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Two wheeler launches at Auto Expo 2014,Moto Guzzi V7,Honda Activa 125 Aprilia Caponord 1200 {Indian introduction} Aprilia RSV4 R ABS {Indian introduction} Bajaj Pulsar SS400 and CS400 DSK Hyosung Aquila 250 DSK Hyosung GD 250N DSK Hyosung RT125 D Harley-Davidson Street 750 {Indian introduction} Hero Dare 125cc scooter Hero Hastur Hero iON Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicle concept Hero Passion Pro TR Hero SimplEcity electric bike Hero Splendor Pro Classic Cafe Racer Hero ZIR 150cc scooter Honda Activa 125 Honda CBR 650F 2014 Honda CBR1000RR SP 2014 Honda CB Trigger Honda CX01 concept 2014 Honda Dream Yuga Mahindra Cafe Racer concept Mahindra Mojo Mahindra Scrambler concept Moto Morini Granpasso {Indian introduction} Moto Morini Scrambler {Indian introduction} Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring {Indian introduction} 2014 Moto Guzzi V7 {Indian introduction} Piaggio Liberty 125 {Indian introduction} Suzuki Gixxer Suzuki Let's Suzuki V Strom 1000 ABS {Indian introduction} Terra A4000i electri

7th Balispirit yoga festival, ubud Balispirit festival march 2014 Dates: 19th to 23rd March 2014 Location: Ubud, Bali Highlights: 50 nations, 5 days, 4 nights Focus: Health, Yoga, Lifestyle, Wellbeing, World music, Community and Social Change. Web: www.balispiritfestival.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BaliSpiritFestival Twitter: www.twitter.com/balispiritfest Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/BaliSpiritBali

The Human Body is a treasure trove of mysteries, one that still confounds doctors and scientists about the details of its working. It's not an overstatement to say that every part of your body is a miracle. Here are 50 facts about your body, some of which will leave you stunned . 1. It's possible for your body to survive without a surprisingly large fraction of its internal organs. Even if you lose your stomach, your spleen, 75% of your liver, 80% of your intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from your pelvic and groin area, you wouldn't be very healthy, but you would live. 2. During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools. Actually, Saliva is more important than you realize. If your saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. 3. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. The egg is actually the only cell in the body that is visible by the naked eye. 4. The stro

List of concept cars launched at the Auto Expo 2014 Audi Sport quattro concept (Indian introduction) Bajaj U-Car Chevrolet Adra Datsun redi-GO Fiat Avventura Ford Figo sub-4 meter sedan Honda NSX (Indian introduction) Honda Vision XS-1 Hyundai HND-9 Jaguar C-X17 (Indian introduction) Mahindra eMaxximo EV Mahindra Halo EV Mahindra M1 Electro Formula E race car Mahindra Verito EV Mahindra XUV500 diesel hybrid Maruti Ciaz Maruti Swift Range Extender (Indian introduction) Nissan Friend-ME (Indian introduction) Nissan GT-R GT500 race car (Indian introduction) Piaggio NT3 concept (Indian introduction) Renault KWID SsangYong LIV-1 (Indian introduction) Tata ADDVenture Tata ConnectNext Tata Magic Iris Electric Tata Nano Twist Active Tata Nano Twist F-Tronic Tata Nexon Tata Safari Storme Ladakh Tata Sumo Extreme Volkswagen Taigun

Venom GT fastest car at 435 kilometers per hour US firm:   Hennessey Car name: Venom GT Highlight: Fastest car in the world during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Venom GT is bundled with Lotus Exige 7.0-litre, 927kW twin-turbo V8 wedged between its axles Past record: Venom beats the previous best record of 431km/h set by Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

India post vacancies for postal assistants 2013-14 Applications for the post of for the year 2013-14 in 22 postal Circles across India. Posts: Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants/Postal Assistants Pay Band: 5,200 to 20,200 with 2,400 Grade Pay + other admissible allowances Age limit: 18 to 27 years Educational Qualification: 10 + 2 Website: http://www.pasadrexam2014.in/ Registration commencement: 00:00 hrs of 26th February 2014 to 23:50 hrs of 27th March 2014

Asia Cup 2013-14 schedule or fixtures 1st Match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 25th February 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST     2nd Match - Bangladesh v India, Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 26th February 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST     3rd Match - Afghanistan v Pakistan, Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 27th February 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST 4th Match - India v Sri Lanka, Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 28th February 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST 5th Match - Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 1st March 14:00 local 13:30 IST 6th Match - India v Pakistan, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 2nd March 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST     7th Match - Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 3rd March 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST     8th Match - Bangladesh v Pakistan, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 4th March 2014 14:00 local 13:30 IST     9th Match - Afghanistan v India, Shere Bangla N

Nokia's first ever android smartphones, Nokia X, Nokia X+, Nokia XL Nokia X and Nokia X+ dual sim phone OS Nokia X platform 1.0 Dual-SIM phones, 3-megapixel rear camera 4-inch 480x800 displays 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor 4GB internal storage with expandable support up to 32GB via microSD card 1500mAh battery Nokia X 512MB RAM Nokia X+ 768MB RAM Nokia XL dual sim phone 5-inch 480x800 display 5-megapixel camera, 720p front camera 768MB RAM and 2000mAh battery All 3 phones support 3G and come with Micro-SIMs slot.

Srilanka players Asia Cup 2014 Angelo Mathews (Captain) Dinesh Chandimal (vice-Captain) Kusal Perera (Wicketkeeper) Chathurange de Silva Mahela Jayawardene Suranga Lakmal Ajantha Mendis Thisara Perera Dhammika Prasad Ashan Priyanjan Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper) Sachitra Senanayake Lahiru Thirimanne Lasith Malinga

Asia Cup 2014 Pakistan squad Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain) Umar Akmal (Wicketkeeper) Ahmed Shehzad Bilawal Bhatti Junaid Khan Mohammad Talha Shahid Afridi Sohaib Maqsood Umar Gul Sharjeel Khan Saeed Ajmal Mohammad Hafeez Fawad Alam Anwar Ali Abdhur Rehman

Afghanistan Asia Cup 2014 squad Mohammad Nabi (Captain) Mohammad Shahzad (Wicketkeeper) Dawlat Zadran Hamid Hassan Karim Sadiq Nawroz Mangal Rahmat Shah Shapoor Zadran Samiullah Shenwari Noor Ali Zadran Najibullah Zadaran Mirwais Ashraf Hamza Hotak Fazal Naizai Asghar Stanikzai

Asia Cup 2014 India squad Virat Kholi (Captain)   Dinesh Karthik (Wicket Keeper)   Ravichandran Ashwin Shikar Dhawan Ishwar Pandey Ajinkya Rahane Rohit Sharma Ambati Rayudu (Wicketkeeper) Varun Aaron Stuart Binny Amit Mishra Cheteshwar Pujara Ravindra Jadeja Bhuvneshwar Kumar Mohammed Shami

Exports, Tax proposals, Banking capital infusion, health and education expenditure - Interim budget 2014-15 Exports Merchandise exports seen at $326 billion in 2013-14, up 6.3% Year-on-Year Agriculture exports expected to touch $45 billion in 2013-14, up from $41 billion in 2012-13 TAX Proposals No major change in tax rates Factory gate tax to be reduced to 10% from 12% on some capital goods and consumer durables Cut excise duty on small cars, two wheelers, commercial vehicles to 8% from 12% Excise duty reductions on larger vehicles cut from 30% to 24% Excise duty on mobile handsets to be 6% on CENVAT credit to encourage domestic production Banking Government to provide Rs.112 billion capital infusion in state run banks in 2014-15 Propose to set up public debt management office to start work from 2014-15 Health and Education expenditure The expenditure on Health and Family Welfare has reached Rs.36,322 crore from Rs.7,248 ten years ago The expenditure on Education has reached Rs.79

Privatisation, Subsidies, Defence spending 2014-15 highlights of Interim budget 2014-15 Privatisation Target from stake sale in state run firms for 2013-14 revised to Rs.258.41 billion   Target for 2014-15 increased to Rs.569.25 billion Plan expenditure for 2014-15 seen at Rs.5.55 trillion Non plan spending estimated at about Rs.12.08 trillion in 2014-15 Subsidies Total spending on food, fertilisers and fuel at Rs.2.5 trillion in 2014-15   Food subsidy estimated at Rs.1.15 trillion Fertiliser subsidy at Rs.679.71 billion Petroleum subsidy seen at Rs.634.27 billion v/s revised figure of Rs.854.8 billion for 2013-14 Defence Spending raised to Rs.2.24 trillion in 2014-15, up 10% year on year

Highlights of Interim budget 2014-15 GDP expansion in 3rd and 4th quarters of 2013-14 estimated at 5.2%. Growth for the whole year expected at 4.9%. Fiscal deficit seen at 4.6% of GDP in 2013-14, below target of 4.8% Projected Fiscal deficit at 4.1% of GDP in 2014-15 Current account deficit for 2013-14 estimated at $45 billion from last fiscal year's $88 billion Forex reserves to rise by $15 billion by end of 2013-14 Gross market borrowing for 2014-15 seen at Rs.5.97 trillion and net market borrowing at Rs.4.57 trillion Government plans to buy back/switch bonds of Rs.500 billion in 2014-15 Ways and Means advances for 2014-15 estimated at Rs.100 billion Debt repayment for 2014-15 seen at Rs.1.397 trillion Interest payments seen rising to Rs.4.27 trillion in 2014-15 from a revised estimate of Rs.3.8 trillion for the current fiscal year

On the occasion of 40th Institute day celebrations NIMHANS launches online registration for patients. NIMHANS e-hospital, online patient appointment Web: www.nimhans.kar.nic.in NIMHANS e-Hospital Services, ONLINE APPOINTMENT: http://14.139.159.100/esp/ NIMHANS provides online appointment facility to patients who are visiting the hospital for the first time and existing ones. Highlights of NIMHANS online patient registration: The patient should have a valid mobile number, one appointment only per day is provided for a mobile number. Appointment is available for next 6 working days excluding Sundays and OPD Closed Holidays. The patient has to come at the given date and time only. If failed to come on that day and time, the appointment will be cancelled. Fresh appointment needs to be taken.

Personality Quiz 2014 or Appointments January and February 2014 Sushil Koirala became new Prime Minister of Nepal replacing Khil Raj Regmi Satya Nadella was appointed as CEO of Microsoft R.K.Tiwari was appointed as Chairman of CBDT N.Ramachandran was elected as President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur was appointed as head of 7th Central Pay Commission Harish Rawat succeeded Vijay Bahuguna as 8th Chief Minister of Uttrakhand Manoj Vaish was appointed as MD and CEO of MCX Aruna Bahuguna became first woman to be appointed as chief of National Police Academy Janet Yellen was appointed as Chairperson of Federal Reserve R.Chandrashekhar joined as the President of NASSCOM J.N.Chaudhary was appointed as head of National Security Guard Arvind Ranjan was appointed as full time chief of the Central Industrial Security Force Succeeding K.N.Srivastava, Ashok Lavasa was appointed as Civil Aviation Secretary M.Veerappa Moily was appointed as Environment and Forest

World radio day current affairs updates February 2014 World Endoscopic Conference was held in New Delhi, India, from 7th to 10th February 2014 With the theme Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Radio proposed by UNESCO World Radio Day is observed on 13th February 2014. Tejas light combat aircraft programme to cost over Rs.55,000 crore Britian's west coast was hit with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 170kph Windows Phone 8.1 features VPN Support, Storage sense(external storage), Internet Explorer 11 Amway India eyes Rs.600 crore revenue from beauty segment in next 5 years Barclays to cut 12,000 jobs during the year 2014 Micromax funbook P280 with detachable keyboard , WiFi and 3G connectivity via USB dongle launched at Rs.4,650

Interim Railway budget 2014, Indian railway budget 2014   Mallikarjun Kharge presented his first budget. Passenger train to Katra and Vaishno Devi pilgrims in near terms. Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar to be on railway may in near terms. Coming soon: 510km long rail link for northeast India New premium trains: 17, Express trains: 38 and Passenger trains: 10 Possible Annual rail plan at Rs.64,305 crore with a budgetary support of Rs.30,223 crore

Sochi Winter Olympics February 2014, Venue, Motto, Participating countries Tickets for Sochi Olympics and Paralympics 2014 22nd Winter Olympics, 7th to 23rd February 2014 Venue: Fisht Olympic Stadium Motto: Hot. Cool. Yours. Nations qualified so far: 51 Events: 98 in 15 winter sports organised by Sochi Organising Committee Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee President and CEO: Dmitry Chernyshenko Highlight: Sochi olympics will be 1st Olympics for Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union

IRCTC retiring room online booking 2014 Available location as of January 2014: Mumbai Who can book: Railway passenger with a PNR of confirmed or RAC ticket Website to book: railtourismindia.com and irctc.co.in (No registration or login-id required) Time to book: Throughout out the day except 11:30 p.m. and 00:30 a.m. Duration: Minimum 12 hours and a maximum of 48 hours Booking Charges: Upto 24 hours Rs.20 and Beyond 24 hours and up to 48 hours Rs.40 Dormitory bed charges: Upto 24 hours Rs.10 and Beyond 24 hours and up to 48 hours Rs.20

List of Nationalised bank statements or passbooks valid for passport applications as address proof List of banks whose statements or passbooks can be submitted as address proof: Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of India, United Bank of India, UCO Bank, Vijaya Bank, IDBI Bank, SBI, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore

Conference or Seminars held in January 2014 23rd to 25th Jan 2014 PEPCCI National Conference, Vasad Anand, Gujarat 23rd to 24th January 2014 Flow Chemistry India, Hyderabad 17th Jan 2014 India Investment Conference, Mumbai 16th to 17th Jan 2014 1st International Conference on Non conventional Energy, Kalyani 16th to 17th Jan 2014 Fraud Risk Management, Mumbai 10th to 11th January 2014 Sustainability Management and the Power of Innovation, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 9th to 10th Jan International Conference on Design, Manufacturing Mechatronics 2014, Pune 8th Jan to 11th Jan 2014 National Laser Symposium (NLS-22), Manipal 8th to 12th Jan 2014 Elecrama 2014, Bangalore 6th to 10th January 2014 COMSNETS, Bangalore 4th Jan 2014 One Day National Conference on "Process Safety Management", Thane 4th to 5th Jan 2014 GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON SERVICE MANAGEMENT 2014, Surat, Gujarat

Kochadaiiyaan scheduled release 11th April 2014 Eros International and Media One Global Entertainment Movie name: Kochadaiiyaan Scheduled release date: 11th April 2014 Directed by: Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin Cast: Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone, R.Sharath kumar, Nazar, Aadi, Shobana and Rukmini Language of release: Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Bengali and Punjabi in India and overseas in more than 6,000 screens along with English version internationally.

Current affairs February 2014 Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo have failed crash tests conducted by an independent charity based firm Global NCAP 14th edition of Bangalore India Bio to be held from 10th to 12th February 2014 India's fiscal deficit from April to December 2013 at Rs.5.16 trillion as against budgeted traget of Rs.5.42 trillion for financial year 2013-14 Tata Power sold 30% stake in Indonesian coal company PT Arutmin for $500 million i.e. Rs.3,150 crore AstraZeneca to close its Avishkar R&D plant in Bangalore For online newspaper viewing and sharing articles, Facebook released newspaper app 'Paper' . App to be available from 3rd February 2014 Built by CJ Nagaraj Achar , 14.5 foot tall bronze statue of Kannada matinee idol Dr.Rajkumar was unveiled at South End Circle, Jayanagar, Bangalore

Exhibitions  across the globe, Winter Olympics February 2014 Wanderlust Festival, Oahu, Feb-March 2014 29th January 2014 to 4th February - 64th All India Exhibition of Photography 2014 1st to 4th February - Dairy Show 2014, Hyderabad 1st to 3rd February 2014 - Agri, Dairy and Live Stock Fest, Jaipur 6th to 9th February 2014 - Defexpo 2014, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 7th to 9th February 2014 - IFEX, Gandhinagar, India 7th to 23rd February  – The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia 9th to 13th February - Krishi Vasant, Maharashtra 10th to 12th February - Oceantex - Oil and Gas, Goregaon, Mumbai 14th to 16th February 2014 - Media Expo India, Goregaon, Mumbai 14th to 16th February - Kisan Vikas 2014, Indore 17th to 19th February 2014 - BioAsia 2014, Hyderabad, India 26th to 28th February 2014 - Indian Ceramics Expo, Gujarat