Written By Admin on June 17, 2014 | Tuesday, June 17, 2014
1) World Cup 2014: Germany's Thomas Mueller nets hat-trick as dismal Portugal is routed 4-0:
Thomas Mueller's hat-trick inspired Germany to a 4-0 mauling of 10-man
Portugal in their opening World Cup Group G match on Monday. The Germans
delivered a sizzling attacking display that underlined their tag as
strong title contenders and the match,
billed as a clash of European heavyweights, was over as a contest by
half-time. Two Mueller goals and a thumping Mats Hummels header blew
away a Portugal side whose first-half misery was compounded by a
needless 37th-minute red card for Pepe.
2) Michael Schumacher out of coma, left French hospital - spokesperson:Formula One champion
Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left the French
hospital where he was being treated since suffering severe head injuries
in a skiing accident late last year. "Michael has left the CHU Grenoble
(hospital) to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a
coma anymore," a statement from spokeswoman Sabina Kehm read. On
Monday, his spokesman told Reuters that Schumacher had been admitted on
Monday morning to University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland after
leaving hospital in France.
3) Juan Manuel Santos re-elected Colombia president in peace vote:
Juan Manuel Santos convincingly won re-election Sunday after Colombia's
tightest presidential contest in years, an endorsement of his
18-month-old peace talks to end the Western Hemisphere's longest-running
conflict. Santos defeated right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga with
53 percent-to-47 per cent of valid votes with 99.9 per cent of
precincts reporting.
4) Government hikes import tariff value on gold, silver: The
government on Monday hiked import tariff value on gold and silver to
$411 per 10 grams and $632 per kg as global prices have increased in the
wake of escalating violence in Iraq.
5) Delhi becomes first kerosene-free city in India:
The Delhi Government on Tuesday announced that the national capital has
become the first ‘kerosene-free city’ in the country. “With the
successful implementation of Delhi: A Kerosene-Free City Scheme, 2012,
no subsidised kerosene is being issued in the national capital and the
country can save upto Rs 200 crores every year,” said S.S. Yadav,
Commissioner, Food Supply and Weights and Measures. The scheme was
launched in 2012 in collaboration with three Oil Marketing Companies and
Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for which Delhi Government
had incurred an expenditure of Rs 62 crores.
6) Union Minister Shri Kalraj Mishra launched the SME Finance Facilitation Centre: To
facilitate access to finance and credit for SMEs, the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) on Monday set up an Online Finance Facilitation
Centre for SMEs, with the aim of providing advisory and credit
facilitation support to SMEs, according to a CII release. The centre
will operate as a one-stop shop, aggregating financing options from
various major financial institutions.
7) Shaktikanta Das assumed charge as Revenue Secretary:
Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch Tamil Nadu Cadre IAS officer, assumed
charge as Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry on Monday.
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