Employment News 17 September 2013

Employment News 17 September 2013 , Current News 17 September

Google buys Bump app for sharing smartphone files

Bump Technologies co-founder and chief David Lieb did not disclose terms of the deal bringing his team into the Google fold but leaving its popular Bump and Flock applications available to users.

The Bump application lets smartphone users easily share data by gently knocking knuckles while holding devices.

Founded in 2008, venture-backed Bump Technologies is based in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View, which is also home to Google.

"The Bump team has demonstrated a strong ability to quickly build and develop products that users love, and we think they'll be a great fit at Google," the Internet titan said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.

Balaji –Murugesan Pair Won ITF Men’s Doubles Title in Egypt

The Indian duo of N. Sriram Balaji and Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan won the ITF Men's Doubles Title at Sharam-Al-Sheikh, Egypt. 

 In the title clash, the top seeded Indian duo defeated the fourth seeded Egyptian pair of Karim Hossam and Karim-Mohamed Maamoun, 6-4, 7-6.

The Indian pair Balaji –Murugesan won their doubles title in 10000 dollar prize money category.

The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for male professional Tennis players.

SBI Andhra Pradesh business crosses Rs 1.25 lakh crore

Country's largest lender State Bank of India's total business in Andhra Pradesh has crossed Rs 1.25 lakh crore, a senior official said. 

Chief General Manager of Hyderabad circle C R Sesi Kumar said the business size has touched Rs 1.25 lakh crore at the state's 1,459 branches as on August 31.

The bank's standalone deposits had stood at over Rs 12.57 lakh crore and the net advances were at over Rs 10.60 lakh crore as on June 30 this year.

Kanoon Lugat, the First Urdu Law Dictionary Released

Kanoon Lugat, an Urdu law dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released on 15 September 2013 in Mumbai.

The dictionary, encompassing 52000 legal terms, has been translated in Urdu for the first time. Supreme Court advocate Muhammad Irshad Hanif authored the translation of this dictionary. 

The Urdu legal dictionary has a foreword written by former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir. 

Advocate Hanif has also translated Indian Penal Code and Indian Evidence Act in Urdu, besides publishing two books Taziraat-e-Hind andQanoon Shahadat-e-Hind. 

With these books, the litigants would be more empowered with correct knowledge of the laws and would be in a better position to understand their lawyers, rights and liabilities, as well as the legal proceedings in the courts.

Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia, an official said on Monday Indonesian volcano erupts

Nearly 6,000 people were evacuated from their villages following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia, an official said on Monday.

The 2,600 m (8,530 ft) volcano in North Sumatra province erupted early on Sunday after being dormant for three years, sending thick ash into the sky with small rocks pelting neighbouring villages, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. 

He said almost 6,000 people have been evacuated and were being sheltered in seven locations. No injuries or damage was reported.

Most of the displaced were from six villages within 3 km of the mountain in Karo district, Mr. Nugroho said.

Local authorities prepared 2,000 blankets and distributed masks to displaced people. They also have set up a health command post, he said.

 Novak Djokovic increases lead in ATP rankings

Novak Djokovic slightly increased his lead over US Open Champion Rafael Nadal in the latest men’s tennis ranking released on Monday by the ATP.

Djokovic tops the bill with 11,120 points while Nadal remains second with an unchanged 10,860, followed by Andy Murray with 7,075 points.

Roger Federer swapped places with Tomas Berdych, moving up to fifth on 4,515 and pushing Berdych to sixth with 4,460.

India can develop 10,000km range missile: DRDO said

India can develop a nuclear-capable missile with a strike range of 10,000-km, rivalling China's DF-31A missile that can hit targets 11,200-km away, but does not see the operational need for it given "the existing threat perceptions.

All gung-ho a day after the second test of the 5,000-km Agni-V, the country's first inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), DRDO chief Avinash Chander asserted it would take just about "two-and-a-half years'' to develop a 10,000-km missile if required.

Agni-V brings the whole of China -- including its northernmost city of Habin - and Asia as well as parts of Europe, Africa and Australia within its strike envelope.

Agni-V may be a "single warhead missile'' but Agni-VI and its successors will have MIRV payloads - a single missile carrying several nuclear warheads, each programmed to hit different targets - as well as longer ranges.

Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan

Typhoon Man-yi hit central Japan today as officials issued a “special warning” of heavy rain, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

The typhoon, moving north-northeast at a speed of 45 kilometres per hour, is expected to head towards the capital and its surrounding region later in the day, the agency said.

The typhoon had already brought heavy rain and strong winds to the south and east before even hitting Japan.

Scientists create the world’s first self-healing polymer

Scientists have for the first time created the world's first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any intervention.

Scientists in Spain report that the new material could be used to improve the security and lifetime of plastic parts in everyday products such as electrical components, cars and even houses.

The polymer behaves as a Velcro-like sealant or adhesive, displaying an impressive 97% healing efficiency in just two hours.

The researchers show that after cutting the material into two separate pieces with a razor blade and allowing it to self-heal, the material is unbreakable when stretched manually.

Self-healing polymers that can spontaneously achieve quantitative healing in the absence of a catalyst have never been reported until now.