Gk Update Eleven June 2013

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Prez lays foundation stone of NCW HQs-Nirbhaya Bhavan

i. President Pranab Mukherjee today laid foundation stone of Nirbhaya Bhawan, the permanent headquarters of the National Commission for Women at a function in New Delhi

ii. The building, which will be the new headquarters of the Commission, has been named after the brave girl, who died in December last year after a courageous battle in most adverse and painful circumstances

iii. Minister of State for Women and Child Development Mrs Krishna Tirath expressed concernd over the decline in the female sex ratio.

iv. National Commission for Women Chairperson, Mrs Mamata Sharma underlined the need for working for the empowerment of women, partiacularly in rural areas.

New US visa laws to push costs for domestic IT firms: Gartner

i.The proposed US legislation on immigration reforms will increase the visa-related costs for domestic software firms like TCS  and Infosys

ii.The bill proposes to increase the H1-B visa fees to about $5,000 per application.

iii.The proposal, which could come up for discussion in the later part of this month in the US house, and if the bill is passed then it will become law by early 2014, would disrupt the business model of top software companies by forcing them to remove professionals on H1-B work permits from on-site client locations in the US, Gartner said.

iv.The key proposals that are disruptive to the IT companies are outplacement restrictions, increase in visa fees, numerical restriction that is imposed on visa applications and government-mandated salary increase based on a more condensed wage system," Gartner research VP and invest analyst Sandra Notardonato said in a webinar.

v.The bill may force companies to file fewer visa petitions effective October 2014, as the cost per petition would increase by about $5,000.

Veteran Congress leader V C Shukla passes away

i. Senior Congress leader V C Shukla who was severely injured in the Maosit attack in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on 25th of last month, died today.

ii. The 84-year-old Shukla was undergoing treatment at a Gurgaon-based private hospital. 

iii. Prior to his shift to Gurgaon, Shukla had undergone an operation at a Jagdalpur hospital for removal of the bullets

Fortis Healthcare to sell Vietnam unit stake for $80 mn

i.Healthcare, India's No. 2 hospital chain, said it agreed to sell its stake in the Vietnam unit to Singapore-based Chandler Corp for $80 million, in a deal that would help cut its debt.

ii.The offer price is at a premium to the purchase price paid by Fortis for the acquisition of Hoan My Medical Corporation, it said .

iii.The deal would add to the company's earnings per share, Fortis said in a statement.

 Hospitalized Manna Dey’s condition better

i. Legendary playback singer, Manna Dey who is recuperating from age-related illness, has shown “marginal improvement” on Monday, according to hospital sources.

ii. In hospital for age-related illness, sources at Narayana Hrudayalaya said on Monday, "His condition is slightly better than yesterday. There is marginal improvement. He is stable.".

iii. Famous for having sung more than 3,500 songs in different languages, including Hindi and Bengali, the 94 year old Dey has had a career spanning seven decades.

iv. His famous songs include 'Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen' , 'Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli' , 'Yeh Dosti'  and 'Ek Chatur Naar'.

India, Sri Lanka, West Indies to play series

i. India will play a tri-series ODI tournament in the Caribbean soon after the Champions Trophy later this month, BCCI has confirmed.

ii. BCCI's Working Committee on Monday approved 2 tours for the Indian team including the tri-nation event. India, West Indies and Sri Lanka will play the tournament. India's tour to Zimbabwe will be in July and August.

US to host T20 matches between Pakistan and WI

i. The Pakistan and the West Indies Cricket Boards have reached an agreement to play a T20 international series in the United States in July this year.

ii. According to PCB sources, the two boards have agreed to organise a two-match series in Miami and Florida after Pakistan team’s tour to West Indies in July.

iii. The source said the Pakistan team would tour West Indies from July 7 to play five ODI matches and after that both teams would fly to Miami for the two T20 matches.

iv. In the recent past West Indies, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have played T20 matches at Miami but the outcome has not been encouraging because of complaints over pitch conditions

World War Z (2013)

United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. Director: Marc Forster Writers: Matthew Michael Carnahan (screenplay), Drew Goddard (screenplay), 4 more credits » Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale