1. US dollar hits 12-year peak, emerging markets spooked- The US dollar climbed to multi-year peaks against the euro and yen in Asia amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally.
- Currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion.
- The skittish mood spread to Asian stocks as MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.6 per cent.
- Federal Reserve would start lifting interest rates from mid-year, while central banks in the European Union and Japan were busy easing policy by buying billions in government bonds.
- Oil managed minor gains, with Brent crude oil up 13 cents to $58.66 a barrel, while U.S crude added 26 cents to $50.26.
2. India slips to second place in hiring outlook for April-June quarter- India has slipped to the second place, after Taiwan, in terms of the companies' employment outlook for the next quarter.
- As per the latest quarterly Employment Outlook Survey of global giant Manpower Group released on Tuesday, Taiwan has topped the charts in terms of hiring plans for the April-June 2015 quarter, followed by India and Japan.
- The net employment outlook for India stood at 38 per cent, indicating that job seekers may benefit from a robust hiring pace in the months ahead.
3. Infosys opens new 250-seater BPO in Puerto Rico - Country's second largest software services firm Infosys has set up a 250-seater BPO arm centre at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, aimed at serving the aviation sector.
- The 12,000-square feet centre, developed in collaboration with the Commonwealth administration and state-owned PRIDCO, will initially deliver order-to-cash business processes for clients in the aviation sector.
4. Jharkhand CM announces Rs 1 lakh for alcohol-free villages
- The Jharkhand government will grant Rs one lakh to villages which will become alcohol-free.
- Chief Minister Raghubar Das said those villages becoming alcohol-free would be given the grant and women groups would take the initiative.
- Chief Minister proposed to open 57 more Kasturba Gandhi Girl Schools in the state
5. Pakistan conducts successful test launch of Shaheen-III missile- Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of the Shaheen-III Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile .
- The Missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 2,750 km.
- The test launch was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system at a maximum range.
- The launch came within a week of the visit of Indian foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad.
6. India thrash Ireland to register record 9th successive World Cup victory- Shikhar Dhawan cracked a scintillating century as a rampaging India on Tuesday created a record winning their ninth consecutive ICC Cricket World Cup match by demolishing Ireland by eight wickets to seal the top spot in the Group B table.
- It turned out to be an extended batting practice session for the 'Men In Blue' as they toppled the previous eight-match winning streak record of Sourav Ganguly-led team in 2003. India's nine-match record started from their group league game against West Indies at Chennai back in 2011.
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