The report said that the year 2015 is a "watershed" for humanity, with the pending adoption by UN member states of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September to help guide the world community towards a more inclusive and sustainable pattern of global development.
Supreme Court seeks government response on renaming India as ‘Bharata’
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The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the government on a petition seeking a declaration that the Republic be called ‘Bharata’ instead of ‘India.’
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the government on a petition seeking a declaration that the Republic be called ‘Bharata’ instead of ‘India.’
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu issued notice to the Centre and all the States on a public interest petition filed by social activist, Niranjan Bhatwal from Maharashtra, that the public should have an “unambigous understanding” that the country’s name is ‘Bharata.’
It sought a clarification on the phrase — “India, that is, Bharat shall be a Union of States” — used in Article 1 of the Indian Constitution. The petitioner represented by Ajay G. Majithia and Rahul Pandey said there the word ‘India’ is not a literal translation of the word ‘Bharata.’ Besides the country, both historically and in the Scriptures, is known as ‘Bharata.’
It said ‘India’ is a name coined during the Colonial era.
It said that the Constituent Assembly had debated many names for the new-born Republic, and some of them were “Bharat, Hindustan, Hind and Bharatbhumi or Bharatvarsh and names of that kind”.
Shamkir Chess: Vishy Anand beats Michael Adams, in second spot
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Viswanathan
Anand crashed through the defences
of Michael Adams of England to jump to the second spot in the Shamkir Chess
2015 tournament here on Friday.
Viswanathan
Anand crashed through the defences
of Michael Adams of England to jump to the second spot in the Shamkir Chess
2015 tournament here on Friday.
It was sheer power and
simplicity from Anand that saw him cruise to his second win in the strongest
tournament of the year and the Indian ace can now train his sight to catch
world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the remaining two rounds.
Meanwhile, Carlsen
defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to take his tally up to 5.5 points out of a
possible seven. Fabiano Caruana of Italy was the other big winner of the day,
beating erstwhile leader Wesley So of USA.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
- 1.The number of girls in a class in five time the number of boys. Which of the following cannot be the total number of children in the class?
(a) 24(b) 30(c) 35(d) 54
- 2. Ram went to a shop to buy 50 kg of rice. He bought two varieties of rice which cost him Rs. 4.50 per kg and Rs. 5 per kg.He spent a total of Rs.240. What was the quantity of the cheaper s rice purchased by him?
(a) 20 Kg(b) 25 Kg(c) 30 Kg(d) None of these
- 3.A man has Rs. 640 in the denominations of one rupee, five rupee and ten rupee notes. The number of each type of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes he has?
(a) 60(b) 150(c) 90(d) 120
- 4. The average of five consecutive odd number is 61. What is the difference between the highest and lowest number?
(a) 2(b) 5(c) 8(d) 12
- 5.Jayesh is twice as old as Vijay and half as old as Suresh. If the sum of Vijay’s age and Suresh’s age is 85 years what is the age of Jayesh?
(a) 34 years(b) 36 years(c) 68 years(d) 24 years
- 6. A cricketer has an average of 30 runs in 14 innings. How many runs should he score in his next innings to achieve an average of 32 runs?
(a) 65(b) 60(c) 55(d) 50
- 7. What percentage of profit should be added in the cost price of an item so as to gain a profit of 33% after allowing 5% discount to the customer?
(a) 45(b) 40(c) 52(d) 48
- 8. If the manufacturer gain 10%, the wholesale dealer gains 15% and the retailer gains 25%, find the cost of production of a table. The retail price of table is Rs.1265
(a)Rs. 800(b)Rs. 1000(c) Rs. 950(d) Rs. 1180
- 9. A loss of 19% on a shirt gets converted into a profit of 17% when the selling price is increased by Rs162. What is the cost price of the shirt?
(a) Rs. 540(b)Rs. 450(c) Rs.600(d) Rs. 360
- 10.In an examination 75% of the total students passed in English and 65% passed in Mathematics,while 15% failed in English as well as Mathematics. If a total of 495 candidates who passed in both exams. Find the total number of students who appeared in the exam.
(a) 850(b) 900(c) 1000(d) 1050 - ANSWERS:
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.B
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