Virat Kohli named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year-"15/09/2012"

15 September 2012 Current Affairs

Virat Kohli named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

India’s Virat Kohli was on15 September 2012 rewarded with ‘ODI Cricketer of the Year’.at the ICC annual awards function in Colombo.

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Former RSS chief K Sudarshan passes away

Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan , who attended his first RSS shakha (class) at the age of nine, was passes away on 15 September 2012 at Raipur.

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Delhi, Mumbai among least expensive cities around world

A report released Friday by the Swiss bank UBS, covering 72 cities in 58 countries Capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai are the least expensive cities and Tokyo is the most expensive city for food in the world.

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Courage, risks needed to reach 8.2% growth target: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Speaking at a Planning Commission meeting on 15th September 2012 announced the target for GDP growth in 12th plan as 8.2%. The Prime Minister said the 12th Plan target has been brought down from 9% to 8.2%, with agricultural growth at 4%.He said that poverty declined twice as fast between 2004-05 and 2009-10 than it did in the previous 10 years.

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Hat-trick of ICC awards for Kumar Sangakkara

eteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara bagged three prestigious ICC awards at the annual ICC awards ceremony, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15th Sepember 2012.They are 1.Cricketer of the Year. 2. Test Cricketer of the Year. 3.People’s Choice award.

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