Sania-Cara pair lifts Pan Pacific Open
Sania
Mirza continued her impressive run as she captured her fourth title of the
season and 18th overall with Cara Black of Zimbabwe, recording a
come-from-behind win over Liezel Huber and Hao Ching Chan to lift the Pan
Pacific Open trophy, here on Saturday.
The
unseeded slayers of the top seeds in the semifinals, pipped the American-Taipei
combination 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 in one hour and 25 minutes.
After
losing the opening set, Sania and Cara made a stunning recovery with three
breaks to push the match to super tiebreaker, where the Indian-Zimbabwean combo
rallied again to edge past the rivals 11-9 win.
Ecstatic
after the win, Sania tweeted, “#champions #yesss #wedidit #comeonnnnnn.”
Sania has
been struggling to find consistent partners this season and today’s title was
her fourth with third different partner.
She won
Brisbane and Dubai events with American Bethanie Mattek Sands and the New Haven
title came with Chinese Jie Zheng.
MISS PHILIPPINES MEGAN YOUNG CROWNED MISS WORLD 2013
It was an evening of extravagant entertainment when Megan
Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua
Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia!
While Miss France, Marine Lorphelin finished as the first runner-up, Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter was the second runner up.
Megan Young was crowned by last year's winner, Miss World 2012 Yu Wenxia of China PR. She beat 127 contestants from all across the world to emerge victorious.
While Miss France, Marine Lorphelin finished as the first runner-up, Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter was the second runner up.
Megan Young was crowned by last year's winner, Miss World 2012 Yu Wenxia of China PR. She beat 127 contestants from all across the world to emerge victorious.
India's First Naval and Maritime Exposition Conference Concluded
India's
first ever Naval and Maritime Exposition and Conference, NAMEXPO 2013
concluded on 27 September 2013 at Cochin, Kerala with a demonstration and
visits to Naval ships, INS Satpura, INS Kabra and INS Sudarshini. All these
ships are indigenously made in Indian shipyards.
The five-day NAMEXPO witnessed participation from 50 domestic and international exhibitors, 2000 business visitors, 15 official delegations besides 6500 general visitors.
The five-day NAMEXPO witnessed participation from 50 domestic and international exhibitors, 2000 business visitors, 15 official delegations besides 6500 general visitors.
Indian
Naval and Coast Guard officers and personnel and Naval officers from more than
25 countries also visited the Exposition and interacted with exhibitors and
participants.
About the event
NAMEXPO 2013 was held from 23 to 27 September 2013 at Cochin, Kerala.
NAMEXPO 2013 was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Indian Navy, Kerala Government, and Union Ministries of MSME, Shipping and Earth Sciences.
The primary objective of this expo is to make the leading experts related to the sector of maritime aware of the latest trends and techniques which will help in the expansion and recent as well as future development of this sector.
The Countries which were participated in the expo are Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Singapore, US, UK, UAE, Vietnam.
About the event
NAMEXPO 2013 was held from 23 to 27 September 2013 at Cochin, Kerala.
NAMEXPO 2013 was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Indian Navy, Kerala Government, and Union Ministries of MSME, Shipping and Earth Sciences.
The primary objective of this expo is to make the leading experts related to the sector of maritime aware of the latest trends and techniques which will help in the expansion and recent as well as future development of this sector.
The Countries which were participated in the expo are Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Singapore, US, UK, UAE, Vietnam.
United Nations Security Council Voted to Eliminate Syria's Chemical Weapons
Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)
Ravindra
Kumar, Editor of The Statesman was elected as President of The Indian
Newspaper Society for the year 2013-14 at its 74th Annual General Meeting held
in Bangalore on 27 September 2013.
Ravindra
Kumar succeeded K N Tilak Kumar of Deccan Herald and Prajavani. At the
meeting, Kiran B Vadodaria (Sambhaav Metro) was elected as Deputy
President and P V Chandran of Grihalakshmi as Vice President.
Sanjay Gupta (Dainik Jagran, Varanasi) was chosen as the honorary treasurer of INS for the year 2013-14. V Shankaran is the Secretary General of the Society. The executive committee of INS represents the current 990 members from newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines.
Sanjay Gupta (Dainik Jagran, Varanasi) was chosen as the honorary treasurer of INS for the year 2013-14. V Shankaran is the Secretary General of the Society. The executive committee of INS represents the current 990 members from newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines.
About
Indian Newspaper Society (INS)
• Indian Newspaper Society (INS) (formerly Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society) acts as the central organisation of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India.
• INS is an organization which plays a major role in protecting and promoting the freedom of press in India.
• INS was founded in 1939. Its headquarters are at New Delhi.
• INS membership comprises the owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry. It is a kind of pressure group which works to protect the interest of newspaper industry in particular and print media in general.
• Indian Newspaper Society (INS) (formerly Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society) acts as the central organisation of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India.
• INS is an organization which plays a major role in protecting and promoting the freedom of press in India.
• INS was founded in 1939. Its headquarters are at New Delhi.
• INS membership comprises the owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry. It is a kind of pressure group which works to protect the interest of newspaper industry in particular and print media in general.
World Rabies Day Observed on 28 September
World Rabies
Day observed on 28 September 2013 across the world to raise awareness about the
impact of rabies disease and to deliver the message that rabies is preventable.
The theme for the year 2013 is Rabies: Understand it to defeat it.
World Rabies Day is an initiative of Global Alliance for Rabies Control and the day started it in 2007 to create a global opportunity for people to focus on rabies prevention.
The World Rabies Day is observed each year on 28 September- on the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur who developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine with his colleagues. The day aims to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on human beings and animals, and provide information on how to prevent the disease.
About Rabies
The theme for the year 2013 is Rabies: Understand it to defeat it.
World Rabies Day is an initiative of Global Alliance for Rabies Control and the day started it in 2007 to create a global opportunity for people to focus on rabies prevention.
The World Rabies Day is observed each year on 28 September- on the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur who developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine with his colleagues. The day aims to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on human beings and animals, and provide information on how to prevent the disease.
About Rabies
Rabies is
a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in
warm-blooded animals. The disease is zoonotic, meaning it can be transmitted
from one species to another, such as from dogs to humans, commonly by a bite
from an infected animal. The rabies virus infects the central nervous
system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death.
Iraq Ratified Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Iraq
Government on 27 September 2013 ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty (CTBT) at 68th session of UN General Assembly at New York, US.
Iraq's ratification of the treaty raised the number of countries that have adhered fully to the treaty to 161.
To enter into force, the CTBT must be signed and ratified by 44 specific states, only 36 of which have done so including France, Russia and Britain. The remaining eight are China, the United States, India, Pakistan and North Korea; Israel, widely believed to have atomic weapons; Iran, suspected of wanting them; and Egypt.
About Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Iraq's ratification of the treaty raised the number of countries that have adhered fully to the treaty to 161.
To enter into force, the CTBT must be signed and ratified by 44 specific states, only 36 of which have done so including France, Russia and Britain. The remaining eight are China, the United States, India, Pakistan and North Korea; Israel, widely believed to have atomic weapons; Iran, suspected of wanting them; and Egypt.
About Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as a resolution (A/RES/50/245) on 10 September 1996.
- The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans nuclear explosions by everyone, everywhere: on the Earth's surface, in the atmosphere, underwater and underground. So far 183 States have signed the Treaty of which 161 have now also ratified it.
- The Treaty establishes a CTBT Organization (CTBTO), located in Vienna, Austria to ensure the implementation of its provisions, including those provisions for international verification measures
Malala Yousafzai Presented with Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by Harvard University
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl and education
rights campaigner presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award
(Harvard Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University on 27 September 2013.
16 years old Malala received the award by Dr Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for her contribution in promoting the education among girls.
About Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban militant in October 2012 after she campaigned for girls' right to education.
16 years old Malala received the award by Dr Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for her contribution in promoting the education among girls.
About Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban militant in October 2012 after she campaigned for girls' right to education.
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