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Saturday 31 December 2011

International Current Affairs-March,2009

Tata Nano The People’s Car Launched (23rd March 2009): -People’s car ‘Nano’ launched amidst much waiting and expectation.Tata Motor’s ‘Nano’ was commercially launched in Mumbai on 23/3/09 promising to meet the expectations of people under some circumstances which is likely to bring about a change in the auto market in the nation.


6 killed in murder-suicide bid in US (31st March 2009)- In a shocking incident 6 people, including 3 children, were shot dead and one critically injured reportedly in a murder-suicide bid in Santa Clara, a city in the Silicon Valley. Media reports suggest that an ‘Indian passport’ was found inside the house where the incident occurred.The body of suspected shooter was found inside the house. Police also recovered two handguns used in the killings. The killer was a man in his 40s. Mike Sellers, the Santa Clara Police Captain said, “It does appear as though they (the victims) were related.”

Titanic museum to open in UK (31st March 2009)-A new museum charting the story of the Titanic could be built in Britain ahead of the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated liner’s sinking.The 28 million pound museum in Southampton, from where the liner set sail in 1912 on her maiden voyage, is set to feature a climb-aboard replica of the doomed ship, which hit an iceberg causing the loss of 1523 lives.

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