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Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015

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President’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passes away

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Suvra Mukherjee

President Pranab Mujkherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away today in New . Mrs Mukherjee was born on 17th of September 1940 in Jessore and married to Mr in 1957. She was a vocalist of and founded the Geetanjali Troupe. She had also written two books Chokher Aloey and Chena Achenai Chin.

Murray beats Djokovic; Wins Rogers Cup Masters tournament

Murray beats Djokovic

Men’s Singles Title

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Briton Andy Murray ended an 8-match losing streak against world number one Novak Djokovic when he claimed the Rogers Cup Masters tournament in Canada. World number two Murray won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to record his first victory against the top seeded Serb since the 2013 Wimbledon Final. It was Murray’s 11th Masters title. Djokovic, who lost for just the fourth time this year, had won 12 consecutive Masters Series Finals before this.

Women’s Singles Title

In the Women’s section, 18-year old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland lifted her maiden Canadian Open Masters title after world number two Simona Halep retired hurt. The match ended 7-6, 6-7, 3-0. It was Belinda’s second career title. She had, in the semi-finals, outplayed world number one Serena Williams.

Men’s Doubles Title

The Men’s Doubles trophy was bagged by America’s top seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike.

Women’s Doubles Title

Earlier, in the Women’s Doubles, the top seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost its semi-final against the French-Slovenian team of Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik.

SBI launches mobile wallet app ‘Buddy’

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State Bank of today launched a mobile wallet application, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and Mastercard. The service will be available to existing as well as non-SBI customers. The application is available in 13 languages with several features like cash transfer, bill payment, all types of ticket bookings payment and booking for movies, hotels as well as for shopping. The app is available to all android mobile phone users, at present, and soon will be launched for other mobile operating software. At this occasion Finance Minister also unveiled the logo and website of SBI Foundation which will be the implementing agency for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of the State bank group.

Moody’s lowers India growth forecast to 7% on monsoon concerns

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Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service today decreased India’s growth forecast to 7 per cent for 2015, from 7.5 per cent forecasted earlier, citing monsoon concerns. Moody’s Investors Service said in its “Global Macro Outlook for 2015-16” that it have revised the GDP growth forecast to about 7 per cent, in view of a drier than average monsoon. Moody’s has retained growth forecast for 2016 at 7.5 per cent. Moody’s said economic activity will continue to strengthen as a result of a gradual implementation of reforms that encourage domestic and foreign investment.

US PGA championship: Lahiri finishes joint 5th, achieve highest position by any Indian

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In Golf, Anirban Lahiri finished tied 5th at the US PGA championship at Whistling Straits which is the highest position by an Indian at a Golf Major. The 28-year-old Lahiri and American Brooks Koepka, shared the fifth position while Australia’s Jason Day lifted the PGA Championship title.

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World No. 53 Lahiri won his first European Tour title at the Malaysian Open in February before adding a second later that month on home soil at the Indian Open.

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