15 MARCH 2014

Ø  The multinational search for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying 239 passengers is now being extended to the seas east of the Bay of Bengal. The Malaysian authorities have requested for a search in the Bay of Bengal, [the] expanse of [the area to be combed] is approximately 9,000 sq kms (15 km X 600 km). This area is approximately 900 km due west of Port Blair.

Ø  The new Harry Potter-themed area opening at Universal Orlando Resort this summer will allow fans to ride the Hogwarts Express train and experience the British countryside just as the characters did in the book and movie series. Guests will appear to magically pass through a brick wall and board a train with steam and a whistle, according to a Friday news release from Universal Orlando Resort.

Ø  Bharatiya Janata Party is wooing women with the launch of a safety mobile application on Friday. Named Raksha (security), the application allows women to sound an alarm in an emergency.

Ø  Goldman Sachs Asset Management (India) has announced the launch of CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprise) ETF new fund offer (NFO) which would open for retail investors on March 19. CPSE ETF, an open-ended Index Exchange Traded Scheme NFO, will open on March 18 for anchor investors. It would be listed on the exchanges in the form of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), which tracks the central public sector enterprises (CPSE) index.

Ø  Amazon has rolled out a pilot project— for physical pick-up of packages— in partnership with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). The physical pick-up service allows its users to order an item online, and pick it up from a physical store that Amazon has tied up with. This kind of service is primarily used by customers who may not be at home to collect the package or need a certain package urgently enough to go pick it up themselves. In Mumbai and Delhi, the company has chosen to deal with state-owned oil marketing firm Bharat Petroleum. BPCL operates a retail chain known as In&Out at some of its filling stations across the country. It is through some of these In&Out stores that customers are allowed to pick up their packages.