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Showing posts with label Current affairs. Show all posts
UP Roadways introduced Bus Service from Noida to Agra via Yamuna Expressway
UP Roadways introduced Bus Service from Noida to Agra via Yamuna Expressway :
Uttar Pradesh Roadways in the second week of August 2012 introduced a bus service via Yamuna Expressway, which would be available from UP Roadways Bus Depot near Metro City Centre. A total six trips a day are planned. The first bus for Agra will depart at 7 am and the other departure timings are 9 am, 11 am, 1pm, 4 pm and 7 pm. The travel time will be two and half hours.
If passenger volume is enough to run the fleet, UPSRTC has planned not to pass on the toll burden to passengers. However, if passenger volume is less, then the fare will be hiked in next few days.
Ecuador Granted Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Political Asylum
Ecuador Granted Wiki leaks Founder Julian Assange Political Asylum :
The foreign ministry of Ecuador announced that Ecuador would be granting Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange a political asylum on 16 August 2012
The foreign ministry of Ecuador announced that Ecuador would be granting Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange a political asylum on 16 August 2012. This decision will help Assange shield from being extradited from Britain to Sweden, where he is facing charges of rape and sexual molestation.
Ecuador officially the Republic of Ecuador is a Representative democratic republic in South America, it is bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west.
In June 2012, Assange sought shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy in Britain after filing a petition seeking asylum from being extradited to Sweden.
Assange shot to fame in the year 2010 after he leaked a number of US diplomatic cables and videos regarding the war in Iraq and Afghanistan through Wiki leaks. Following the incident, USA and other countries whose secrets were divulged jumped into considerable action. Assange and his team argue that the alleged sex crimes allegations and these accusations are untrue and falsely built up.
Spain beat Italy 4-0 to win UEFA Euro Cup Football Championship 2012
Spains beat Italy 4-0 in the final to win the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Euro Cup Football Championship 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, on 1st July 2012. which had earlier defeated Germany 1-0 in 2008 Euro Cup not only defended the title but also created a record by becoming the first team to claim two consecutive titles in tournament’s 52-year long history. Spain and Italy had defeated Portugal and Germany respectively in their semi final matches.
The Important Facts related to UEFA Euro 2012
• Poland-Ukraine jointly hosted the sporting event
• Euro Cup 2012 began on 8 June 2012 and concluded on 1 July 2012
• The winning team received the prize money 7.5 million euro, while the runner-up team got 4.5 million euro as the prize money. Teams which made to semi-finals and quarter-finals received 3 million euro and 2 million euro respectively as prize money.
• The Euro Cup 2016 will take place in France
• A total of 16 countries namely, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Russia, Portugal, England, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, France, Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland participated in Euro Cup 2012
• The sixteen teams were divided into four groups, A, B, C & D
• Eight cities were selected by UEFA as host venues
• A total of 31 matches were played during Euro 2012, with Ukraine hosting 16 of them and Poland 15
• There were 10 global sponsors of the Euro Cup 2012. The list includes, Adidas, Canon, Castrol, Continental, Orange and Telecommunications, PolskaHyundai-Kia Carlsberg, McDonald's, SHAR
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