DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 APRIL 2015
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1. ANIL KAPOOR HONOURED WITH PANDIT DINANATH MANGESHKAR AWARD:
i.  Anil Kapoor is honoured with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, 2015.
ii.  The award was presented by noted historian and writer Babasaheb Purandare.
iii.  Along with Anil Kapoor Marathi Actor Dilip Prabhavalkar is also conferred with the award.

2.   INDIA CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT PRESIDENT’S CUP BOXING TOURNAMENT:
i. India is crowned champions for the first time at 22nd President’s cup Boxing tournament.
ii. India topped the list with 33 points which includes 4 Gold and 1 Bronze followed by Mongolia.
iii. More than 130 boxers from 30 countries participated in the tournament.
iv. President’s Cup Boxing tournament held at Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.
v.  Boxer’s Who won Gold for India are:
NAME
CATEGORY
DEFEATED
Shamjet Sabam Sarjubala
48 kg Women’s
Iseva Joya (Russia)
Pinki Jagra
51 kg Women’s
Namdomtsetseg (Mongolia)
Rakesh Kumar
69 kg Men’s
Hiroaki Kinjo (Japan)
Harpal Singh
75 kg Men’s
Jee Deok Seong (Korea)

3. BANK OF BARODA TIES UP WITH UAE EXCHANGE:
i.  India’s foreign Bank, Bank of Baroda has tied up with UAE Exchange for Instant Money transfer.
ii. Instant Money Transfer facility will be provided to Bank’s NRI customers.
iii. NRI – Non-Resident Indians.

4. BMB WON ASIAN BANKER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
i.  Bhartiya Mahila Bank has won the Asian Banker Achievement Award, 2015.
ii. BMB is awarded for Technology Implementation in the Category of Best Outsourcing Project.
Note: Usha Ananthasubramanian is CMD of Bhartiya Mahila Bank
CMD – Chairman and Managing Director

5. GOPINATH PILLAI AWARDED WITH OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD:
i.  Indian-Origin Diplomat, Gopinath Pillai is awarded with the Outstanding Service Award for his services in Singapore.
ii.  The Award were organized by National University of Singapore (NUS).
iii. Gopinath Pillai is the special envoy to Andhra Pradesh.