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• National No Smoking Day began on Ash Wednesday, March [latex]7^{th}[/latex] 1984. It has since been moved to the second Wednesday in March and occurs annually in the United Kingdom.


• The campaign's main goal is to help smokers quit by providing resources and, in more recent years, a sense of community through social media.


• Each year National No Smoking Day has a theme. In 2010 is was 'Break Free', encouraging longtime smokers to cut the proverbial chains they were bound in through cigarette addiction.

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• This year’s turnout fell a tiny fraction short of 100 percent as those “abroad or working in oceans” were unable to take part, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported.


• Turnout in nuclear armed North Korea’s single-candidate elections hit 99.99 percent this year, state media said up from a seemingly unimprovable 99.97 percent the last time they were held.

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• The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the US State Department has announced.


• "Like the January 24 decision to withdraw all dependents and reduce embassy staff to a minimum


• This decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence of US diplomatic staff at the embassy has become a constraint on U.S. policy," the State Department said.

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• The issue of when, if and how the UK leaves the European Union remained up in the air after MPs rejected the withdrawal agreement sewed by Prime Minister Theresa May.


• The issue of when, if and how the United Kingdom leaves the European Union remained up in the air after MPs rejected the withdrawal agreement sewed by Prime Minister Theresa May over nearly three years after the 2016 referendum.


• The pound took another beating and business organisations expressed frustration and more over the continuing uncertainty over the way forward beyond March 29, when the UK is due to leave the EU.

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• The former Vatican treasurer is the most senior Catholic figure ever to be found guilty of sexual offences against children.


• Pell abused the 13-year-old choir boys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996, a jury ruled last year.


• The cardinal, 77, maintains his innocence and has lodged an appeal.

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• The three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court to explore the possibility of resolution of the vexed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid issue through negotiations reached Ayodhya.


• According to the official sources the panel, comprising spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Justice (retd) Khalifullah and Sriram Panchu, would hold its first meeting.

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• A 36-year-old man, who was detained near the International Border on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, has been arrested, officials said here.


• Nawab Khan, a resident of Sam area near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, was detained, an official said.

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• Debunking Opposition criticism, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asserted that demonetisation was a 100% success and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was no more a problem.


• In an interview with DH, Gadkari said the BJP will convince voters on how demonetisation had destroyed the “Number 2” economy and transparency was heralded in business transactions with the rollout of GST.

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• Civil Aviation Secretary has called an emergency meeting of all airlines March [latex]13^{th}[/latex] The meeting will be held at 4 pm in Delhi.


• A senior official of Indian aviation watchdog DGCA said, "We will ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which are currently in use by Indian airlines."

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• A thumbnail-sized star-speckled frog species with several features resembling frogs found in South America and Central Africa discovered in the Western Ghats in Wayanad, Kerala, is a unique addition to a series of frog species unearthed in the biodiversity hot spot.


• A team of scientists from George Washington University in the US and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and Zoological Society of India (ZSI), have named the frog Astrobatrachus kurichiyana after its constellation-like markings and the indigenous community living of Kurichiyarmala, the hill range in Kerala where it was found.

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• Kotak Mahindra Bank says ready to cap promoter voting rights at 20% despite holding 30% stake.


• Bombay HC declines stay on RBI deadline for Uday Kotak to reduce stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank.

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• Only a cut of at least 50 basis points in the interest rate will help lower home loan EMIs significantly.


• Instead of going for a home loan balance transfer now, it would be better to wait for the new external benchmark regime to kick in

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• Having copped a lot of flak for his performance in the fourth ODI in Mohali, Rishabh Pant will be eager to prove his credentials for the reserve wicket-keeper’s role in the Indian side for the 2019 World Cup.


• The fifth ODI will also be the last chance for the players to convince the selectors of their world cup utility as the Indian side will not be playing any international match until the tournament in England.

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• The All India Football Federation (AIFF) launched an inquiry into the final-day I-League championship decider between Chennai City and Minerva, swinging into action after an expression of suspicion by the match commissioner.


• Leaders Chennai City’s shocking loss to Churchill Brothers had handed East Bengal a shot at the title going into their last round matches. On the final day of the 2018-19 league, a draw or a defeat for the Chennai City against Minerva Punjab and a victory for East Bengal would have crowned the Kolkata heavyweights champions.

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• Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, hailing from Tripura had a Barbie doll modelled after her in the list of honours achieved which includes – Arjuna Award in 2015, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016, Padma Shri award in 2017.


• Barbie doll on the occasion of turning 60 released a new line of dolls to honour 20 female role models across 18 countries speaking 14 different languages.

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• Axis Bank said it has appointed Rakesh Makhija as Non-Executive Chairman for a period of 3 years.


• The 67-year-old, who has served as an independent director on the lender's board since October 2015, will take over from Sanjiv Misra when his term ends on July [latex]17^{th}[/latex].


• Makhija is also the Chairman of the bank's Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

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• The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is teaming up with the country’s largest carmaker to build a six-wheeled self-driving transporter that can carry two humans for a distance of 10,000 km.


• They’re aiming to land a vehicle on the moon in 2029.

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• Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired the Guided Pinaka weapons system from Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan.


• The two rockets, which were tested using the guided Pinaka system, succeeded in hitting the 90-km mark signalling a boost in the efficiency, as the rockets had touched the 70-km mark in their last trials, held in May, 2018.

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• Kelly Catlin, who had thrice been the world champion and had been a member of the U.S. women’s pursuit team that won silver in 2016 Rio Olympics died at Stanford University.


• She was 23 and natively belonged to Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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