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Benfica
won 33rd Portuguese league Football tittle after four years
Benfica on 21 April
2014 won the 33rd Portuguese Football league title after four years.
Pakistan
successfully tested short range ballistic missile-Ghazanvi
Pakistan successfully
test-fired short range ballistic missile Hatf-III named Ghazanvi.
Cognizant
acquired itaas, a US-based Digital Video Solutions Company
Cognizant has announced
that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire itaas, a digital
video solutions company.
Asia-Pacific
navies of 22 countries including India signed Maritime Communication Agreement
India and 21-member
WPNS agreed aiming to ensure that miscommunication between naval vessels does
not develop into conflict in Pacific Ocean.
Cadbury
India changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited
Cadbury India Limited
on 22 April 2014 announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited.
Chitra
won World Women's Snooker title at Leeds
Chitra Magimairaj on 22
April 2014 won the World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain
by defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus.
India
and Bhutan signed agreement on development of hydropower projects
India and Bhutan signed
an agreement on development of hydropower projects in Thimphu, Bhutan.
GSK
announced to slash the price of Crocin Advance by 50 percent
Drug maker
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on 21 April 2014 announced to slash the price of the
widely-used fever and pain-relief pill Crocin Advance by 50%.
SC
asked Justice Mudgal committee to further investigate IPL 2013 Spot Fixing
Scandal
SC asked the Justice
Mukul Mudgal Committee to further investigate IPL 2013 spot fixing and betting
scandal.
Donna
Vekic won the BMW Malaysian Tennis Open 2014
Donna Vekic won the BMW
Malaysian Open 2014 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KOI-3278
A Self-lensing Binary Star System found in Lycra constellation
An upside-down planet
discovered in the Lycra constellation revealed a new method for studying binary
star system.
Neighbourhood
Trees Campaign launched on International Mother Earth Day
Neighbourhood Trees
Campaign launched on International Earth Day by the India Biodiversity Portal.
TCS
joined top 10 global IT services companies club: HfS Research Survey
The largest IT services
provider of India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on 21 April 2014 joined the
league of top 10 global IT services companies.
Indian-American
Professor Rajendra Singh named as Solar Champions of Change
Indian-American
professor Rajendra Singh named as one of ten Solar Champions of Change.
Hero
MotoCorp formed JV with Nitol Nilloy of Bangladesh
Hero MotoCorp will
enter the market of Bangladesh through a joint venture of 5:45 with
Bangladesh’s Nitol Niloy.
Supreme
Court (SC) lifted 19 month old ban on mining in Goa
The Supreme Court (SC)
on 21 April 2014 lifted a 19 month old ban on mining in Goa.
Canadian
Author Alistair Macleod died
Canadian author
Alistair MacLeod on 20 April 2014 died due to a heart stroke.
