[Indian Current Affairs:819] Current affairs briefing for June 1, 2009

Hi friends,

Here is our current affairs briefing for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/06/01062009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  World Tobacco Day.  What is the theme?

2.  If you are asked to define racism; will your definition be this close?

3.  IAF gets a new chief.  A fighter pilot is back in the saddle as the chief of air force.

4.  Maulana Masood Azhar gets backing from UK!!!

5.  Jobless rate in US hits a record 25 year high.

6.  Know anything about the expenses scandal that is rocking the British Parliament?

7.  Banks can't guarantee corporate bond issues.  Says RBI.  But it made an exception in case of Tata Motors NCD issue.  What is such an exception called?  Do you recollect any phrase for it?

8.  State of economy in 2004 and 2009; a comparison.

9.  Pointer to an ET guide on circuit breakers.

10.  Disinvestment process to get a leg up.

11.  Record losses in India's aviation industry.

12.  Competition Commission gets into action.

13.  A very good quote about evil men.  From Mark Antony.

14.  Language lessons: disingenuous, palaver, diddle.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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