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Find the detailed update of all the Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015. You can now download the PDF for the daily Current Affairs capsule as well,download the free android app from here: Testbook App President’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passes away 2 / 7 Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015 with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation Suvra Mukherjee President Pranab Mujkherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away today in New Delhi. Mrs Mukherjee was born on 17th of September 1940 in Jessore and married to Mr Pranab Mukherjee in 1957. She was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet 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 3 / 7 Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015 with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation 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’ 4 / 7 Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015 with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation SBI buddy_app_screenshot State Bank of India 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 5 / 7 Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015 with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation moody 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 anirban-lahiri- 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. 6 / 7 Important Current Affairs 18th August 2015 with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation 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. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Bank PO - Bank Clerk - GATE 2017 - Insurance - SSC CGL - BSNL TTA - RBI Testbook Blog - Testbook Mobile App - Daily Current Affairs GK Quiz Mobile App - by Testbook.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7 / 7 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).
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