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This document contains summaries of news articles and events in 3 sentences or less. Some examples include Yusuf Hamied founding Cipla pharmaceuticals in India after his father's experience with colonial rule, special category states being announced in India in 1969 to help backward regions, and Adam Curry popularizing podcasting on the internet. The document seeks to concisely summarize various topics in business, technology and current events.

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This cartoon is about something that was in the news a month or so ago. What?
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Marissa Mayer banning work from homes
This mans father Khwaja Abdul ____ , became a firebrand nationalist when he was all of 15. In the infamous Kanpur Mosque incident of 1913, the colonial police had shot at hundreds of people in a mosque close to where he lived. The senior _____ was present at the meeting and barely managed to escape with his life. This first-hand experience of imperial high-handedness filled him with great dislike for foreign rule. After earning his doctorate from Berlin University in 1927, he returned to his country with the dream to set up an all- Indian firm which he did in 1935. He gave the company all his patents and proprietary knowledge without charging a penny. Whose father and what firm?
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Yusuf Hamied, whose father Khwaja Abdul Hamied setup Cipla
In 1969, when the Gadgil formula was formulated on Five Year Plan disbursement, this concept was proposed for the first time based on harsh terrain, backwardness and social problems. Three entities were identified as per this formula at that time, and over time this number grew to 11. What happened for the first time in 1969 and why is it in the news?
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Special Category States were announced Nitish Kumar has demanded Bihar to be deemed a Special Category State
The Economic Times recently had an article that was titled For Infosys, Practice does not make Perfect. What was the reason for the title of this article?
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After 12 years, Infosys changed its PR agency from The Practice to Perfect Relations
Identify the 2 individuals, what is happening here and what was up for grabs for the winner?
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Stevens Aviation chairman Kurt Herwald won his arm- wrestling match against Southwest Airlines chairman Herbert Kelleher in the Dallas Sportatorium in 1992. The match was called to determine the rights to the slogan, 'Plane Smart' which was being used by Stevens Aviation for a year before Southwest unknowingly began using the slogan "Just Plane Smart".
Adam Curry is an announcer, internet entrepreneur and media personality. He was earlier involved as a presenter on MTV, before he moved on to pioneer a form of internet news and music service which made him very famous. He is widely credited with a form of downloading internet information and is hence known by a term ______, which is a pun on something we most associate Marlon Brando and Mario Puzo with?
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Podfather, since he popularized Podcasting, which is a pun on Godfather
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Ford Figo, Silvio Berlusconi, Paris Hilton
Why were these objects in the news during an event that happens every 3rd year and was held in 2013?
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Heat stamps used by Unilever to market Lifebuoy on rotis
Talking about a recent decision, Chris Wetherell said that it was doomed to fail because of various reasons because the company never believed in the project. Hes since moved on and started his own company and has developed numerous other projects to his credit. What did Chris Wettherel create?
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Google Reader
Ravi Apte, chief technology officer of this organization recently coined a rosy adjective to talk about the significant competitive advantage it had. The adjective directly followed from the fact that the organization can handle two billion order messages per second. What is this organization which is the largest of its kind and what was the adjective?
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National Stock Exchange, largest derivative exchange in the world ahead of NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ Trading at the speed of light
Such boards on the sides of buses for displaying ads are called Decency Boards. Why are they called so?
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Placed on the sides of open top buses to prevent men sitting below from staring at the ankles of women sitting on top.
His claim to fame is not known much except that he was the recipient of something on a sunny mid-afternoon in April 1973 from a person who was not exactly his best friend. Who is he and what did he receive, from whom?
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Joel Engel, AT&T who received the first mobile phone call from his competitor Martin Cooper of Motorola.

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  • 1. This cartoon is about something that was in the news a month or so ago. What?
  • 3. Marissa Mayer banning work from homes
  • 4. This mans father Khwaja Abdul ____ , became a firebrand nationalist when he was all of 15. In the infamous Kanpur Mosque incident of 1913, the colonial police had shot at hundreds of people in a mosque close to where he lived. The senior _____ was present at the meeting and barely managed to escape with his life. This first-hand experience of imperial high-handedness filled him with great dislike for foreign rule. After earning his doctorate from Berlin University in 1927, he returned to his country with the dream to set up an all- Indian firm which he did in 1935. He gave the company all his patents and proprietary knowledge without charging a penny. Whose father and what firm?
  • 6. Yusuf Hamied, whose father Khwaja Abdul Hamied setup Cipla
  • 7. In 1969, when the Gadgil formula was formulated on Five Year Plan disbursement, this concept was proposed for the first time based on harsh terrain, backwardness and social problems. Three entities were identified as per this formula at that time, and over time this number grew to 11. What happened for the first time in 1969 and why is it in the news?
  • 9. Special Category States were announced Nitish Kumar has demanded Bihar to be deemed a Special Category State
  • 10. The Economic Times recently had an article that was titled For Infosys, Practice does not make Perfect. What was the reason for the title of this article?
  • 12. After 12 years, Infosys changed its PR agency from The Practice to Perfect Relations
  • 13. Identify the 2 individuals, what is happening here and what was up for grabs for the winner?
  • 16. Stevens Aviation chairman Kurt Herwald won his arm- wrestling match against Southwest Airlines chairman Herbert Kelleher in the Dallas Sportatorium in 1992. The match was called to determine the rights to the slogan, 'Plane Smart' which was being used by Stevens Aviation for a year before Southwest unknowingly began using the slogan "Just Plane Smart".
  • 17. Adam Curry is an announcer, internet entrepreneur and media personality. He was earlier involved as a presenter on MTV, before he moved on to pioneer a form of internet news and music service which made him very famous. He is widely credited with a form of downloading internet information and is hence known by a term ______, which is a pun on something we most associate Marlon Brando and Mario Puzo with?
  • 19. Podfather, since he popularized Podcasting, which is a pun on Godfather
  • 21. Ford Figo, Silvio Berlusconi, Paris Hilton
  • 22. Why were these objects in the news during an event that happens every 3rd year and was held in 2013?
  • 24. Heat stamps used by Unilever to market Lifebuoy on rotis
  • 25. Talking about a recent decision, Chris Wetherell said that it was doomed to fail because of various reasons because the company never believed in the project. Hes since moved on and started his own company and has developed numerous other projects to his credit. What did Chris Wettherel create?
  • 28. Ravi Apte, chief technology officer of this organization recently coined a rosy adjective to talk about the significant competitive advantage it had. The adjective directly followed from the fact that the organization can handle two billion order messages per second. What is this organization which is the largest of its kind and what was the adjective?
  • 30. National Stock Exchange, largest derivative exchange in the world ahead of NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ Trading at the speed of light
  • 31. Such boards on the sides of buses for displaying ads are called Decency Boards. Why are they called so?
  • 33. Placed on the sides of open top buses to prevent men sitting below from staring at the ankles of women sitting on top.
  • 34. His claim to fame is not known much except that he was the recipient of something on a sunny mid-afternoon in April 1973 from a person who was not exactly his best friend. Who is he and what did he receive, from whom?
  • 36. Joel Engel, AT&T who received the first mobile phone call from his competitor Martin Cooper of Motorola.