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Reckitt Benckiser goes shopping Reckitt acquired Paras Pharma at a price of US $ 726 million to basically strengthen its healthcare business in the country. This was Reckitts move to establish itself as a strong consumer healthcare player in the fast growing Indian market Mahindra goes international Mahindra acquired a 70% controlling stake in troubled South Korea auto major Ssang Yong at US $ 463 million. Along with the edge it would give Mahindra in terms of the R & D capabilities, this deal would also help them utilise the 98 country strong dealer network of Ssang Yong Fortis Healthcare acquisitions Fortis Healthcare, the unlisted company owned by Malvinder and Shivinder Singh looks set to make it two in two in terms of acquisitions. After acquiring Hong Kongs Quality Healthcare Asia Ltd for around Rs 882 cr last month, they are planning on acquiring Dental Corp, the largest dental services provider in Australia at Rs 450 cr The Long Success International (Holdings) Ltd merged with City Faith Investments Ltd on the 8th of April 2008. The value of the merger was US $3.2 million. The agency in this instance was Bermuda Monetary Authority, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and other regulatory authority that was unspecified. Novartis AG acquired 25% stake in Alcon Inc. This acquisition was worth 73,666 million common shares of the company. They bought this stake from Nestle SA for $10.547 billion by paying $143.18 for every share. It was a privately negotiated transaction that needed to have a regulatory approval. Simultaneously, Novartis AG also received an offer of 52% interest that was equivalent of 153.225 million common shares of Alcon Inc. Kinetic Concepts acquired each and every remaining common stock of LifeCell Corp for $51 for each share. Their total offer was $1.743 billion. The deal was done in accordance to regulatory approvals and the conventional closing conditions. Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp acquired the kraft paper mill as well as other assets of MeadWestVaco.Corp. They paid them $485 million. The deal was conducted as per the regulatory approvals, receipt of financing and conventional closing conditions. This deal included a lumber mill in Summerville, hundred percent interest in Cogen South LLC. The Chip mills in Kinards, Elgin, Andrews and Hampton in South Carolina are also parts of this deal. Petrofalcon Corp acquired the remaining shares of Anadarko Venezuela Co from Anadarko Petroleum Corp. The deal was worth 428.46 million Venezuelan bolivar or US $200 million. The deal was completed as per the regulatory approvals. Discover Financial Services, LLC acquired Diners Club International Ltd from Citigroup Inc. The deal was worth US $165 million. The deal was subjected to regulatory approvals and normal closing conditions. Cobham PLC took over MMI Research Ltd. The deal was worth ?16.6 million or $33.099 million. In this deal ?12.2 was paid in cash, ?1.4 million in loan notes and almost ?3 million in payments related to profits. WNS (Holdings) Ltd from India, took over the total share capital of Chang Ltd. The deal was worth ?9.6 million. Of this amount ?8 million was to be paid in cash and the rest was to be paid in payments related to profits.
Spice PLC took over Melton Power Services Limited. The deal was worth ?4.5 million. ?2.5 million was paid in cash and the rest was to be paid from the profits made by the company. Spice PLC also got Utility Technology Ltd., GIS Direct Ltd, and Line Design Solutions Ltd as part of the deal. Atlas Iron Ltd. Took over a 19.9% stake in the Warwick Resources Ltd. This was equivalent of 15.124 million new common stock of the Warwick Resources Ltd. They paid A$ 3.781 million in a transaction that was privately negotiated. The transaction was executed as per the approval from the shareholders. The selling price of the shares was A$ 0.23 and it was based on the value of each share that stood at A$ 0.25 on 4th of April 2008. Republic Gold Ltd of Australia took over the remaining stocks of Vista Gold (Antigua) from Vista Gold Corp. The deal was worth $3 million. Republic Gold also got the Amayapampa project in Bolivia as a part of the deal.Manpower Software PLC took over Key IT Systems Ltd. The deal was worth ?0.83 million. ?0.375 million was paid in cash and the rest is supposed to be paid from profits. Spice PLC took over Utility Technology Ltd. The deal was worth ?0.2 million ?0.1 million was to be paid in cash and the rest was to be paid from the profits. As part of this deal Spice PLC also acquired Melton Power Services Ltd, GIS Direct Ltd and Line Design Solutions Ltd. Spice PLC took over Line Design Solutions Ltd and GIS Direct Ltd. The total deal was worth ?0.1 million and the entire amount was paid in cash. Spice PLC also acquired Utility Technology Ltd and Melton Power Services Ltd as part of the deal. Thomas Cook Group PLC acquired Elegant Resorts Ltd from Barbara Catchpole and Geoff Moss. Australian Social Infrastructure Fund merged with API Fund. The deal was subjected to regulatory approvals and shareholder. Greenbier Cos Inc took over Roller Bearing Industries Inc., from AB SKF. Fijian Holdings Ltd has took over 50.2% interest in RB Patel Group Ltd. Honeywell International Inc has acquired Norcross Safety Products LLC from Odyssey Investment Partners LLC. The deal was worth $1.2 billion. It was subjected to various kinds of regular closing conventions and regulatory approvals. As you see in the list, the M & As have happened across industries and sectors like banking, automotive, healthcare, FMCG, telecom etc. This shows that this really has been the dream year of Indian industry. GK for IIFT --------------------- Indian Rivers Rivers are the lifeline of a nation. Rivers have been of historical importance to India considering the religious significance they command and the basic agrarian nature of a majority of Indian society. The biggest major rivers of India are: ·Flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Ganges (with its tributaries Yamuna, Kameika, Gomti, Chambal), Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna,Kaveri (and their main tributaries). ·Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Indus, Narmada, Tapti (and their main tributaries). River City State ------------------------------------------------------------ Aji Rajkot Gujarat Bhadra Bhadravathi Karnataka Brahmani Rourkela Orissa Brahmaputra Guwahati Assam Cauvery Erode Tamil Nadu Cauvery Thiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu Chambal Gwalior Madhya Pradesh Chambal Kota Rajasthan Cooum, Adyar,Chennai Tamil Nadu Ganga Daman Daman Ganges Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Ganges Bithoor Uttar Pradesh Ganges Chakeri Uttar Pradesh Ganges Chandauli Uttar Pradesh Ganges Farrukhabad Uttar Pradesh Ganges Fatehgarh Uttar Pradesh ............................................................................... Pen Names of Authors Author Pen Name Agatha Christie- Mary Westmacott Alexi Maksimov Peshkov - Maxim Gorkey Amandine Dupin -George Sand Anne Bronte- Acton Bell Benjamin Franklin- Poor Richard Charles Dickens -Boz Charles Lamb- Elia Charlotte Bronte -Currer David Cornwell- John Le Carre Emile Herzog -Andre Maurois Emily Bronte- Ellis Bell Erick Blair -George Orwell Francis Marie- Arouet Voltaire Frederic Dannav and Manfred B Lee -Ellery Queen George Bernard Shaw -GBS H H Munro -Saki J K Chesterton -Orion Mary Ann Evans -George Eliot Samuel Clemens -Mark Twain William Sydney Porter -O Henry indal Steel and Power (JSPL), recently announced the acquisition of Canadian firm CIC Energy, and plans to pump $700 million over the next three years to set up facilities at the acquired firm’s properties in Botswana. On July 23, 2012, the JSPL had entered into an all-cash deal to acquire a 100 per cent stake in CIC Energy for about $115 million (over Rs. 600 crore). The deal would give JSPL access to 2.4 billion tonnes of high thermal coal reserves, located at CIC’s Mmamabula mine in Botswana. Cargotec, a provider of cargo handling solutions for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution, has selected Tata Communications as its network supplier to avail wide area network (WAN) connectivity at over 150 sites globally through the Indian company’s round-the-world fibre optic cable network. Cargotec has operations in over 50 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Americas and Africa. Bengaluru, Karnataka, October 29, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG, a leading management consultancy based in Switzerland. The acquisition is in accordance with the terms set out in the agreement announced on September 10. The deal strengthens the management consulting capabilities of Infosys around the world, adding more than 750 experienced consultants and 200 clients in wide-ranging areas such as manufacturing and the automotive and life sciences industries. New Delhi, Delhi, April 20, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited (KCI) today entered into a Share and Loan Purchase Agreement to acquire APAG Holding AG, the Switzerland based holding company of its wholly owned subsidiary APAG Elektronik AG, Switzerland. Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, April 18, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Symphony Limited has achieved the distinction of being one of the few Indian brands with a presence in 60 countries across the globe and has emerged as the largest air cooler company in the world. Even as global air-conditioner brands like LG, Samsung, Hitachi, Daikin and Panasonic are fighting it out in India, the Symphony air coolers are capturing markets globally and simultaneously continue to grow their sales in India where the company is the top player with a 45% share of the organized market.
New Delhi, Delhi, May 21, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Yebhi.com, India's Largest Home, Lifestyle & Fashion e-retailer, has hit another crowning stroke by acquiring the Founding team of Madeinhealth.com for an undisclosed sum of cash and equity. Madeinhealth is India's premier online body-building and fitness supplement store having world's best brands and supplements in its kitty. Through this deal, Yebhi aims to bring together the best of entrepreneurial minds in order to better the services the e-portal provides to its beloved customers New Delhi, Delhi, May 10, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Yebhi.com, India's Largest Home, Lifestyle & Fashion e-retailer has acquired stylishyou.in - A leading Fashion Jewellery e-retail Company founded by entrepreneur Shraddha Danani. The deal comprises of cash & equity and Yebhi.com has acquired the merchandising team also as a part of this deal. Stylishyou.in is one stop portal for all your style aspirations which houses exclusive brands and designer jewellery and accessories at unbelievable prices. The jewellery available on stylishyou.in is contemporary & trendy and has innumerable options to choose from! The exquisite pieces will now be available exclusively on yebhi.com! G8 Conutries and PM/presidents France--President François Hollande - Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Germany----Angela Merkel Itlay-- President Giorgio Napolitano - Prime Minister Mario Monti Japan--Prime Minister--Yoshihiko Noda UK-- }}}}}}}}}}in dono ka to pata hi hoga.. 
US-- dese 6 memebers were the actual members of G6 founded by France in 1975 on 1976 Canada was added and in 1997 Russia Canada---Prime Minister--Stephen Harper Russia-- President Vladimir Putin
The 38th G8 summit was held in Camp David, Maryland, United States, on 18–19 May 2012.[1] It is the annual meeting of the G8. As of January 1, 2007, there are twenty-seven member countries of the
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Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Today, the euro is one of the world's most powerful currencies, used by more than 320 million Europeans in twenty-three countries. The countries currently using the euro are: 1) Andorra 2) Austria 3) Belgium 4) Cyprus 5) Estonia 6) Finland 7) France 8) Germany 9) Greece 10) Ireland 11) Italy 12) Kosovo 13) Luxembourg 14) Malta 15) Monaco 16) Montenegro 17) Netherlands 18) Portugal 19) San Marino 20) Slovakia 21) Slovenia 22) Spain 23) Vatican City Recent and Future Euro Countries On January 1, 2009, Slovakia started using the euro. Estonia began using the euro on January 1, 2011. Lithuania and Latvia are expected to join the Eurozone in the next few years and thus become countries using the euro. Only 17 of the 27 members of the European Union (EU) are part of the Eurozone, the name for the collection of EU countries that utilize the euro. Notably, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden have thus far decided not to convert to the euro. Other new EU member countries are working toward becoming part of the Eurozone. On the other hand, Andorra, Kosovo, Montenegro, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City are not EU members but do officially use the euro as their currencies. list of countries in EU not using Euro United Kingdom ----- Pound sterling (GBP Bulgaria ---------Lev (BGN) Czech Rep. -----Czech koruna (CZK) Denmark ------Danish krone[f] (DKK) Hungary ---Forint (HUF) Latvia ----Lats (Ls) (LVL) Lithuania -----Lithuanian litas (Lt) (LTL) Poland ----Złoty (PLN) Romania -------Romanian leu (RON) Sweden--------Swedish krona (SEK) -
India - Sansad/Parliament Pakistan - National Assembly Bangladesh - Jatiya Sansad China - National Peoples Congress Bhutan - Tshogdu Afganistan - Shora England - Parliament Canada - Parliament Australia - Parliament USA -Congress Germany - Wondstag Taiwan - Yuan Japan - Diet Israil - Neset Maldeep - Majlis Spain - Cortes Nepal - Rastriya Panchayat Russia - Dyuma France - National Assembly Iran - Majlis Malesiya - Diwan Nigara Switzerland - fedral Assembly Turkey - Grand National Assembly waise to ur surprise..irctc is one of the biggest e-commerce in india... biggest is mjunction and Amazon is the biggest in the world.. 1.Pope Benedict XVI recently has named six new cardinals, among whom Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal is an Indian and he was the Archbishop of-
3- A Tamil-Brahmi script inscribed on a potsherd, 1900 years before, which reads “nantai kiran”, was recently found in which of the following countries of West Asia? 1. Syria 2. Lebanon 3. Yemen 4. Oman 4- Which among the following countries is the world's largest rice exporter in 2012? 1. Thailand 2. India 3. Vietnam 4. USA 5- The country, which recently decided its ambitious plan to develop deeper relations with India and other booming economies of the region, including through teaching languages like Hindi and Mandarin in its schools, is- 1. United States 2. Brazil 3. Australia 4. Japan 6- Mehr Din, known as Uncle Pakistan, recently passed away. He was known for his specific presence at- 1. Ambassy of Pakistan in India 2. Venues of cricket matches participated by Pakistan 3. Wagah border 4. Processions, organized in Pakistan against United States 7- Kuldeep Singh was recently in news because he- 1. is an athlete and he reserved a gold medal in London Paralympics, 2012. 2. has polio and has taken up a tour of the country by tricycle. 3. was a journalist, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan. 4. is a statesman of Punjab and has been convicted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for an economic offence. Ans:-
2.)C 3.)4 4.)B 5.)C 6.)C the so called Lonely planet ( homeless planet ) has found which is 7 times the size of Jupiter. It does not orbit a star and named as CFBDSIR2149. The planet was discovered by researchers at the University of Montreal, who consulted with French colleagues and data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
Presenting biographical sketch of some of the most famous political leaders of all times. Biographies of these leaders trace their life history, works & achievements. Famous People» Political Leaders
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