Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (or AEPS) is an Indian payment system developed by National Payment Corporation of India. Its working is based on unique identification number for individuals called Aadhaar. Aeps allows balance inquiry, cash withdrawal, cash deposit and Aadhaar to Aadhaar funds transfer.

An Indian Depository Receipt (IDR) is a receipt, declaring ownership of shares of a foreign company. These receipts can be listed in India and traded in rupees. The IDRs are denominated in Indian currency and are issued by domestic depository and the underlying equity shares are secured with a custodian.

A Direct Bank is a bank without any branch network that offers its services remotely via online banking and telephone banking and may also provides access via ATMs, mail and mobile.

The UIDAI has set a traget of enrolment of 60 crore people for Aadhaar cards till end of next year (2014).

Phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passowrds and credit card details by masquerading as a trust worthy entity in an electronic communication.

Indian weightlifter Deepak Lathore won gold and two silver medals in the boy's 50 kg category of the common-wealth weightlifting championships on November 25, 2013 at Penang, Malaysia.

Geography is destiny in Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel, The Lowland. Her title refers to marshy stretch of land between two ponds in a Calcutta neighborhood where two very close brothers grow up. This book has been short listed for Man booker prize 2013.

VS Sampath is the current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He replaced SY Quraishi as the Chief Election Commissioner on June 11, 2012.

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a Public Central University located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is one of the largest residential universities in Asia, with over 20000 students.

Brazil has confirmed plans to create a secure e-mail service, following revelations of cyber-survelliance techniques used by the US and UK. The move aims to secure its citizens and business against foreign espoinage.