Walt Disney buying Lucasfilm for $ 4.05 billion

The Walt Disney Co announced that they are buying Lucasfilm Ltd for $ 4.05 billion. Lucasfilm Ltd is the production company behind "Star Wars". The deal brings Lucasfilm under the Disney banner with other brands including Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and ABC.

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NABARD Chairman – Dr Prakash Bakshi

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RBI asked banks to display the list of unclaimed accounts and deposits:

 Unclaimed accounts and deposits in public sector banks- Rs.1467 crore, in private banks it is 195.90 crore and Rs.60 crore in foreign banks. 

Science communicator RD Sharma who was a senior officer in Indian Council of Agricultural Research passed away.

Indian Embassy in Beijing to be inaugurated today by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna.

Norwegian IT Minister Rigmor Aasrud visits India.

Agro-chemicals maker Insecticides India has entered into a marketing tie up with Nissan Chemicals of Jappan.

GoM(Group Of Ministers) clears proposal to allow airlines to import jet fuel directly.

National Housing Bank Chairman- RV Verma.

NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Chairman- Arup Roy Choudhury.

Glencore agrees to buy Xstrata for 26 billion pound in shares.

MEP- Minimum Export Price.

BRICS group-  Brazil Russia India China South Africa

YES Bank ties up with Buldana Society.

Mauritius PM Mr Navinchandra Ramgoolam visits India:

India has DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with Mauritius. Mauritius is the largest source of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) into India.

 MC Jacob has taken charge as the new Chief General Manager of State Bank of Travancore.