Daily GK, GA Updates National, International 27th,28th Sep, 2014

Subject : Daily Updates For Banking environment and All Compitative Exams.

National :

• Jayalalithaa convicted to 4 years imprisonment in DA case, and 100 cr Fine.
• 10 Indian Scientists get Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• Justice Handyala Dattu sworn-in as new Chief Justice of India
• K.V. Kamath-led panel to examine financial architecture for MSME sector
• SBI signed 500 million dollar Line of Credit with Korea Eximbank.
• Modi invites New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to visit India
• Number of asylum seekers in developed countries up by 24 %: UNHCR
• Swachh Bharat (cleanliness) Mission to be launched on Oct 2
• ONGC Videsh signs agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos
• Delhi Metro ranked 2nd among 18 international metro systems
• President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra

International :

• Sri Lanka wins backing of 22 nations against UN rights probe
• Pakistan test fired short range nuclear capable missile Hataf IX

Sports :

Asian Games on Day 8 Medals Tally at 11th Position : 2 Gold, 2 Sliver, 6 Bronze Medals.

• GOLD - Indian squash men's team beats Malaysia 2-0 to win first-ever gold medal in the event. 
• GOLD - Archery - India Men's Compound Team event win first-ever gold in archery. They beat hosts South Korea 227-225 in final. So, India finally have their second gold medal in the Asian Games, the first achieved by Jitu Rai on the opening day of competition at Incheon. This will surely boost India's position in the rankings table.
• SLIVER - Squash : Indian women's squash team loses 2-0 to Malaysia in final, settles for silver medal..
• SLIVER - Abhishek Verma clinched silver in the compound men's individual event,
• BRONZE - Archery - Indian Women's Compound Team beat Iran to win the bronze medal. The Indian team of Trisha Deb, Purvasha Sudhir Shende, Jyothi Surekha Vennam beat Iran 224-217.
• BRONZE - Trisha Deb beats Taipei's Huang I Jou 138-134 to win bronze in women's compound individual archery event.
• BRONZE - Shooting : Chain Singh wins shooting bronze in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
• BRONZE - Wrestling : Vinesh Phogal beats Mongolia's Narangerel Erdenesukh in women's freestyle 48kg wrestling event to clinch a bronze medal.
• BRONZE - Wrestling : Geetika Jakhar beats Vietnam's Hien Ly to win bronze in women's freestyle 63 kg event.
• BRONZE - Women's 3000m Steeplechase. Lalita Babar, gets the silver while Sudha Singh takes bronze after finishing fourth.
• BCCI extends tenure of Ravi Shastri as team India director till 2015 WC .

Asian Games on Day 9 Medals Tally at 09th Position : 1 Gold, 1 Sliver, 6 Bronze Medals. 

• GOLD -  Wrestling - Yogeshwar Dutt WINS GOLD! He beats Zalimkhan Yusupov in 65kg freestyle wrestling bout. This is India's fourth in the edition and first Asian Games wrestling gold in 28 years (overall).
• SILVER - Athletics - Khushbir Kaur wins silver in women's 20km Race Walk. 
• BRONZE - Tennis - Sania Mirza-Prarthana Thombare lose 6-7, 6-2, 4-10  to Taipei's Hsieh/Chan in women's doubles semis, get bronze.
• BRONZE - Tennis - Bhambri had to earlier settle for bronze in men's singles event
• BRONZE - Tennis - Bhambri and Sharan in the super tie-break. The Indians settle for bronze and the Koreans will face another Indian pair for the gold in men's doubles tennis event.
• BRONZE - Athletics - Machettira Poovamma Raju wins bronze after finishing third in women's 400m. 
• BRONZE - Athletics - Manju Bala who finishes third in women's hammer and earns Bronze Medal. 
• BRONZE - Athletics - Rajiv Arokia wins bronze in men's 400m.