July 2013
News Headlines
• 1. Helicopter lands in New York river, all safe
• New York: New York authorities say a helicopter
carrying four Swedish tourists has landed in the
Hudson River off Manhattan, but everyone has
been rescued.
The incident happened shortly before noon
Sunday in the section of the river near 79th
Street. The pilot and four passengers were taken
to shore.
2. Suresh Kalmadi to contest in Asian Athletics
Association elections
Pune: Undeterred by corruption charges and
the subsequent court cases for his alleged
involvement in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
scam, Suresh Kalmadi will contest for the post of
President of the Asian Athletics Association
(AAA) today.
3. Uttarakhand tragedy: Were warnings from the
Met department ignored?
• Dehradun: Could pilgrims and tourists have been
evacuated in time to avoid the monsoon fury in
Kedarnath? The Uttarakhand Met department
claims that warnings of very heavy rain, unusual
for this time of the year, were issued two days
ahead of deluge. Warnings, that were
accompanied by an advisory that the Char dham
Yatra should be deferred by a few days.
4. Andy Flower glad to have 'superstar' Kevin
Pietersen back
• London: England coach Andy Flower has
welcomed Kevin Pietersen back to England
duty by saying he's pleased to have the
"superstar" batsman in the squad ahead of
the defence of the Ashes against Australia.
5. Confederations Cup: Italy beats Uruguay in
shootout to take 3rd place
• Salvador, Brazil: Gianluigi Buffon saved three
penalties as an under-strength Italy edged
Uruguay 3-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to
secure third place at the Confederations Cup
following a 2-2 draw after extra time.
6. Bear attacks two forest guards who rescued
it from a well
• Chennai: Two forest guards in Tamil Nadu's
Krishnagiri district were attacked by a bear
who they rescued from a well on Sunday.
The bear had strayed into the Bargur village
from a nearby jungle. It had attacked a farmer
and then fell into a well while on the run.
• 7. Policeman killed, two security personnel injured in
encounter in Jammu and Kashmir
• Srinagar: A policeman was killed and two other security
personnel were injured in an encounter with militants in
Pulwama district of south Kashmir today. The encounter
comes amid a bandh call by separatists in the Valley in
protest against the death of two young men in Army firing
on Sunday.
The encounter took place at Tral during a counterinsurgency operation launched by the security forces
following information about the presence of militants in the
area, a police spokesman said.
A policemen from the state police and a CRPF jawan
sustained injuries in the exchange of fire with the militants,
the spokesman said.
• 8. Rupee weakens to 59.47 after 2-day rally
• The rupee opened weaker on Monday after
gaining in each of the previous two sessions,
with domestic stocks expected to give further
direction to the currency.
The rupee was trading at 59.46/47 to the
dollar as against 59.385/395 Friday close. It hit
a record low of 60.76 last week.
• 9. 19 fire-fighters die battling US fire: official
• Yarnell, Arizona: Hot winds blew a U.S.
wildfire out of control, killing 19 elite
firefighters in the country's deadliest wildfire
involving firefighters for at least 30 years.
• 10. Nokia to fully acquire Siemens' stake in
Nokia Siemens Networks
• Nokia will pay $2.2 billion to buy out partner
Siemens AG in their network equipment joint
venture, a deal that is likely to bring some stability
to the company after it stumbled in smart phones.
• Loss-making Nokia also gained full control of the
profitable venture, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN),
at a cheaper than-expected price, analysts said.
11. Rupee gains to 59.20 on Unilever open offer
related inflow: report
• The rupee gained on talk of inflows related to
Unilever's open offer for the Indian unit, dealers
said.
The pair traded at 59.24/25 versus 59.52 intraday
low and 59.385/395 close on Friday.
Unilever's $5.4 billion open offer for Hindustan
Unilever commenced on June 21.
Dealers said some declines in the pair may also be
position unwinding ahead of Unilever flows.
12. Apple signs chip-manufacturing deal with
TSMC: Report
• Apple has struck a deal with the world's
biggest contract microchip maker in what
analysts see as an attempt to reduce its reliance
on arch-rival Samsung, a report said.
• The US tech giant forged the agreement with
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co
(TSMC) earlier this month, according to the
Wall Street Journal, which cited unidentified
TSMC executives
13. Deutsche Bank cuts Idea Cellular to 'hold'
• Deustche Bank downgraded Idea Cellular to
"hold" from "buy", citing regulatory risks and
valuations after the stock outperformed the
BSE Sensex over the past six months.
The bank says Idea's recent outperformance
already discounts hopes about execution,
margin expansion and positive cash flows that
were the main premise for its previous "buy"
rating.
14. Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crore to ramp up
mobile production
• South Korean electronics major Samsung is planning to
invest over Rs. 500 crore to ramp up its mobile
production capacity in India, industry sources said.
• "Samsung is working to invest Rs. 500 crore in its
mobile production facility in India. It had approached
government in this regard to take benefit of policy
announcements and other incentives. The investment
proposals have been cleared at Department of Electronics
and IT (DEITY) level," a source told PTI.
15. Vodafone offers Rs. 4,000 cr to renew Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata licences
• New Delhi: Vodafone Group Plc's Indian unit,
which is in a dispute with the government
over the renewal of its licences in three key
cities, is offering to pay Rs. 4,000 crore for the
extension of the permits, the company said in
a letter dated June 18 to the telecom ministry
and seen by Reuters.
16. Infosys may cut its FY14 sales outlook:
Morgan Stanley
• Infosys was the top loser on the 50-share Nifty
benchmark on Monday after global
investment bank Morgan Stanley said that
India's second biggest outsourcer may cut its
sales outlook for the full year.
17. Thousands affected in Assam floods, one
person killed
• Guwahati/Morigaon: The first wave of floods
in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly
68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at
Kaziranga and Pobitora and overrun vast
tracks of human habitation and farm land.
18. 2008 Delhi blasts: Court rejects non-bailable
warrant plea against suspected Indian Mujahideen
member
• New Delhi: In a setback to Delhi Police, a court
has rejected its plea to issue non-bailable warrant
against a suspected active member of Indian
Mujahedeen, alleged to have helped some
modules involved in the 2008 serial blasts to flee
India after the Batla House encounter.
19. LVMH fined 8 million euros over Hermes
stake-building
• Paris: France's market watchdog AMF on
Monday fined luxury-goods group LVMH 8
million euros for failing to properly disclose its
stake-building in rival Hermes before 2010.
20. It's disappointing to slip back so close to
finish: Adrian Sutil
• Silverstone: His seventh place finish helped
Sahara Force India gather eight valuable world
championship points but driver Adrian Sutil
was still left disappointed as he could not
make it to the podium after running at the
third position at one stage here.
POLITICAL NEWS
6th July,2013
Mohamed ElBaradei is named as the Prime Minister of
Egypt
21st July,2013
Voters in Japan go to the polls for a House of
Councillors (Japan's upper house) election with the
governing coalition led by Shinzo Abe winning control
of the upper house.
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July,2013
Voters in Cambodia go to the polls for a general
election with the governing Cambodian People's
Party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen claiming victory
amidst opposition claims of widespread irregularities
30th July,2013
Mamnoon Hussain is elected as the
of Pakistan.
12th President
31st July,2013
India's ruling coalition endorses the creation of a new
state of Telangana to be carved out of Andhra
Pradesh in southern India
SPORTS
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July, 2013
At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in tennis:
• Marion Bartoli of France defeats Sabine
Lisicki of Germany 6–1, 6–4 in the Ladies'
Singles final, claiming her first Grand Slam singles
title.
• Bob and Mike Bryan of the USA defeat Ivan
Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 3–6, 6–3,
6–4, 6–4 in the Gentlemen's Doubles final, becoming
the first men's doubles team in the Open era to hold
all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
10th July,2013
In cricket, the 2013 Ashes series between England and
Australia begins at Trent Bridge in the English county of
Nottinghamshire.
14th July,2013
In athletics, six athletes are announced to have failed
drug tests including American Tyson Gay and Jamaican
Asafa Powell.
26th July,2013
Large-scale athletic events are held in London on the
anniversary of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
28th July,2013
In soccer , the United States defeats Panama by a score
of 1-0 to win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Economic
30th July,2013
RBI released the First Quarter Review of Monetary
Policy for 2013-14
30th July,2013
The International Monetary Fund on 29 July 2013
approved a further 1.7 billion euros for Greece's Bailout
Programme.
24th July,2013
Poverty Ratio in India declined to 21.9 percent in 201112 from 37.2 percent measured in 2004-05 on the basis
of the increase in per capita consumption.
23rd July,2013
The Reserve bank of India on 21 July 2013 brought
down the period of realisation of goods and software
to nine months from earlier 12 months.
22nd July,2013
The Reserve Bank of India on 22 July 2013 imposed
certain restrictions on the import of various forms of
gold.
Social
Kashmiri Girl Develops First Android Application
A 23-year old girl became the first
Kashmiri to develop an android
application named 'Dial Kashmir',
changing the orthodox mindset of
the society.
2013 Mumbai gang rape
The 2013 Mumbai gang
rape case involves the incident
in which a photo-journalist,
who was interning with an
English magazine in Mumbai,
was gang-raped by five
persons, including a juvenile
Protests in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 18: Violent protests broke out
at several places in Kashmir against the
Gool killings on Thursday, while the
Government has decided to impose curfew
on Friday to thwart any protests.
Two dead, 168 hurt in San Francisco air
crash
Asiana Flight 214 from
Seoul was attempting to
land at San Francisco
International Airport
when it crashed.
George Scott Dead: Former MLB AllStar Dies At 69
Boomer" Scott, a three-time AllStar first baseman during the
1960s and 1970s who slugged
271 career homers, has died. He
was 69.
Syrian State Media Accuses Rebels for Killing 123 Civilians
Syria’s state-controlled media had accused the opposition
rebels of killing civilians during an offensive in Khan alAssad. The state news agency said that majority of the
123 killed in action were women and children, adding to
the total deaths of 100,000 in the 2-year Syrian civil war.
Gigantic Earthquake Shakes New Zealand With No
Casualties
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand leaves
many homes, buildings and windows shattered into
Wellington’s downtown streets but produced no
casualties on Sunday. Aftershocks had people fearing for
their lives thinking that the city has now finally
experienced the biggest earthquake it had for years.
Juvenile Suspect Involved in New Delhi Rape Case Gets
Decision Today
The New Delhi gang rape case involving a 23 year old
paramedical student named by the public as “Damini”
who was raped by four men with two more as
accomplices shook the entire world. One of the
accomplices, a 17 year old boy, will get his fate decided
by the Juvenile Justice Board today.
Minbar Ansar Deen and Boko Haram blacklisted
In a continuous effort to keep radicals and extremists
outside the UK borders, Home Secretary Theresa May
has drafted to parliament t ban the two extremist
groups. This comes after radical Abu Qatada has been
deported yesterday to Jordan to be trialed for acts of
terrorism.
Undercover operations should be tightly controlled
Whenever I hear the words “undercover police
operations” I instantly imagine good cops making a
personal sacrifice in order to catch a drug lord or any
type of criminal. However recent events have exposed
some awful truths related to undercover police
operations and triggered the need of a more firm
control over these operations. Undercover operations
play a crucial part in the process of catching
international criminals, pedophiles and even exposing
terrorist plans.
1.Business created eight million new jobs
in US : Obama
Business have created over eight million
new jobs in America due to his new
economic policies.
2. Need to give a push to growth :
Mayaram
With inflation falling ,there is need to give
a push to growth
3.Global economy moving forward but
on different engines
Leading commentators around the world
are more optimsatic.
4. Aadhar is adequate to open a
bank account : RBI
India’s committee on financial
services.
5. Export growth at six months
low
Six months law of 3.49% in july.
1.Blackberry gives in to
government insistence about
data monitoring
It appears to have been
compromised ,albeit lawfully.
2. Love cricket? The big toss app is
your one stop, from state to ‘leagal
betting’
It has many useful features .the app
shows the match stats along with
ball by ball update.
3. Traditional Bengali recipes a hit
on facebook
Grandma’s recipes from’purbanga’
is famous. .
4. Tweet says mumbai next on terror
target ;security tightened
NIA which is probing Sunday’s multple
blasts in Bodh Gaya.
5.You can now embed instagram photos
and videos on the web
Insta launched a new feature that lets
uses embed pics and video right on to a
web page.
Baseball: after competitive series
against sherwood,liberty expects a
late season surge
Liberty has palyed the last couples
of week
India crash out of junior hockey world
cup
India crashed out of the hero junior
mens’s hockey world cup.
MCC calls for world tests
championship to be
implemented
No one understand whats’s
good for the health of cricket
better than Rahul Dravid , Anil
Kumble.
CBI to have specialised unit to
probe sports fraud
CBI will soon set up a specialised
unit to handle cases.
West indies captain dwayne bravo faces
bowling decisions
Following a six wicket win in the rain
affected fourth match t the same venue on
Sunday.
August 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama indicated Friday he
would soon conduct what he called "very limited"
military action against Syria to punish its alleged use
of chemical weapons which, according to the White
House, killed more than 1,400 people in several
Damascus suburbs last week.
RBI plans to request Tirupati, Shirdi shrines
to sell their gold pile to rescue Re fall
• . With all efforts to arrest the rupee's slide coming to a naught,
policymakers now plan to knock on the doors of temples — from
Tirupati to Shirdi — seeking a boon to feed Indians' fetish for gold
without importing it.
Reliance Industries Ltd to go slow on
720,000-sq-ft Alaknanda mall
following strong protests
• Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the country's largest privately owned
company, has decided to go slow on its plans of constructing a gigantic
720,000 sq ft mall in a residential colony in south Delhi, following protests
from an assorted group of upper middle class professionals who live
there.
Narayana Murthy says Vemuri keen to
be CEO early
•
NR Narayana Murthy, executive chairman of Infosys, said Ashok
Vemuri had quit the company because he was keen to be the CEO of a
company as early as possible and he had got the opportunity.
Why India is facing problems today
• P Chidambaram talked of certain decisions taken during 2009-11 that
contributed to India's problems today. He's right, although it is admittedly
difficult for the finance minister to elaborate this, given the proprieties of
his office. These columns had on many occasions critiqued many
of Mukherjee's policies, which ranged from not taking away tax giveaways
when growth had picked up post the 2008 crisis to creating a tax regime
that frightened investors. Plus, he pretty much halted any structural
reform.
Midcaps rebound from August 2013 lows
as large caps struggle
• Mid-cap shares have staged a smart recovery
from their 2013 lows and are trading
substantially higher than many of their largecap peers, which are still struggling to recover
from last year's blues. This is plainly visible
from the 28% rise of BSE's midcap index from
August 2013 lows against the 18% bounceback in Sensex from its low of 17906 on
August 21.
Cut-throat pricing: Indian airlines selling
tickets at lowest price in last 2 years
• airlines fear that due to low demand, they won't be able to raise
fares by any significant amount, even when the festive season starts
in October. "Fares are at least 25% cheaper whichever way you
compare it...month-on-month or year-on year," a senior executive
at India's top budget airline.
Micromax, Karbonn beat Samsung,
Apple in India
• The rising demand for affordable smartphones in the major emerging
markets of India and China has helped local mobile manufacturers surpass
shipments by established global brands like Samsung andApple in AprilJune quarter this year
Nokia announces pre-booking for
Lumia 925 in India
• Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced prebookings for its Lumia 925 on leading ecommerce sites such as Flipkart, Indiatimes and
HomeShop 18.
Flipkart is charging Rs 33,999 for the pre-order
and said the expected release date in India is
fourth week of August.The online retailer is also
offering an EMI scheme of three and six months
respectively and free Blaupunkt bluetooth
headset with the device as part of the order.
Why the current slowdown may be the
worst ever for job-seekers
• "I haven't seen anything like this in my career since my early Infosys days,"
says TV Mohandas Pai, who joined the IT services giant in 1994, and is now
chairman at Manipal Global Education. "Nobody is hiring — IT,
manufacturing, infrastructure, construction, government...nobody.
Jobseekers are despondent. They are losing hope."
Minnesota and Rhode Island Begin
Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
• United States Policies
• The purpose of the indicators is to provide a quick reference tool to show
the position of each state concerning same-sex marriage, civil unions,
domestic partnerships, prohibitive laws, and prohibitive state
constitutional amendments.
Several Wildfires Burn in Several States
• As of mid-August, 34 wildfires are burning in eleven states. There are ten
wildfires in Idaho alone. Idaho residents near the town of Ketchum are
forced from their homes as 1,200 firefighters battle the state's biggest
wildfire, which currently burns across 1,000 acres. One of the biggest fires
in California's history continues to spread near Yosemite National Park.
The fire, which is being referred to as the Rim Fire, is seven percent
contained and has burned through 144,000 acres, making it the 14th
largest fire in California since 1932, the year the state started keeping
wildfire records. The size of the fire is roughly the size of Chicago.
Train Hits Crowd in India, Killing
Dozens
• Dozens of Hindu pilgrims are killed while crossing the tracks near a
remote station in eastern India when an express train crashes into
them. After the crash, the crowd drags out the train's driver and
beats him. The crowd also sets the train on fire. The Bihar train
station is not accessible by road and express trains usually come
through without stopping at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Officials
say the driver of the train had clearance to pass through the station.
Thirty-seven people are confirmed dead, including several children.
Amazon Founder Buys The Washington
Post
• Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, buys The Washington Post
for $250 million. Bezos is currently ranked 19th on Forbes' billionaire list.
He has an estimated fortune of more than $25 billion. Despite his
extensive wealth and success, Bezos' purchase comes as a surprise
because he has not previously mentioned an interest in the newspaper
business.
Russia Grants Asylum to Fugitive,
Angers U.S.
• Russia grants Edward Snowden, the American who leaked info
about U.S. surveillance, asylum for one year. The temporary asylum
allows him to leave the Moscow airport where he has been since
June. Russia grants Snowden asylum despite strong urging from the
U.S. not to do so. In response, President Obama cancels a planned
summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which was to
be held in Moscow in September.
Egypt Declares State of Emergency
• In Cairo, riot police raid protest camps. They open fire and use armored
bulldozers, tear gas, snipers, and helicopters to clear the camps. Protesters
throw rocks and burn tires in response. More than 500 people are killed,
and the government declares a state of emergency. Mohamed ElBaradei
resigns as vice president in protest of the military's action.
Israel and Palestine Begin Talks on
Their Own Turf
• Israelis and Palestinians officially begin peace talks in Jerusalem.
Expectations are low going into the talks, the third attempt to negotiate
since 2000, and nearly five years since the last attempt. The talks begin
just hours after Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners. The prisoner
release is a step on Israel's part to bring Palestine back to the negotiating
table. Israel says the prisoner release will be the first of four.
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for
Leaking U.S. Files
• Private Bradley Manning, age 25, is sentenced to 35 years in prison for
leaking over 700,000 U.S. government files to WikiLeaks, files that
contained classified U.S. military activities. It is the longest sentence ever
given in the U.S. involving leaked government data to the public.
Asaram’s Defence In Rape Case
• After days of stoic silence, self-styled godman Asaram Bapu,
accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, finally defended himself .
• Asaram Bapu on Thursday said, "Saanch ko aanch nahi aur jhooth
ko pair nahi (Pure gold does not fear the flame)." "I was not in the
ashram at the time of the crime.
• After the reports of a rape charge against Asaram Bapu cropped up,
many are debating whether he should still be called a 'Sant' or
'Bapu'.
Warner Bros. announced that the 41-year-old actor-director will
star as a new incarnation of the Dark Knight in a film bringing
Batman and Superman together.
The studio said Affleck will star opposite 30-year-old Henry
Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman from "Man of Steel.
Political News
1. Congress high command vetoes
union territory status to
Hyderabad: congress leaders
said that Hyderabad should be
given a territory status.
2. Kashmir Violence escalates
between Hindus and Muslims:
India extended curfews
throughout Jammu and Kashmir
as Hindu-Muslim violence
spread throughout the state and
Indian and Pakistani forces
clashed on their disputed
border.
3. Pakistani prime minister calls
for better ties with India:
Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of
Pakistan, has called for a "new
beginning" in relations with India,
amid high tension over the
disputed region of Kashmir.
4. U.N. Loses Big if U.S. Attacks
Syria Unilaterally:
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) - If
and when the United States
launches a military attack on Syria,
one of the biggest political losers
would be the United Nations.
5. Peace No Longer Rests on the
Palestinian Issue : JERUSALEM,
Aug 27 (IPS) - As direct talks
between Israelis and Palestinians
resume following a three-year
hiatus, it seems too late for peace
between them.
Economic News
1. 02 Aug 2013: India further eases
restrictions on foreign supermarkets: The
Indian government has announced a
further easing of restrictions on foreign
supermarket chains to encourage them to
speed up the opening of new stores and
warehouse investments.
2. 13 Aug 2013: Darjeeling strike
could push up price of a cuppa tea:
The price of India's finest cuppa is
expected to rise after violent
protests in Darjeeling brought tea
production to a halt.
3. 15 Aug 2013: Chinese and
Indians dash for gold: Buyers in
China and India, where gold is an
essential part of weddings and giftgiving, have entered the market
following a sharp fall in the gold
price.
4. 25 Aug 2013: Indian capital Delhi
gripped by 'onion war': India's
opposition parties have declared an
'onion war' on the government
after prices for the staple curry
ingredient soared beyond the reach
of the poor.
5.28 Aug 2013: Indian rupee plunges most
in almost 20 years to record low:
The Indian rupee fell to record lows against
the dollar and pound on Wednesday,
suffering its biggest one-day loss in nearly
two decades. The rupee fell almost 4pc
against the dollar to close at Rs68.825,
against the pound; the rupee also fell to a
record low, of Rs106.3859
Sports News
1. Baseball star Alex Rodriguez
banned for 211 games : In Major
League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez of the
New York Yankees is banned for 211
games for his role in the Biogenesis
baseball scandal with 12 other players
given bans of 50 games.
2. 'It's a magical day': Chinese
Taipei ousts China in FIBA Asia
shocker: At the FIBA Asia
Championship, the Chinese Taipei
men's national basketball team
knocks defending champion China
out of the tournament during a
quarterfinal match.
3. Olympic Committee Confirms It
Will Punish Athletes Who Support
LGBT Rights In Russia: The
International Olympic Committee
(IOC) confirms that it will punish
athletes who support Russian LGBT
rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic
Games.
4. Yacht Club Breathes Sigh Of Relief
As Legal Challenge To America’s Cup Is
Withdrawn: The African Diaspora
Maritime Corp. withdraws from the
America's Cup amid controversy over
being denied an opportunity to be the
American defender in the competition
based on ethnicity.
5.Arsenal reaches the group stage:
Aaron Ramsey scored twice as
arsenal beat fenerbahce 2-0 to
complete a 5-0 aggregate win in
the champions league play-off to
reach the group stage.
Social news
1. U.S. issues global travel alert, to close
embassies due to al Qaeda threat:
The United States Department of State
announces a worldwide travel alert for U.S.
citizens and some embassies throughout
Southwest Asia and North Africa will be
closed following an al-Qaeda threat.
2. Taiwan lifts Philippines
sanctions after shooting apology:
The Republic of China lifts
sanctions imposed on the
Philippines after president Benigno
Aquino apologized to the family of
a Taiwanese fisherman shot dead
in disputed waters.
3. Nairobi airport closes as
fire crews tackle blaze: A
large fire breaks out at Jomo
Kenyatta International
Airport in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi.
4. Gibraltar row: UK considering
'unprecedented' legal action:
The UK government threatens
Spain with legal action over the
imposition of additional border
checks in Gibraltar.
5. A train accident in India :
Train runs over 35 pilgrims in
Bihar; angry locals set
coaches on fire, attack
railway officials
Political
Google, Facebook can't flout
Indian laws: Court
• It said the Information Technology
(Intermediaries) Rules mandate that all social
networking sites have to publish the name of
grievance officer and their contact details.
Narendra Modi to address British
parliament
• British MP Barry Gardiner has written to
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, inviting
him to visit the House of Commons and speak
on 'The Future of Modern India’. As he is the
chief minister of a state with which Britain has
more FDI than the rest of the country put
together.
Banners torn so Aam Aadmi Party
seeks votes on flyovers
• Kejriwal told TOI, "Unlike the major political
parties — Congress and BJP — we do not have
enough money to buy legal space. That's why
we are adopting strategies like this as they are
less capital-intensive and more volunteerintensive. It is a success."
Rahul Gandhi to give colony papers
• The Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi,
is expected to distribute certificates to the
residents of 45 resettlement colonies in
Delhi
• The party is planning to get Sonia to
distribute original certificates of
regularization to the same unauthorized
colonies that prior to 2008 polls were given
provisional certificates.
Lakhvi calls the shots in Lashkar,
Tunda tells cops
• Arrested terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda has told
interrogators that Mumbai attacks
mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was
managing the affairs of Lashkar-e-Taiba from jail
while the terror outfit's chief, Hafiz Saeed, had
taken on the role of a guide and motivator.
Sports
Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because
'there's peace there‘
• “A marathon is not interesting any more. By
the time I get warmed up, it's over.”
• That might sound like bragging to most
marathoners used to staggering across the
finish line in the last stages of exhaustion. But
Vishwas Bhamburkar's an ultramarathoner,
and is so habituated to running over 100 km
(62 miles) that it has been taking him longer
and longer to get a runner's high.
Barcelona under investigation over
Neymar deal
• Barcelona's payment of 40 million euros to
a company owned by Neymar's father as
part of the Brazil forward's 57.1 million
euros transfer fee is being investigated by
Spanish state prosecutors for
misappropriation of funds.
Chennai Open: Fognini's injury
sends Yuki into quarters
• Yuki Bhambri became only the third Indian
to reach the singles quarter-finals of an ATP
World Tour event at home after winning his
second round against an unfit world number
16 Fabio Fognini even as Ramkumar
Ramanathan's fairytale run came to an end
in Chennai on Thursday.
Jaypee wants government to share
Indian F1 race licence fee
Why Indian Grand Prix is
important for Formula One
• India-born Monisha Kaltenborn, the first ever
woman Team Principal of a Formula One team,
said it is sad that Indian Grand Prix would not be
part of the 2014 calender since it is a "great
event".
Social
Over 50 'fake' study center's functioning in
Guwahati
• According to the UGC guidelines private
universities and deemed universities
cannot affiliate any college or institution to
conduct courses and award any degree or
diploma.
• After the probing to TOI to the
administration, these universities and
colleges are being questioned and the
degrees received are cancelled.
Gang of poachers kill 2 rhinos in
Kaziranga
• A gang of poachers shot 2 adult rhinos
dead who had strayed from the near by
national park and managed to extract one
horn by the times the guards fired on
them.
• These were additions to the original 18
rhinos poached that year.
Auto unions wary of pre-paid plan
• After the Regional Transport Authority
announced the pre- paid plan for the auto
rickshaws services from Nashik Road Railway
station the union asked the authority to shut
down the plan on the basis of it affecting the
business of those who chose not adopt the
plan.
Flood-ravaged Kottayam fights back
to normalcy
• In Kottayam after around 450 hectors of
land were destroyed due to the flood,
2,267 people were provided shelter in 32
camps and a state of emergency was
declared to accommodate the families still
in need.
100 days of missed opportunities
• The Karnataka government fails to aid its
citizens in the growing infrastructural
problems and hides to do the same by
highlighting its achievements in lowering the
loan rates, electricity bill rates and the
distribution of free food.
Economical
India's first e-reader Wink unveiled,
supporting 15 languages
• Bangalore-based digital publisher EC Media
International on Thursday launched its
multi-function e-book reader Wink that not
only supports 15 languages but will also
offer over 200,000 book titles on debut.
All about Savings Bank interest
rates!
• RBI brought about changes in 2011, banks
became free to decide the interest rate
they wanted to pay on their savings bank
accounts, depending on their liquidity and
profitability preferences.
India edges toward crisis as rupee
plunges
• The rupee is trading at record lows and
stocks have lost 10% in a month, even as
the Indian government insists the country's
faltering economy is not in crisis.
India's economy A five-star
problem
• On August 29th Duvvuri Subbarao, the
departing boss of the central bank, told an
audience in Mumbai of the widespread
“dismay about the ferocity of the
depreciation”.
Raghuram Rajan joins the RBI Out of
the frying pan
• In a speech in 2005 to the world’s top
central bankers he said innovation
had made finance more dangerous.
Sept 2013
1) President Obama Seeks Approval for
Military Action Against Syria
• The military action will be in response to the
chemical attack that killed 1,429 people last
month.
2) Kenya's Deputy President Denies
Charges of Crimes Against Humanity
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto pleads
not guilty to charges of crimes against humanity
at the International Criminal Court in early
September 2013.
3) United Nations Confirms Use of
Chemical Weapons in Syria
• The UN confirms in a report that the chemical
agent sarin was used near Damascus on Aug.
21.
4) Bo Xilai Is Sentenced to Life in
Prison
Chinese politician Bo Xilai is sentenced to life in
prison. Eastern China's Jinan Intermediate
5) Historic Christian Church Destroyed
by Taliban
• Two suicide bombers linked to the Taliban
attack the All Saints Church in Peshawar,
killing more than 80 people and destroying
the historic church.
6) Iranian President Takes Steps to
Thaw Relations with the west
• Iranian President Hassan Rowhani signals his
willingness to engage the international
community to forge mutually beneficial
relationships.
7) Weak Job Report Raises Doubts
• According to the Labor Department, 169,000
jobs are added in August, slightly less than the
monthly average over the last year.
8) Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams
Win the U.S. Open
• Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in four sets
(6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1) to win his second U.S.
Open Men's Singles Championship. Serena
Williams is tested in a tough three set match
(7–5, 6–7, 6–1) against Victoria Azarenka for
the U.S. Open Women's Championship.
9)US Government Heads Toward a
Shutdown
• The Senate rejects a Republican bill that will
fund the government but delay the Affordable
Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
10) Colorado Floods Leave Thousands
Stranded
• Flash floods around Boulder, Colorado cause
massive damage, cutting off highways,
destroying at least 19,000 homes and killing at
least eight people.
11) Massive Fire Destroys Jersey Shore
Boardwalk
• A fire destroys the Jersey Shore boardwalk
nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy caused
massive damage to the same area.
12) Massive Storms Hit Both Coasts in
Mexico
• Hurricane Ingrid, coming from the Pacific, and
Tropical Storm Manuel, coming from the Gulf
of Mexico, hit Mexico at the same time.
13) Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Kills at
least 327
• A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Baluchistan,
an area of deserts and mountains in Pakistan.
14) Mumbai building collapse: death
toll climbs to 60
• The death toll from the collapse of a
residential block in Mumbai has risen to 60 as
rescuers ended their search operation with all
the missing accounted for.
15) India-Pakistan talks overshadowed
by row over 'hag' comment
• A row over whether Pakistan's prime minister
Nawaz Sharif called his Indian counterpart Dr
Manmohan Singh a "village hag" has
overshadowed their first talks since Mr Sharif
was elected earlier this year.
16) 50 Indian children ill after swallowing
hepatitis B vaccine instead of polio
• More than 50 children became violently ill
after they were given hepatitis B vaccine to
swallow instead of polio drops at a school
clinic.
17) Delhi gang-rapists' lawyer makes 'Talibanlike' comment that he would have 'burned
victim alive'
• The Indian lawyer for two of the four Delhi
gang-rapists sentenced to hang last week has
criticised the victim's parents for allowing her
to go out at night with a boy and claimed he
would have "burned her alive" if she had been
his daughter.
18) Narendra Modi to run for Indian
prime minister
• Narendra Modi, the controversial Hindu
nationalist leader accused of failing to stop
the massacre of Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat
riots, has been appointed as the main
opposition BJP’s prime ministerial candidate
for next year’s general election.
19) Controversial Bollywood film aims
to stem Indian rape cases
• The gang-rape of a student in New Delhi last
year which shocked India has become the
inspiration for a new Bollywood thriller.
20) Indian villagers to get 'water ATM'
network
• A network of "water ATM machines" to bring
clean drinking water to some of the world's
poorest people is being launched in India.
Sports
• Headline: Afghanistan lift SAAF trophy.
• The closing ceremony is being held at the Dasharath
Stadium. Nepal team were awarded the Fair Play
Award. Similarly, Rabin Shrestha of Nepal was awarded
with the Most Valuable Player award.
Afghan goalkeeper Mansur Fagiryar was awarded the
Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Maldives' Ali Ashfaq was awarded the Top Scorer.
• http://m.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headli
ne=Afghanistan+lift+SAFF+2013+trophy&NewsID=3904
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• Awards handed out.
2013 Durnad Cup final preview
• The 2013 Durand Cup Final is a football match
between Mohammedan and ONGC on 19 September
2013 at Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. It is the final match
of the 2013 Durand Cup, the 126th season of
the Durand Cup, a football competition for Indian
football system. Mohammedan were appearing in their
third final and whereas ONGC were appearing in their
first final.
• http://coverindialive.in/2013-durand-cup-finalpreview/
• Overview on the cup.
Mumbai Tigers to play Mohammedan
in Durand cup semi finals.
• Mumbai Tigers will play Mohammedan
sporting in 2013 Durand Cup
semifinals. Mumbai Tigers trashes United
Sikkim by 6-2, Where as Mohammedan had to
toil hard to beat Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-1 in
the earlier match Saturday.
• http://coverindialive.in/mumbai-tigers-toplay-mohammedan-in-durand-cup-semifinals/
• Mumbai Tigers win.
Mohammeadan sporting create history.
• Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created
history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup
football tournament after a gap of 73 years,
defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final on Thursday.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/20
13-09-19/top-stories/42216999_1_durandcup-mohammedan-sporting-striker
• Win Durand cup after 73 years.
• History created in sports.
India Beat Malaysia 3-0.
• A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan
of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over
hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the under21 hockey tournament on Sunday.
• http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/hockey/top
-stories/India-beat-Malaysia-3-0-to-winSultan-of-JohorCup/articleshow/23269772.cms
• They won the Johor Cup.
Political
• Headline: Rajya Sabha passes National Food Security
Bill by voice vote.
• In a major development, Parliament on Monday passed
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's dream project, the
National Food Security Bill, which aims to provide
cheap food grain to country’s two-thirds population.
• http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajya-sabhapasses-national-food-security-bill-by-voicevote_873721.html
• Rajya sabha passes national food security bill ensuring
food to poor people at very low cost.
Narendra Modi Declared BJP's Prime
Ministerial Candidate for 2014
Elections
• Today in the absence of Advani BJP declared his
prime ministerial candidate as Narendra
Modi.Since no organization fights in his
opponents, his 1st combat conflict inside the
party, ambition, discord and conflict happens.
Incidentally, the BJP had to battle of these along.
• http://www.namo14.com/2013/09/Narendramodi-declared-bjp-pm-Candidate..html
• Narendra Modi Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial
Candidate.
Ex-Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad
Yadav convicted in fodder scam case
• A special CBI court has held Rashtriya Janata Dal chief
Lalu Prasad guilty in the first of the six cases pertaining
to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam, a verdict that spells a
serious setback to the former Bihar chief minister and
increases the likelihood of the next parliamentary
elections in the state turning essentially into a contest
between JD(U) and BJP.
• http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/201310-01/news/42576298_1_lalu-prasad-fodder-scamcase-rjd
• Ex-bihar chief minister lalu prasad yadav found guilty in
950 crore fodder scam.
Raghuram Rajan takes over as 23rd
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
• Internationally renowned economist
Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday took over as
the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI).
• http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raghu
ram-rajan-takes-over-as-23rd-governor-ofreserve-bank-of-india/1164538/
• Raghuram Rajan takes charge as new Reserve
bank of india Government.
Union Cabinet Approved an
Ordinance to Shield Convicted MPs
and MLAs
• The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013
approved an ordinance to protect convicted
law makers from facing immediate
disqualification.
• http://www.jagranjosh.com/currentaffairs/union-cabinet-approved-an-ordinanceto-shield-convicted-mps-and-mlas1380090323-1
• Union cabinet approved an ordinance.
Economic
• Headline: Rupee to resume upward trend; Nifty may slide
to 5750 levels: Deven Choksey, KR Choksey Securities.
• Individually, many stocks would probably offer opportunity
in this kind of journey that we are seeing currently and that
is where the excitement would come from in the market.
One will have to look at individual stocks vis-a-vis the Nifty
going forward and the money could be made from there
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/view
s/recommendations/rupee-to-resume-upward-trend-niftymay-slide-to-5750-levels-deven-choksey-kr-chokseysecurities/articleshow/22514937.cms
• India sees faces a good chance to recover from recession.
Petrol price may come down by up to
Rs 1.50/litre
• Petrol prices may be cut by as much as Rs 1-1.50
per litre next week on falling international oil
rates and appreciating rupee but a one-time hike
in diesel and possibly LPG rates is still on the
cards.
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new
s-by-industry/energy/oil-gas/petrol-price-maycome-down-by-up-to-rs-150/litre/articleshow/22515267.cms
• Indian rupee appreciates.
Ignore US ire, import Iran oil to save
$8.5bn, Veerappa Moily suggests
• The Manmohan Singh government will have to tread
on a diplomatic tightrope with oil minister M Veerappa
Moily suggesting India may save nearly $8.5 billion
(around Rs 57,000 crore) by importing cheaper crude
from Iran which faces UN sanctions in the wake of its
nuclear programme.
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/indiabusiness/Ignore-US-ire-import-Iran-oil-to-save-8-5bnVeerappa-Moily-suggests/articleshow/22215742.cms?
• India tries to save money.
Trickling tomato price trouble farmers
• Hoping to make good money this wedding
season, farmers in Dindigul district had cultivated
country tomatoes four months ago. But to their
dismay, the prices that soared beyond Rs 70 per
kilogram previously has now fallen below Rs 10,
breaking all their hopes.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-02/madurai/41688026_1_tomatoesfertilisers-rs-70
• Financial troubles in the economy.
Recovery in US, EU is good for India
• For the second successive month in August,
India's merchandise exports have gone up in the
buoyant double digits (over the like period last
year). Thanks to the pickup in external demand
and the huge fall in the imports of gold, the trade
gap has narrowed steeply from a high $17.8
billion in April to $10.9 billion in August.
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/e
ditorial/recovery-in-us-eu-is-good-forindia/articleshow/22499617.cms
• Good future prospects for economy.
Social
• Headline: POPE FRANCIS CLARIFIES HIS STANCE ON
ABORTION FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL
ISSUES AND ‘SMALL-MINDED RULES’
• If some took the pope’s comments in La Civilta Cattolica to
mean that he has no serious qualms with abortion — or
that he is loosening the church’s opposition to it — then a
speech he have on Friday will correct the record. In it,
Francis affirmed that he stands against the procedure and
encouraged Catholic doctors to avoid performing it.
• http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/23/popefrancis-clarifies-his-stance-on-abortion-followingstatements-about-social-issues-small-minded-rules/
• Reforming the social norms.
TN politicians exploiting Lankan Tamils
issue: C.V. Wigneswaran
• Tamil Nadu politicians use the Sri Lankan Tamils’
issue for their own gains, much to the detriment
of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, said Justice C.V.
Wigneswaran, the chief ministerial candidate of
the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the upcoming
Northern Provincial Council elections.
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/so
uth-asia/tn-politicians-exploiting-lankan-tamilsissue-cv-wigneswaran/article5121012.ece
• Exploitation taken to a new level.
Olympians, sportspersons appeal for
more awareness on social issues
• Several sportspersons, who have represented
India at the Olympics, appealed to the youths on
Wednesday to be aware of social issues and
understand their responsibilities for the
betterment of the country.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-12/aurangabad/42007723_1_babasahebambedkar-marathwada-university-youths-socialissues
• Responsibilities understood.
India Inc needs to be sensitive to larger
social issues, Jairam Ramesh says
• India Inc must be "sensitive" to larger social
issues that will be addressed in the new Land
Acquisition Bill, Union minister Jairam
Ramesh said, adding it cannot "blindly expect"
the country to become a Singapore.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-22/india-business/42291194_1_india-incland-acquisition-bill-jairam-ramesh
• Companies need to be more socially responsible.
Activist Malala Yousafzai tweets for
education
• Even though Malala Yousafzai, the young
education activist who was shot by a member
of the Taliban, started out as a blogger for the
BBC, she normally doesn't tweet. But Monday
afternoon, she typed her first 140-character
message in a Twitter.
• http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/201
3/09/malalas-first-tweet.html
• Education more in demand.
Social News
• Youth, Marriage, Kumbh and Death Itself Swami Hari Prakash Udasin wades into the issues
facing Hinduism
• Sadhvi Conducts “Woman Power Camp”
Leading woman saint of Niranjani Akhara
convened the Kumbh’s women constables for an
evening of education and inspiration
• Kalpavasi Enduring Diurnal Disciplines One million-plus devotees from all
walks of life sojourn at Sangam for a full
month of rigorous sadhana and joyous
devotion
• “Putting an End to Untouchability”so that all may share the temples, the
well, the pond and the dining table”
• Temples: California's First Quake-Ready Stone Temple
Modern technology, community outreach and volunteerism
turned the dream of building a traditional Swaminarayan
Mandir in Los Angeles into a reality.
Political news
• Amid Congress roar for Rahul-as-PM, decision is final, says
Sonia Gandhi
A gigantic Congress meet in Delhi today tried to shake off
the atmosphere of an anti-climax as senior party leaders
including the Prime Minister and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi took
the stage for an all-day brain-storming session on the national
election, due by May.
• Former tea vendor will defeat dynasty: BJP responds to
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Mani Shankar Aiyar, habitual Agent Provacateur,
refused to apologise today for stating that Narendra Modi
will never be Prime Minister, but is welcome to sell tea at
today's Congress conclave in Delhi which is fine-tuning
strategy for the national election.
• Rahul Gandhi shuns race for prime minister of India
At a major gathering of the Indian National Congress on
Friday, Sonia Gandhi announced that her son Rahul would not be
nominated for the post of prime minister in upcoming elections,
signaling a key decision by the family that has dominated this
country's politics for decades.
• BJP meets to fine-tune strategy for mission 2014, Narendra
Modi attends
A crucial strategy session of the BJP began in New Delhi today,
less than an hour after Sonia Gandhi, in her inaugural address at
a massive Congress meet, overruled demands from her
vociferous colleagues to anoint her son Rahul as the party's
prime ministerial candidate.
• Quotable quotes from key Congress meet
A gigantic all-day brain-storming session of the Congress is
being held in Delhi today on the national election, due by May.
Below are some notable quotes from party leaders during the
meet.
• Sports news
• UConn fires Paul Pasqualoni after 0-4 startA season-opening home loss to FCS Towson put the
third-year coach on notice, and Saturday's thrashing at Buffalo
finished the job
• Tom Brady on Vince Wilfork's injury: 'To say we'll miss him is
an understatement'
"I know coach (Bill) Belichick said there's no Vince Wilforks on
the street corner waiting to sign with the Patriots, which is the
truth, but we're going to have to find a way to – in a group effort
– replace such a valuable player," Brady said
• Vince Wilfork injury: Bill Belichick even says 'it's probably
unlikely' he'll return
When the usually tight-lipped Patriots coach is talking
freely about an injury prognosis, you know the news is not good.
• UMass football a 25-point underdog in MAC opener against
Bowling Green
The UMass football team is a 25-point underdog against Bowling
Green this week.
• Ex Springfield Falcons Cody Bass injury report: out with
broken thumb
The injury occurred in the training camp of Springfield’s
parent club, the Columbus Blue Jackets
• Economic news
• State with highest minimum wage may hike it again
State with highest minimum wage in nation must be raised
because too many working people are not receiving a livable
wage, governor argues.
• Opinion: Black tide of coal overwhelms climate goals
Coal will overtake oil as the world's primary source of energy
in the foreseeable future, with enormous and tragic
consequences for the environment unless governments act
urgently to make it cleaner, warns the head of the International
Energy Agency.
• 75 economists back minimum wage hike
Group of 75 economists offer backing to Democratic
proposal to hike federal minimum wage to $10.10. Increase
would boost paychecks of millions of workers, and give a small
boost to the economy.
• France: Affairs! Scandal! And tax cuts
French President Francois Hollande unveils program of tax and
spending cuts in bid to revive confidence in country's stagnant
economy.
• More of the jobless are giving up on finding work
The percentage of Americans participating in the labor force hit
the lowest level since 1978, as long-term unemployment causes
a flood of discouraged workers to drop out of work force.
Oct 2013
DC orders crackdown on illegal coal
mining:
1) DC orders crackdown on illegal coal mining:
In a meeting held with Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dwivedi, DFO K Manish Arvind, mining
officer and general managers of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), DC Uma Shanker
Singh on Thursday ordered crackdown on illegal coal mining in the district.
Conservatism needs to lighten up:
• The crisis has been resolved, but this respite is
temporary. We are bound to have more standoffs and brinkmanship in the months and
years ahead. To understand why, you must
recognise that, for the Tea Party, the stakes
could not be higher. The movement is
animated and energized by a fear that soon
America will be beyond rescue.
NHAI to take call on Gurgaon-Jaipur
toll:
• A month after National Highways Authority of
India moved a proposal to suspend tolling on
the Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch, the authority's
board is likely to consider the plan on Tuesday.
The board has representation from highways
and finance ministries besides the Planning
Commission.
Government not for CBI probe in Salim
Raj Case:
• The state government is not in favour of a CBI
probe on alleged land grabbing by chief
minister Oommen Chandy's former
gunmanSalim Raj and his relatives, advocate
general KPDandapani told the Kerala high
court on Friday.
Seven thieves land in police net:
• Seven people, who used to robgodowns in
Delhi and NCR, have been arrested by Delhi
Police's crime branch.Stolen goods have been
recovered.
Akademi to release handbook on
statuses:
• The Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademiwill bring out
a handbook on statues installed at various
locations in the city corporation limit under
the Shipanagaram project.
Cry for cleanliness in Jharia:
• Even after four days of immersion of Goddess
Durga idols, the Dhanbad Municipal
Corporation (DMC) has taken no measure to
clear the mess polluting the ponds in different
parts of Sindri. With Chhath, one of the most
important festivals of Hindus in this part of the
country only a fortnight away, people's
demand for clean ponds and Chhath ghats is
only getting louder.
Nursing student dies of dengue
• A nursing student of the state-run School of
Nursing at the Osmania General
hospital campus, died due to dengue-related
complications at a private hospital in the city
on Friday.
Vegetable prices soar on short supply
• Vegetable prices have reached an all-time high
in local markets after Cyclone Phailin and
heavy rain damaged crops in the district.
9 new judges likely for HC
• As many as nine district judges, working with the
state's subordinate judiciary, are slated to be elevated
as judges of the AP high court. The names of CBI Court
judge U Durga Prasad Rao, state legal services secretary
S Ravi Kumar, HC's vigilance registrar Sankar Narayana,
registrar general Sunil Chowdary, Hyderabad city civil
court chief judge M Sitarama Murthy, Ranga Reddy
principal district and sessions judge M S K Jaiswal,
Guntur principal district and sessions judge M
Satyanarayana Murthy and others have been
reportedly cleared by the collegiums of both the high
court and the Supreme Court and President's nod is
expected to happen any time now.
Consumers burnt electricity tariff plans
• Hundreds of electricity consumers in the city
on Friday burnt power bills as part of a
statewide demonstration to protest the recent
hike in tariff, which they claimed was steep.
Shikhar Dhawan back to where it all
began:
• After bursting onto the international scene
with a breathtaking century on Test debut
against the Australians in March this year,
Shikhar Dhawan has gone from strength to
strength.
Minor abducted, raped:
• A girl residing in Salatwada area of the city
was allegedly abducted by six people and
raped by one of them. The minor girl's father
filed an offence regarding the incident on
Friday at Raopura police station.
Talent Search test for students
Education Times, in association with Byju's
Classes, will hold a free talent search test at
Jyothi Nivas College, Koramangala, on Sunday
10am for students of classes IX, X, XI and XII
Patna book fair from November 10:
• Patna Book Fair will be held from November
10-24, which will coincide with Shiksha Diwas,
being organized from November 11-13. This is
being done as per the suggestion of CM Nitish
Kumar at the inauguration of book fair last
year.
Making a scene
• What happens when a performance artwork
or street intervention doesn't go exactly as
planned? Artists end up chasing holy cows,
come within an inch of being lynched by angry
city residents and find out while chopping off
a finger that cutting through bone is harder
than it looks.
Boy falls into fountain
A seven-year-old boy is in critical condition
after he fell into the fountain at the CTC bus
stand in Esplanade on Friday afternoon. The
victim, Tarzan Jana, fell into the four-foot-deep
tank but was rescued by some passersby. He
suffered injuries to his head and has been
admitted in the ICU of Calcutta Medical
College and Hospital.
The good fight
• Law firms deal with every pro bono
assignment as diligently as they would handle
a top client engagement.
Memory highway:
• In the past, cars from different countries had
distinct characteristics. These days, what with the
world being a 'global village', it's difficult to figure
out the origins of your car. Its engine may come
from Stuttgart and Pune, the gearbox from Tokyo,
the tyres from Chennai, the body from Italy and
the brand label will proudly declare, 'Made in
China'. TOI-Crest takes a drive down memory
lane, recounting how cars in the past reflected
their countries of origin.
“Pangaea is not for everyone”
• Pangaea is one of the top nightclubs in the
world where celebs like Madonna, Kate Moss,
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sting, Paris Hilton, David
Beckham and Prince Harry come to shake a
leg. Known for its hedonistic parties and
cocktails made with edible gold and garnished
with diamonds, the international brand is now
coming to India. The buzz is that tables in the
Delhi club, to open its doors in August, will
cost up to Rs 4 lakh.
ECONOMIC
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Your EMI’s may not come down
HDFC Q2 net profit rises to 10% to 1266 crores
Banks bet big on bharat this diwali
Fedral bank q2 net up 5% to 226 crores
Shome against retro changes to tax laws.
SOCIAL HEADLINES
SOCIAL
• Starbucks complete one year in India opens
25th store.
• Your cv should not have dob or age
• Respective value by me time
• Silk fab exhibitions open
• A camera on your shirt
POLITICAL HEADLINES
POLITICAL
• Modi now promises seer: ridiculous scoffs
Nitish Kumar
• Pak based al-badr behind keran clash
• India Russia unite against terrorism
• I am getting threat calls says surat DCP
• Pak plays good cop, bad cop says official
SPORTS HEADLINES
SPORTS
• Court provides relief to ex IPL chief modi
• Sania breaks back into top 10
• Golden jubilee from Indian open golf from
November 7
• Injured Steyn to miss 2nd test
• Against champs east Bengal banking on self belief
NOTE ALL HEADLINES TAKEN FROM HINDUSTAN
TIMES DATED 22 OCTOBER 2013
OCTOBER 2013
POLITICAL NEWS
• Ban student politics if uncontrollable
If student politics can't be controlled to enable
proper functioning of educational institutions,
the state government should ban such politics,
the high court said.
• Get ready for political wars in cyberspace
The political parties who rule the roost in
almost all walks of life are now set to invade the
cyber world too.
• Political purge sends chilling message to North
Korea's elite
By purging his own uncle, Kim has delivered a more
chilling message: No one is beyond the rule of law, not
even family.
• Political rallies make railways richer
As BSP and BJP get ready to slug it out in the political
arena, and mark their presence with each organizing a
rally bigger than the other, railways get ready to rake in
the moolah.
• Demanding the Right to Drive in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia have been engaged in an
ongoing protest demanding the right to drive be
granted. While technically not illegal, women in
Saudi Arabia have been subject to arrest and
prosecution for attempting to drive.
• The Politics of Global Diplomacy
Less than 24 hours after being elected to the United
Nations Security Council, the government of Saudi
Arabia surprised the international community (and
its own diplomats) by declining the seat. It’s the
first time any country has rejected a seat, which are
highly coveted because of the increased influence
and prestige they afford a state.
• 'Patriotism of fascist kind is threat to
politics'
Patriotism of fascist kind is a threat to Indian
and global politics, said Mark Lindley, a
member of Humanist Association of Boston in
the US and a visiting professor.
• Is the ICC Biased?
African Union officials meeting over the
weekend urged the International Criminal
Court to postpone cases against sitting leaders.
Leaders of the 54-member African Union
contend that a pattern of bias exists within the
Business news
October 2013
• Siemens’ job-cut plan by end of 2014 may hit
India arm too
oct.1 Siemens AG has decided to cut 15,000
jobs by the end of 2014 across the world to
reduce costs and improve profits, triggering
speculation about the possible downsizing of its
India operations as well.
 India to start power supply to Bangladesh from October 5
NEW DELHI: Marking a key step in bilateral co-operation,
India will start supplying electricity to Bangladesh from
October 5, through the new transmission line between the
two nations.
• Income tax department to slap fresh Rs 1000 crore tax
notices on Nokia
The Income tax department is set to issue fresh demand
notices for payment of taxes to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
NEW DELHI: In more trouble for Finnish mobile firm Nokia,
whose immovable assets were attached in an alleged tax
evasion case recently
• Cabinet okays ONGC, OIL’s $5 billion deal to
acquire 20% stake in Mozambique gas block
Rajeev Jayaswal,ET Bureau
The cabinet on Thursday approved state-run ONGC and Oil
India's $5 billion deal to acquire 20% stake in a prolific
Mozambique block, which is the biggest gas field in offshore
east Africa, government officials said.
• Job creation by corporate India hits three-year low
Job creation at Indian companies has hit a three-year
slump as economic gloom persists and a large number of
development projects remain stalled despite the
government trying its best to get them moving again
amid efforts to drum up investment and get growth back
on track.
Sports News
• CSA suspends Haroon Lorgat to salvage
India's tour to South Africa
Putting an end to weeks of speculation, the BCCI
on Tuesday gave its consent to India's tour of South
Africa after Cricket South Africa withdrew its CEO
Haroon Lorgat from not just its dealings with the
Indian Board but also the ICC Chief Executives
Committee pending an inquiry into his actions.
• Sports ministry launch 'India Sports 2014‘
The sports ministry and Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
on Wednesday launched the 'India Sports 2014'
at the 5th Global Sports Summit to promote
sports amongst youth in the country.
• Mohammedan Sporting down Sporting
Clube de Goa
Josimar's brace helped Mohammedan Sporting
score a 3-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in
the Airtel I-league match at Duler Stadium,
Mapusa on Sunday.
• SPORTS FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN
HP BY CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh
said that state government was committed to
promote sports activities and provide best
infrastructural facilities to the sportspersons. The
government had taken various initiatives to
develop stadiums and promote sports culture so
that the sports person could excel themselves at
National and International level. He was speaking
at the closing ceremony of three-day long 46th
HP Police Sports and duty meet at Police Ground
Dharamshala on Tuesday.
• SANDEEP SINGH TO PARTCIPATE IN A
UNIVERSITY
Former Indian hockey team skipper Sandeep
Singh participated in a function organised by
RKDF University on Saturday.
• Kushal Kakad will lead Vidarbha team
Kushal Kakad will lead Vidarbha team in the
Vinoo Mankad (U-19) limited overs zonal
league cricket tournament scheduled to be
played at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, from October 21
to 28.
Nov 2013
Categories
Economy
Politics
Sports
Social media
FDI in services sector dips
47.5% during April-August
 Foreign direct investment inflows into the
services sector declined by 47.5 per cent to
$1.19 billion during the April-August period.
Indian textiles surge,
regain no.3 slot in the US
market
 India has clawed back into the list of top three
apparel and textile exporters to the key US
market during the first seven months of 2013,
after being pushed out of the top five last year.
Setback for airport
privatization, key
agreements to be drafted
afresh
 In a move that would further delay the
privatization of six airports in the country, the
civil aviation ministry has decided to do away
with the planning commission’s draft of the
Model concession agreement(MCA) and prepare
new draft afresh.
Rural demand boosts hope
for auto sales revival
 Strong rural market growth and the return
of demand for petrol cars have sparked
hopes of a turnaround in the auto sector
that has stagnated now for around two
years, according to the society of Indian
automobile manufacturers (SIAM).
To meet disinvestment
targets, FinMin proposes
revival of SUUTI
 Plans to sell government-held shares in ITC, axis
bank and L&T have got fast tracked in a fiscally
challenged year. the government plans to revive
the defunct SUUTI (specified undertakings of
unit trust of India) to do the sales by
withdrawing a cabinet decision to shut the
organization.
Maya gets nod to join 3
bungalows, in the lutyens
retain fourth zone
 The urban development ministry has not only
given permission to combine three sprawling
bungalows for BSP’s charitable trust in the
lutyens bungalow zone (LBZ), but has also
earmarked another bungalow for party
president Mayawati nearby.
Congress rakes in Rs. 101
Cr BJP fails to submit data
 With general elections barely six months away,
most political parties, except the ruling
congress, have shown a sharp fall in donations
from named sources- both individuals and
companies.
Ahead of Agra rally, up BJP
cell felicitates riot accused
MLAs
 The human rights cell of up BJP Tuesday
felicitated its MLAs Sangeet Singh Som,
Suresh Rana, Kunwar party workers who
were arrested in connections with
Muzaffarnagar riots.
Badal sops for migrant
laborers
 Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on
Monday announced free education and
healthcare facilities, besides housing
facilities at easy installments, for migrant
laborers in the state.
CPM meet resolves to
unite forces disenchanted
with UDF
 Senior UDF and state finance minister Km
Mani addressed a seminar at the CPM plenum,
which took a resolution to augment the LDF
political base exploiting the discontent among
the UDF allies.
Another early exit for Saina
 Saina Nehwal’s poor run continued this season
as she crashed out of the women’s singles
competition after suffering a narrow defeat
against Pomtip Buranaprasertsu of Thailand in
the second round of the Hong Kong super series
badminton tournament in Kowloon here on
Thursday.
WADA doubles ban for
cheats from two to four
years
 A revised world anti doping code doubling the
bans for cheats in sport, was adopted on Friday
which will come into effect from the start of
2015 and will also target support staff.
Carlsen breaks deadlock
 Magnus Carlsen broke the deadlock at the
world championship with a win in game five
against Viswanathan Anand.
SC clears way for police to
invoke MCOCA against sree,
others
 The Delhi police’s attempt to invoke MCOCA
against cricketers S Sreesanth , Ajith Chandila,
Ankit Chavan and others in the IPL spot fixing
case received a shot in the arm Tuesday with
the supreme court staying the Delhi high court
order that had said no case under the stringent
law was made out.
Hina puts world champion
in shade, wins WCF gold
 The 24 year old shooter beat world champion
Zorana Arunovic of Serbia by five points to win
the gold medal in the 10 metre air pistol event
at the ISSF world cup final in Munich on Sunday.
Social media, minorities
on agenda as DGP’s meet
today
 Law enforcement in social media, getting the
police to become more ‘sensitive’ in dealing
with minorities and security of VIPs in an
election year are the three key areas of focus at
this year’s conference of police chiefs in Delhi
starting Thursday.
Sports
• Headline: Afghanistan lift SAAF trophy.
• The closing ceremony is being held at the Dasharath
Stadium. Nepal team were awarded the Fair Play
Award. Similarly, Rabin Shrestha of Nepal was awarded
with the Most Valuable Player award.
Afghan goalkeeper Mansur Fagiryar was awarded the
Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Maldives' Ali Ashfaq was awarded the Top Scorer.
• http://m.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headli
ne=Afghanistan+lift+SAFF+2013+trophy&NewsID=3904
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• Awards handed out.
2013 Durnad Cup final preview
• The 2013 Durand Cup Final is a football match
between Mohammedan and ONGC on 19 September
2013 at Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. It is the final match
of the 2013 Durand Cup, the 126th season of
the Durand Cup, a football competition for Indian
football system. Mohammedan were appearing in their
third final and whereas ONGC were appearing in their
first final.
• http://coverindialive.in/2013-durand-cup-finalpreview/
• Overview on the cup.
Mumbai Tigers to play Mohammedan
in Durand cup semi finals.
• Mumbai Tigers will play Mohammedan
sporting in 2013 Durand Cup
semifinals. Mumbai Tigers trashes United
Sikkim by 6-2, Where as Mohammedan had to
toil hard to beat Kalighat Milan Sangha 3-1 in
the earlier match Saturday.
• http://coverindialive.in/mumbai-tigers-toplay-mohammedan-in-durand-cup-semifinals/
• Mumbai Tigers win.
Mohammeadan sporting create history.
• Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created
history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup
football tournament after a gap of 73 years,
defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final on Thursday.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/20
13-09-19/top-stories/42216999_1_durandcup-mohammedan-sporting-striker
• Win Durand cup after 73 years.
• History created in sports.
India Beat Malaysia 3-0.
• A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan
of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over
hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the under21 hockey tournament on Sunday.
• http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/hockey/top
-stories/India-beat-Malaysia-3-0-to-winSultan-of-JohorCup/articleshow/23269772.cms
• They won the Johor Cup.
Political
• Headline: Rajya Sabha passes National Food Security
Bill by voice vote.
• In a major development, Parliament on Monday passed
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's dream project, the
National Food Security Bill, which aims to provide
cheap food grain to country’s two-thirds population.
• http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajya-sabhapasses-national-food-security-bill-by-voicevote_873721.html
• Rajya sabha passes national food security bill ensuring
food to poor people at very low cost.
Narendra Modi Declared BJP's Prime
Ministerial Candidate for 2014
Elections
• Today in the absence of Advani BJP declared his
prime ministerial candidate as Narendra
Modi.Since no organization fights in his
opponents, his 1st combat conflict inside the
party, ambition, discord and conflict happens.
Incidentally, the BJP had to battle of these along.
• http://www.namo14.com/2013/09/Narendramodi-declared-bjp-pm-Candidate..html
• Narendra Modi Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial
Candidate.
Ex-Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad
Yadav convicted in fodder scam case
• A special CBI court has held Rashtriya Janata Dal chief
Lalu Prasad guilty in the first of the six cases pertaining
to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam, a verdict that spells a
serious setback to the former Bihar chief minister and
increases the likelihood of the next parliamentary
elections in the state turning essentially into a contest
between JD(U) and BJP.
• http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/201310-01/news/42576298_1_lalu-prasad-fodder-scamcase-rjd
• Ex-bihar chief minister lalu prasad yadav found guilty in
950 crore fodder scam.
Raghuram Rajan takes over as 23rd
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
• Internationally renowned economist
Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday took over as
the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI).
• http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raghu
ram-rajan-takes-over-as-23rd-governor-ofreserve-bank-of-india/1164538/
• Raghuram Rajan takes charge as new Reserve
bank of india Government.
Union Cabinet Approved an
Ordinance to Shield Convicted MPs
and MLAs
• The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013
approved an ordinance to protect convicted
law makers from facing immediate
disqualification.
• http://www.jagranjosh.com/currentaffairs/union-cabinet-approved-an-ordinanceto-shield-convicted-mps-and-mlas1380090323-1
• Union cabinet approved an ordinance.
Economic
• Headline: Rupee to resume upward trend; Nifty may slide
to 5750 levels: Deven Choksey, KR Choksey Securities.
• Individually, many stocks would probably offer opportunity
in this kind of journey that we are seeing currently and that
is where the excitement would come from in the market.
One will have to look at individual stocks vis-a-vis the Nifty
going forward and the money could be made from there
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/view
s/recommendations/rupee-to-resume-upward-trend-niftymay-slide-to-5750-levels-deven-choksey-kr-chokseysecurities/articleshow/22514937.cms
• India sees faces a good chance to recover from recession.
Petrol price may come down by up to
Rs 1.50/litre
• Petrol prices may be cut by as much as Rs 1-1.50
per litre next week on falling international oil
rates and appreciating rupee but a one-time hike
in diesel and possibly LPG rates is still on the
cards.
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new
s-by-industry/energy/oil-gas/petrol-price-maycome-down-by-up-to-rs-150/litre/articleshow/22515267.cms
• Indian rupee appreciates.
Ignore US ire, import Iran oil to save
$8.5bn, Veerappa Moily suggests
• The Manmohan Singh government will have to tread
on a diplomatic tightrope with oil minister M Veerappa
Moily suggesting India may save nearly $8.5 billion
(around Rs 57,000 crore) by importing cheaper crude
from Iran which faces UN sanctions in the wake of its
nuclear programme.
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/indiabusiness/Ignore-US-ire-import-Iran-oil-to-save-8-5bnVeerappa-Moily-suggests/articleshow/22215742.cms?
• India tries to save money.
Trickling tomato price trouble farmers
• Hoping to make good money this wedding
season, farmers in Dindigul district had cultivated
country tomatoes four months ago. But to their
dismay, the prices that soared beyond Rs 70 per
kilogram previously has now fallen below Rs 10,
breaking all their hopes.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-02/madurai/41688026_1_tomatoesfertilisers-rs-70
• Financial troubles in the economy.
Recovery in US, EU is good for India
• For the second successive month in August,
India's merchandise exports have gone up in the
buoyant double digits (over the like period last
year). Thanks to the pickup in external demand
and the huge fall in the imports of gold, the trade
gap has narrowed steeply from a high $17.8
billion in April to $10.9 billion in August.
• http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/e
ditorial/recovery-in-us-eu-is-good-forindia/articleshow/22499617.cms
• Good future prospects for economy.
Social
• Headline: POPE FRANCIS CLARIFIES HIS STANCE ON
ABORTION FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL
ISSUES AND ‘SMALL-MINDED RULES’
• If some took the pope’s comments in La Civilta Cattolica to
mean that he has no serious qualms with abortion — or
that he is loosening the church’s opposition to it — then a
speech he have on Friday will correct the record. In it,
Francis affirmed that he stands against the procedure and
encouraged Catholic doctors to avoid performing it.
• http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/23/popefrancis-clarifies-his-stance-on-abortion-followingstatements-about-social-issues-small-minded-rules/
• Reforming the social norms.
TN politicians exploiting Lankan Tamils
issue: C.V. Wigneswaran
• Tamil Nadu politicians use the Sri Lankan Tamils’
issue for their own gains, much to the detriment
of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, said Justice C.V.
Wigneswaran, the chief ministerial candidate of
the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the upcoming
Northern Provincial Council elections.
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/so
uth-asia/tn-politicians-exploiting-lankan-tamilsissue-cv-wigneswaran/article5121012.ece
• Exploitation taken to a new level.
Olympians, sportspersons appeal for
more awareness on social issues
• Several sportspersons, who have represented
India at the Olympics, appealed to the youths on
Wednesday to be aware of social issues and
understand their responsibilities for the
betterment of the country.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-12/aurangabad/42007723_1_babasahebambedkar-marathwada-university-youths-socialissues
• Responsibilities understood.
India Inc needs to be sensitive to larger
social issues, Jairam Ramesh says
• India Inc must be "sensitive" to larger social
issues that will be addressed in the new Land
Acquisition Bill, Union minister Jairam
Ramesh said, adding it cannot "blindly expect"
the country to become a Singapore.
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/201309-22/india-business/42291194_1_india-incland-acquisition-bill-jairam-ramesh
• Companies need to be more socially responsible.
Activist Malala Yousafzai tweets for
education
• Even though Malala Yousafzai, the young
education activist who was shot by a member
of the Taliban, started out as a blogger for the
BBC, she normally doesn't tweet. But Monday
afternoon, she typed her first 140-character
message in a Twitter.
• http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/201
3/09/malalas-first-tweet.html
• Education more in demand.
POLITICS

GJF recommends dual policy measures to rescue Domestic Gems & Jewellery Trade
India Infoline News Service/ Mumbai 16:59 , Nov 26, 2013
Due to shortage of raw material supply high premium is being levied on gold import, moreover there is unavailability of
custom bonded warehouses at prominent locations within the country making it further more difficult to procure raw
material.

Cash for votes: Amar Singh, Sudheendra Kulkarni and others acquitted
Capital Market/ 14:14 , Nov 23, 2013
A special anti-corruption court in Delhi has acquitted Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh, former BJP leader
Sudheendra Kulkarni and three other BJP leaders in the sensational cash for votes scam. These people were
arrested by the Delhi Police in 2011 on the charges of trying to bribe the MPs to vote for the government during a
trust vote on Nuclear deal in 2008. However Amar Singh's alleged aide Sanjeev Saxena was charged for abetting
corruption. While discharging Amar Singh, the court ruled that there was no direct or indirect evidence against
him but mere suspicions.

Delhi poll: BJP promises lower power rates, cheap vegetables
Capital Market/ 14:22 , Nov 26, 2013
Reduction in power tariff and vegetable prices tops the list of promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead
of Dec 4 state assembly elections in Delhi. The BJP's election manifesto released on Tuesday 26 Nov 2013,
focuses largely on the price-rise issue, promising 30% reduction in the power tariffs, controlling prices of onions
and tomatoes within 30 days, and increasing the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders per family from 9 to
12.Full statehood for Delhi, mono-rail, health insurance for all citizens and regularisation of unauthorised colonies
are some of the other promises on the manifesto, which was made after incorporating a number of suggestions
received from Delhiites online. Trauma centres in all districts, and 25 types of medicines free of cost to every
Delhi citizen are other promises being made by the BJP. The party also pledged to form a Madrassa Board and
expand Lal Dora area
No Third Front without Congress or BJP support: Paswan
Capital Market/ 14:20 , Nov 26, 2013
Support of either Congress or BJP is a must if a Third Front has to emerge after the
general elections next year, Lok Janshakti Party Chief Ram Vilas Paswan has said. With
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad landing in jail in connection with the Fodder Scam, Paswan
said there was a need for serious discussion among the current allies to decide on the
future course ahead of the 2014 elections. LJP chief expressed interest in staying in
alliance with Congress but the onus is on the ruling party to decide on their partners.
Once an ally of the BJP-led NDA front, Paswan, a Rajya Sabha MP, claimed it was the
demolition of the Babri Masjid which went against the party's prospects.
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore signs MoU with HCMA, Vietnam
Infoline News Service/ Bangalore 20:00 , Nov 24, 2013
India
IIMB to collaborate with International Cooperation Division of the Ho Chi Minh
National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMA), in Hanoi, Vietnam
A Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Indian Institute of
Management Bangalore and HCM National Academy of Public Administration (HCMA),
Hanoi, Vietnam was signed after the high-level discussions between Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong of the Communist Party of
Vietnam, in New Delhi, on November 20, 2013.
 UNSC expansion process cannot go on infinitely: India
Capital Market/ 12:27 , Nov 22, 2013
A results-based timeline is crucial to achieve a concrete outcome
India has made a strong call to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), stressing that the process to
expand the powerful body cannot go on infinitely and a results-based timeline is crucial to achieve a concrete outcome.
India's view was presented by its Ambassador to the UN Asoke Kumar Mukerji. Of the nearly 90 countries that had
spoken at a previous General Assembly session on UNSC reforms, 58 nations had asked for expansion in permanent
and non-permanent categories of membership.
 India to lobby with Iraq, Japan and Venezuela to accept trade payments in Rupee
Capital Market/ 13:48 , Nov 22, 2013
India is preparing to lobby major trading partners including Japan, Iraq and Venezuela to accept rupee payments
for some of their exports, one of a series of moves to stabilise the volatile currency and make it more globally
acceptable. A panel set up in Aug 2013 to study currency swaps now plans to target oil exporting nations and
others that run large trade surpluses with India. The panel will also decide on the size of the swap deals it will seek
from these countries.
ECONOMIC
'More spending cuts needed to meet fiscal deficit target'
PTI November 30, 2013
"Because of the weaker-than-expected growth at the start of the fiscal, tax revenues are likely to
miss the target and divestment mop-up may also be less than the target," Japanese brokerage
Nomura said in a report
India behind China in trade ties with South Asian nations
Shweta Punj December 5, 2013
China's trade with South Asian nations has grown from $40 billion in 2006 to $85 billion in 2011.
In terms of foreign direct investment in the region, China is way ahead of India
'India's growth decline bottoming out, bumpy recovery ahead'
PTI November 30, 2013
Growth accelerated to 4.8 per cent year-on-year in Q3 of this fiscal from the more than fouryear low of 4.4 per cent in Q2
RBI allows banks to hawk multiple insurance products
PTI November 30, 2013
Currently, under the bancassurance model, a bank is allowed to become a corporate agent of a
life and general insurers each, while under the broking business, it will be able to sell products
of multiple companies
GDP grows at better-than-expected 4.8% in Sept quarter
Reuters November 29, 2013
While farm output rose 4.6 per cent during the second quarter ended September 30,
manufacturing rose an annual 1 per cent during the period. Mining fell by 0.4 per cent.
SPORTS
Sachin carried the weight of the Indian team on his shoulders: Suresh Raina
India Infoline News Service/ Mumbai 11:41 , Nov 13, 2013
Suresh Raina, Javagal Srinath, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar present at the Salaam Sachin
India Today Conclave Current and former cricketers showered encomiums on legendary Indian
cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who will be retiring after playing his 200th Test in his home city of
Mumbai this week.
Swamp Soccer to debut in India
India Infoline News Service/ Mumbai 15:46 , Nov 25, 2013
Convergence Events Pvt Ltd signed exclusive rights with Swamp Soccer UK Ltd
Convergence Events Pvt Ltd – India’s premier events and promotions company – has signed
exclusive rights with the Scotland-based company, Swamp Soccer UK Ltd, to bring the unique
game, Swamp Soccer, in India.
IIMK to conduct MegaPink Calicut marathon on 24 November
India Infoline News Service/ 17:00 , Nov 13, 2013
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) in association with MegaPink – a
multicity run promoted by Pinkathon, India’s first and largest women’s 10km running
event. MegaPink Calicut chapter - 3 km run will be held on Sunday, 24 November 2013
at 6:30am from Mananchira Square.
Positive results for Volkswagen Motorsport India-developed Polo rally cars at K-1000
Rally
India Infoline News Service/ Bangalore 14:22 , Nov 11, 2013
Karamjit Singh and Jagdev Singh storm to yet another victory in IRC category of K-1000
rally driving the new Polo R2
Qatar Airways partners with Hero India Open Golf Championship
India Infoline News Service/ NEW DELHI 20:00 , Nov 07, 2013
Award-winning Carrier Official Airline Of The 2013 Championship
Qatar Airways is the Official Airline of the prestigious Hero India Open Golf
Championship taking place in New Delhi this week. The association with the 50th
edition of the Championship is in line with the airline’s successful tradition and strong
commitment towards sponsoring community and key sporting events worldwide.
SOCIAL
1. Excl: Snapchat-like app Candidly raises angel funding:
Candidly, an Android app that allows users to click and share pictures and make them
disappear from friends’ phones after 10 seconds, has raised angel funding from four
investors. Read more here.
2. Nokia Asha 501 users can now download WhatsApp through a software update:
Starting 21st November, all Nokia Asha 501 users can download instant messaging
service, Whatsapp, through a software update. Read more here.
3. Review Monk Wants to Be The Rotten Tomatoes for Indian Movies:
The portal provides movie goers with an aggregated movie score based on reviews
curated from noted film critics and publications in India. Read more here.
4. iContract wins digital mandate for PepsiCo’s Slice:
iContract, the digital agency offering from Contract Advertising, has been appointed
digital partner for Slice, PepsiCo’s mango-based soft drink. iContract won the account
following a multi-agency pitch. Read more here.
Bureau (IB) chief Asif Ibrahim said today.
5. In.com Shuts Down Music Streaming Service:
Network18 owned In.com, has shut down its music streaming offering. All traffic to
in.com/music now takes you to a 404 page, and the same is the casewith the music
player that was launched in May 2012. Read more here.
6. Social media platforms being misused:
Intelligence Bureau chief: Social media platforms are being misued to create trouble in
the country and this was evident during the recent communal violence in
Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Asif Ibrahim said today.
Read more here
NEWS HEADLINES : POLITICAL ISSUES
 Union Cabinet approved a proposal to set up
Legislative Council in Assam
(Published on: 30-NOV-2013)
Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on 28 November 2013
approved a proposal to create a Legislative
Council in Assam
State law can’t prevail over Central law on
Sand Mining: National Green Tribunal
(Published on: 29-NOV-2013)
The National Green Tribunal on 28
November 2013 stated that state law can’t
prevail over central rules on sand mining.
 Nepali Congress emerged as Single largest
Party in Nepal Constituent Assembly
elections
(Published on: 27-NOV-2013)
Nepali Congress (NC) emerged as single largest
Party in the second Constituent Assembly
election held on 19 November 2013.
 National Lok Adalat settled over 28 Lakh
cases pending in Courts across the Country
(Published on: 24-NOV-2013)
National Lok Adalat organised throughout the
country on 23 November 2013 settled a record
28.26 lakh cases pending in various courts.
 Justice Ajit Prakash Shah appointed as
Chairman of Law Commission of India
(Published on: 22-NOV-2013)
Union Government on 22 November 2013
appointed Justice Ajit Prakash Shah as the new
Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India.
NEWS HEADLINES : SPORTS NEWS
 India crush Australia by 57 runs to win ODI
series 3-2
Published on: 02-NOV-2013
Riding on Rohit Sharma’s record breaking 209,
India registered the first bilateral ODI series win at
home against Australia as they crushed the visitors
by 51 runs.
 Sachin’s retirement biggest in cricket
history:Gavaskar
Published on:05-NOV-2013
Gavaskar has termed Sachin’s retirement as the
“biggest” the game has ever seen, while Laxman
feels thatfarewell hype wont cause “distraction” to
him.
Sachin Tendulkar greeted by guard of honour
in farewell Test for India.
Sachin Tendulkar falls short of century in the
final test.
Published on:15-NOV-2013
 Student inspires the Grandmaster-Norway’s first
GM Agdestein says former student Carlsen
motivated him to return.
Published on:21-NOV-2013
Simen Agdestein is confident his former pupil
Magnus Carlsen will dethrone Vishwanathan
Anand.
Rugby League World Cup final: Australia beat
New Zealand 34-2 at Old Trafford.
Published on:30-NOV-2013
NEWS HEADLINES: ECONOMIC
NEWS
 Diwali sales: Amaze, Swift, Sony, Samsung, diamonds top
charts
Published on: 5-NOV-2013
From cars to consumer durables, the festive season set cash
registers ringing across products last week as most
companies witnessed robust sales. However, gold jewellery,
which nor mally leads Dhanteras shopping, saw only
moderate demand.
 Obama thanks Lakshmi Mittal for investing in US
Published on: 16-NOV-2013
With the US economy in a free fall and the automotive
industry in all kinds of trouble a few years ago,
ArcelorMittal steel works in Cleveland, Ohio, suspended
operations, furloughed workers. And then, it bounced
back, bringing back those workers, and hiring 150 more
over the last four years. It is today one of the most
productive steel plants in the world.
 Moily drops bombshell, says diesel to be
deregulated in six months
Published on: 19-NOV-2013
In a surprise move ahead of elections, petroleum
minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday
announced that diesel prices in the country will be
deregulated in the next six months.
Mallya may lose yet another prized asset
Published on: 21-NOV-2013
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya may lose yet another
prized possession. Diageo, which now controls
his erstwhile flagship United Spirits Ltd, may
have to sell Whyte & Mackay if the British
Office for Fair Trading (OFT) finds that it creates
a monopoly in UK.
PFIZER, WYETH INDIA BOARDS APPROVE
MERGER
Published on: 25-NOV-2013
The Indian units of US-based pharmaceutical
giant Pfizer and rival Wyeth have received
formal approval from their respective board of
NEWS HEADLINES: SOCIAL NEWS
 UK immigration: two UCL research papers published
Published on: 05-NOV-2013
Two separate research papers by UCL
academics published today highlight the
evidence of the fiscal costs and benefits of
recent immigration to the UK, as well as the
difficulties with the government’s net migration
New NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
announced for London institutions
Published on: 04-NOV-2013
UCL and eight other leading London institutions
have today announced the creation of a new
London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership,
which will specialise in training 120 new
environmental scientists over the next five
UCL top in research council income
Published on: 18-NOV_2013
UCL researchers and those who support their
grant applications to research councils are to be
congratulated, writes Professor David Price, UCL
Vice-Provost (Research).
Snapchat-like app Candidly raises angel
funding
Published on: 22-NOV-2013
Candidly, an Android app that allows users to
click and share pictures and make them
disappear from friends’ phones after 10
seconds, has raised angel funding from four
investors.
Bring Facebook, Twitter under Indian law: IB
chief tells PM
Published on: 25-NOV-2013
A recommendation was made to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh today for bringing foreign
content-providers like Facebook and Twitter
Dec 2013
RBI may allow upto 74% FDI in credit
info cost
1st
Dec’13
• RBI The RBI may allow up to 74 per cent
foreign direct investment in credit
information companies.
1st
Dec
Cross border polio orientation
programme held
• The Rotary International 3250 Districts today
held a cross border orientation programme for
eradication of polio in India and Nepal.
• At the function organized by the Rotary
International, World Health Organiation
(WHO) and Unicef, speakers from the two
countries emphasized on the need for
eradication of polio in India and Nepal.
2nd
Dec
Rupee Up
• The rupee gave up mid-session gains to close
13 paise higher at 62.31 against the US
currency today after the RBI said the entire
dollar demand from oil marketing companies
was back in the market. Dollar sales by banks
and exporters and foreign capital inflows into
the equity market supported the rupee.
State assembly passes resolution on
Aadhar
3rd
Dec
• The West Bengal Assembly today passed a
resolution on Aadhar cards, that said the
Centre should immediately withdraw its
decision to link the cards with Direct Benefit
Transfer scheme.The resolution, moved by
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha
Chatterjee, mentioned that only 15 per cent
people of the state had got the Aadhar cards
3rd
Dec
India set to become second
highest scoring team
• When the Indian team scores the first run on
December 5 against South Africa in the first
one-dayer in Johannesburg, it will become the
highest-run scoring team in the 50-over
format of the game.
Reduce J&K assembly term to 5 years :
BJP
4th Dec
• The state unit of BJP today called upon Jammu
and Kashmir government to bring in a
legislation to reduce the term of the state
Assembly to five years from the present six.
6th Dec
Football World Cup Winner ‘s prize
money rises to $35 million
• The 2014 World Cup champions will receive
$35 million in prize money, world football’s
governing body FIFA announced in Salvador
on Thursday.
7th
Dec
Cong to shift focus to LS polls
• With most opinion and exit polls predicting a
rout for it in four states, Congress has sought
to shift the discourse from Assembly polls to
Lok Sabha elections citing past trends to
buttress the point that provincial polls do not
have a bearing on general elections.
7th
Dec
Andhra split: Mixed response for
Seemandhra bandh
• The two-day bandh call given by the proUnited Andhra Pradesh groups against the
Cabinet's nod for draft bill for bifurcation of
the state has evoked a mixed response in the
coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on
the second day on Saturday.
9th
Dec
Rupee rises to 2-month high
• The rupee surged to its highest level in nearly
four months in intra-day trade and fell back to
close with a 28 paise gain at 61.13 against the
dollar today, boosted by stocks that climbed to
a record after BJP won three out of four state
assembly elections
10th
Dec
Delhi govt formation: AAP, BJP ready
to grind it out
• Hectic consultations were on in both AAP and BJP
two days after the Assembly elections threw up a
split verdict that gave majority to none in the 70member House.While BJP has emerged as the
single largest party having won 31 seats, its ally
Akali Dal (Badal) has bagged one constituency,
leaving it four MLAs short of majority mark of
36.AAP, on the other hand, has got 28 seats
followed by Congress with eight. JD-U has won
one seat while the Mundka seat has gone to an
Independent.
10th
Dec
Reliance Jio, Airtel join hands for
sharing infra
• Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm
and Sunil Mittal-headed Bharti Airtel Tuesday
announced a comprehensive arrangement for
sharing telecom infrastructure, a partnership
that will help them reduce costs they incur on
their respective networks.
11th
Dec
Monetary policy to focus on
inflation, liquidity: Rajan
• With seven more days to go for the next
monetary policy review, the Reserve Bank of
India Wednesday said it will focus on
controlling inflation and roll back measures
taken to check rupee volatility to improve
liquidity.
13th
Dec
FEMA violation
• Cedar Support Services Ltd, a holding
company through which Bharti group controls
multi-brand retail chain 'Easyday', has
approached the Reserve Bank for amicable
settlement for FEMA violations.
Saina wins after successive defeats in
World SS Final
13th Dec
• After two successive defeats, ace India
shuttler Saina Nehwal finally managed to post
a hard-fought victory over Yeon Ju Bae of
Korea in her last Group B match of the BWF
World Superseries Finals here on Friday.
16th Dec
Cristiano Ronaldo opens museum
dedicated to his own achievements
• Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo
officially opened a museum dedicated to
his own achievements in his birthplace
of Madeira, Portgual on Sunday.
18th
Dec
Kapil Dev to receive BCCI’s lifetime
achievement award
• India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil
Dev will be conferred the Col C K Nayudu
Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013
at the annual BCCI awards function, the
Board’s announced Wednesday.
21st
Dec
PepsiCo India to invest over 1,200cr on
new plant in Andhra
• Beverages and snacks major PepsiCo India
Saturday said it will invest over Rs 1,200 crore
to build a new beverage manufacturing facility
in Andhra Pradesh.
23rd
Dec
Yes Bank raises $ 150 m loan from IFC
• Private sector lender Yes Bank today said it
has raised a seven-year loan of USD 150
million from World Bank group member IFC
for onlending to small businesses.
25th
Dec
Kejriwal denies rift in AAP, to take oath
• Arvind Kejriwal, who led Aam Admi Party to a
spectacular victory in the Assembly polls
ending Congress' 15-year rule, will take oath
as Delhi's seventh chief minister on Saturday
at historic Ramlila Maidan, the venue of Anna
Hazare's anti-corruption movement.
26th
Dec
Poor economy derails 8% growth
target in 12th Plan
• Poor performance of the economy during
2013 derailed Planning Commission's
ambitious growth target of 8 per cent for the
12th Plan, which the nation's official thinktank will revise downwards in the new year as
part of its mid-term review exercise.
28th
Dec
AAP ka Sarkar takes oath
• Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the
grammar of politics in Delhi and may possibly
do so elsewhere, today took oath as Delhi
Chief Minister promising a corruption-free
government and new style of governance
without arrogance of power
Credit growth inches up 15%, deposits
rise 17%
29th
Dec
• Bank lending has grown close to 15 per cent,
while deposits clipped much better at over 17
per cent during the year to December 13,
according to the fortnightly report by the
Reserve Bank, indicating the economy is not
out of the woods yet.
31st
Dec
Michael Schumacher shows slight
improvement, but not out of danger:
Doctor
• The French hospital that is treating
Michael Schumacher carried out a
second operation on the former Formula
One world champion during the night
and the doctors say that there are
"some signs" that his condition is "more
under control".
sports
FIFPro demands radical overhaul of
transfer system
• World players’ union FIFPro has demanded a
overhaul of soccer's transfer system and is ready to
take legal measures to get its way. “The transfer
system fails 99 per cent of players around the world,
it fails football as an industry and it fails the world’s
most beloved game,” FIFPro president Phillipe Piat
said in a statement on Tuesday.
Arsenal’s Wilshere charged over hand
gesture at Man City
• Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been charged
with making an offensive gesture at the end of
Arsenal’s 6-3 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday,
the FA said. The England international is alleged to
have made an abusive hand gesture towards City
supporters at the Etihad stadium.
Bowled over by the positive energy
• The enthusiastic and overwhelming response of the
people of the Delhi to the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
had me completely bowled over. I had some inkling of
things to come in the two days I was there prior to the
event and could sense the energy building up for Race
Day. But what I saw and witnessed was beyond my
wildest imagination. I am sure there are as high profile
half marathons as this in other parts of the world but it
will be difficult to match the colour, fun, camaraderie
and communal harmony as the city came together at
the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.
Training under Smirnov helped’
• Having won gold in last year’s National Shooting
Championship and secured the 15th spot in the 2013
Shooting World Cup, trap shooter Shreyasi Singh is
looking ahead with hope and excitement.
Shilling ford ‘gutted’ over ban, says
coach Gibson
• West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford is
“gutted” at being banned for using an illegal
bowling action but hopes to return to
international cricket soon, national coach Ottis
Gibson said in New Zealand on Tuesday. The
International Cricket Council announced late
on Monday that Shilling ford had been banned
indefinitely after an independent
biomechanical analysis showed his action was
illegal.
Economic
Hyundai to hike prices by up to 20k
• Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) will increase prices of its
products across all models by up to Rs 20,000 from
January to offset pressure of input costs on account
of rupee depreciation and inflationary trends.
US budget deal clears Senate hurdle
• The Senate advanced a bipartisan budget deal on
Tuesday, virtually guaranteeing passage of a bill that
sets spending caps for the next two years and
reduces prospects of a government shutdown next
year.
New power plant for Delhi, Noida
• In a move that could significantly boost the power
scenario in the state, UP State Industrial
Development Corporation (UPSIDC) has entered into
a MoU with Tehri Hydropower Development
Corporation (THDC) for transfer of land to construct a
1,320MW power generation unit in Khurja.
December Gain in Retail Sales Gives
U.S. a Lift
• Retail sales (RSTAXAGM) rose in December as frigid
temperatures prodded Americans to buy discounted
winter clothing and shop online for the holidays,
capping what may have been the strongest quarter
for consumer spending in three years.
2013 ends with weakest job growth in
years
• Hiring slumped sharply in December, as the
economy added only 74,000 jobs, according to
the government. This was the weakest month
for job growth since January 2011 and came
as a huge surprise to economists, who were
expecting an addition of 193,000 jobs.
political
Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term with
new allies
• Berlin: Germany’s parliament elected Chancellor
Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of
Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly
three months after an awkward election result
forced her to put together a new governing
coalition.
Rahul fit for PM post, says Lalu
• R JD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on
Tuesday supported Rahul Gandhi as the UPA’s PM
candidate and said that the Gandhi scion was fit
for the PM’s post. At a press conference later in
Koderma district, he formally announced that his
party would go for an alliance with Congress for
the Lok Sabha polls next year. Lalu also called the
AAP a bubble that would soon burst. “AAP is a
bubble…They are all agents of big capitalists,”
Lalu said. TNN
Hope states pass laws modelled on the
bill: Govt
•
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday
expressed happiness over the passage of the
Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha and hoped that the
states would also make laws on similar lines
within a year.
The case for intervention in Syria
• I opposed military strikes against the Assad regime
back in August. It was a finely balanced debate – I
envied the moral certainty which both sides exuded
– but it struck me that the case for British
intervention had not been convincingly made.
Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria
set to give Nigel Farage and Ukip a
boost
• The Prime Minister stood for office at the election pledging to bring
annual immigration down to the tens of thousands, following a
decade under New Labour of explosive growth in the numbers. Mr
Cameron is struggling to hit his target, despite considerable efforts
by ministers and Border Agency staff. Last month, official figures
showed that net migration — the difference between the number
arriving to live in Britain and those emigrating — rose to 182,000 in
the year to June, up 15,000 on the previous 12 months. In addition,
from this week, the curbs on immigration from Bulgaria and
Romania will end. Voters are unimpressed. The latest ICM poll
findings for The Sunday Telegraph are unequivocal, with 72 per cent
opposing the latest relaxation of border controls, which were
agreed when the two Eastern European countries were allowed to
join the EU. Even when voters are told that resisting would put the
UK Government in breach of EU law, they still want David Cameron
to take action.
Social
Congress to create 'cyber-army' to combat
BJP 'onslaught' on social media
• Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has said that his
party has decided to create its "cyber-army" to take
on BJP's "onslaught" on the social media.
• The Congress party has geared up to face challenges
and fight for truth after "spread of lies by BJP whose
ideology divides the people," said Patel, the political
secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Till
now these lies were limited to Gujarat state, but now
are being spread across the country, he said.
Iran bans another social network, blocks
WeChat messaging app
• WeChat, the popular China-made messaging app,
has joined the likes of Facebook and Twitter in being
blocked by authorities in Iran.
Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker dies in
California car crash
• US actor Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast &
Furious series of action films, has been killed in a car
crash in California.
• Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car
driven by a friend - who also died - when it crashed
north of Los Angeles.
• Walker was said to be attending a charity event at
the time.
Google wants to run your home with Nest
• Google is knocking at your front door. It wants to
come inside, make itself at home, and quietly turn all
of your boring home devices into "smart" connected
gadgets that learn about your patterns and
preferences, talk to each other, collect data about
your habits and make life easier by assisting with
daily tasks.
UK's Paignton Zoo bans monkeys from
eating bananas for health reasons
• Monkeys and bananas. It's as natural a pairing as
squirrels and nuts or movies and popcorn.
• Not any more, says one zoo in southwest England.
• Paignton Zoo in Devon is grabbing bananas out of its
monkeys' hands, giving them leafy veggies and
sprouts instead.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee doesn't need
Bharat Ratna: Rajnath Singh(25th dec)
• The Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated party
stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday with
much fanfare as the former prime minister
turned 89 on Wednesday and launched
several initiatives to mark the occasion. BJP
president Rajnath Singh said that Vajpayee
“does not need a Bharat Ratna as he is a ratna
(gem) to Bharat himself.
Aam Aadmi Party's stunning rise from
Oct 2012 to Dec 2013
• On December 4 2013, Delhi went to elections
while breaking the record with 67 percent
voters turnout. On December 8, AAP emerged
as the second largest party by winning 28
seats.
Declare holiday in NCR on December 4
for Delhi polls: AAP to EC, Centre
• Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday urged the
Election Commission and the Centre to
declare a holiday in National Capital Region
(NCR) on December 4, on the lines of Delhi, so
that Delhi resident working in these areas can
exercise their franchise.
No decision yet on the road ahead:
Dikshit(9th december)
• Losing power after 15 years as Delhi's Chief
Minister, Sheila Dikshit is undecided about her
future, saying that she has not made up her
mind for anything as she was still absorbing
her defeat.
With eye on 2014, Cong reaches out
to minorities with special schemes
• The Congress is banking on minority-oriented
schemes like those providing medical aid, skill
development and promoting leadership
among women to reach out to Muslims ahead
of the Lok Sabha elections.
Delhi, Chhattisgarh get new PCC chiefs;
Congress gets into revamp mode
• Congress on Thursday appointed Arvinder
Singh Lovely and Bhupesh Baghel as new PCC
chiefs of Delhi and Chhattisgarh respectively
signalling the party's intent to bring sweeping
changes in state units after its debacle in
recent assembly elections.
Voting machines kept under tight
security in Delhi(5th dec)
• As many as 11,993 Electronic Voting Machines
(EVMs), which hold the fate of 810 candidates
in the Delhi Assembly polls, have been kept
under high security in 14 counting centres
across the city
Liverpool legend Ian Rush hails Suarez
as club's '100 mln-pound' player (29th
dec)
• Welsh and Liverpool football legend Ian Rush
has hailed controversial striker Luis Suarez as
the Anfield side`s 100 million-pound man and
has backed him to help the club recapture
their glory days of the past
Lionel Messi recovers from injury, can
start fitness work(21st dec)
• Lionel Messi has recovered fully from his thigh
muscle injury and can begin work on his
fitness although no date has yet been set for
his return to action, the Argentine Football
Association (AFA)
Athletics will never be drug free, says
Michael Johnson(11th dec)
• Athletics will never be free of drug cheats and,
without the Olympics, the sport would be
dead, American four-time Olympic champion
Michael Johnson
Meet the 14-year-old Oz runner who's
'faster' than Usain Bolt!
• An Australian schoolboy has got his name
written in record books after running 200m in
21.73secs - a record for his age group - it was
also about 0.08sec quicker than what Usain
Bolt ran as a 14-year-old.
Bolt continues to dominate global
titles(29th dec)
• Olympic and World champion Usain Bolt of
Jamaica and American tennis star Serena
Williams have been voted International Sports
Press Association (AIPS) Best Athletes for the
second year in a row
Michael schumacher Injured
• The Formula One legend suffered severe head
injuries in a skiing accident on December 29.
Actor Morgan Freeman mistaken for
Nelson Mandela in billboard gaffe
• An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to
Nelson Mandela was red-faced on Thursday
after the discovery that a photo of actor
Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of
the anti-apartheid hero
Nelson Mandela
• Died on 5th December,
Johannesburg , SA
• Lived for 95 years
Apple’s iPad Air and
iPad mini with retina display
launched.
• Apple launched its latest tablets in the indian
market on 7th of December.
Micromax launches a lap-tab
• The most successful Indian mobile brand
launched a tablet computers with dual OS.
Google Zeitgeist
• Google revealed its zeitgeist for the year.
• Top most searched in various categories.
Infosys
• Q3 profits up by 21.4% …ie - Rs 2875 cr
• appointed Pravin Rao and BG Srinivas as
presidents
• Both Srinivas and Rao will report to CEO and
Managing Director S.D. Shibulal.
Tab banking
• ICICI Bank has launched Tab Banking, which
gives a potential customer the convenience of
opening his bank account at his or her home
or office.
Cabinet
CABINET MINISTERS OF INDIA
The Cabinet of India is the collective decision-making body
of the Government of India, consists of the Prime Minister
and 35 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of the
government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate
decision-making body of the executive within
the Westminster system of government in traditional
constitutional theory.
The Union Cabinet of the Government of India Indian
general election, 2009 held in five phases in 2009: on 16
April, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 and 13 May 2009. The results
of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to
the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Dr Manmohan
Singh took oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22
May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the
present 'Council of Ministers' in two phases. Most of the
cabinet functions from Cabinet Secretariat, at Secretariat
Building, New Delhi.
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL AND
PLANNING
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SHRI AK ANTONY
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
PROCESSING
•
SHRI SHARAD PAWAR
MINISTER OF FINANCE
•
SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
•
SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD
MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS
•
SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
•
SHRI M .VEERAPPA MOILY
MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE
ENERGY
•
DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCES
•
SHRI S.JAIPAL REDDY
MINISTER OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
•
SHRI KAMAL NATH
MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
•
SHRI AJIT SINGH
MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN
AFFAIRS
•
SHRI VAYALAR RAVI
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS
•
SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE
MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND
HIGHWAYS
•
SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
•
SHRI KAPIL SIBAL
MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
•
SHRI ANAND SHARMA
MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EMPOWERMENT
•
KUMARI SELJA
MINISTER OF SHIPPING
•
SHRI G.K. VASAN
Dr. Manmohan singh
• Prime Minister and also in-charge of the
Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to
the charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
(ii) Ministry of Planning;
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy; and
(iv) Department of Space.
• Born 26 September 1932 is the 13th and current
Prime Minister of India. A renowned economist, he is
the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to
return to power after completing a full five-year
term, and the first Sikh to hold the office.
2.SHRI A.K.ANTONY
• Minister of Defence
• Born 28 December 1940 is an Indian politician who is
the current Defence Minister of India, and also
the Member of Parliament (MP) from the upper
house, Rajya Sabha, of Parliament. He previously
served as the Chief Minister of the state of Kerala.
3.Shri Sharad Pawar
• Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Food
Processing Industries.
• Sharad Pawar ( born 12 December 1940) is the
president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he
founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian
National Congress. He has previously held the posts
of Minister of Defence and Chief Minister of
Maharashtra . .
• In 2010, Sharad Pawar became the International
Cricket Council president after England's David
Morgan.
4.SHRI P.CHIDAMBARAM
• Minister of finance
• Chidambaram Palaniappan (born 16 September
1945) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian
National Congress and the current Union Minister of
Finance of the Republic of India. P. Chidambaram is a
well known corporate lawyer and an important
member of the last two Congress-led Governments.
He also served as the Finance Minister from May
2004 to November 2008..
5.Shri gulam Nabi Azad
• Minister of health and family welfare
• Born on 7 March 1949, in Jammu and Kashmir, India
• After delivering victories in several key states,
including Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the
'crisis manager' of the Congress surprised many
when he led the party successfully in the 2002
Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir.
6.Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde
• Minister of Home Affairs.
• Sushil kumar Sambhajirao Shinde (born 4 September
1941; Solapur, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician
from the state of Maharashtra, and the current
Minister in the Manmohan Singh government. He
previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of
Maharashtra during 18 January 2003 to October
2004. He is also the Leader of the house in Lok
Sabha.
7.Dr. farooq Abdullah
• Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
• Born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir,
India, is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of
medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu
and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is
married to Molly, a nurse of British origin. Their son,
Omar Abdullah is also involved in state and national
politics, and has been a member of the Lok Sabha
and is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
• Minister of Science and Technology, and
Minister of Earth Sciences.
• Sudini Jaipal Reddy (born 16 January 1942) is a
member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India . He
represents the Chevella constituency of Andhra
Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National
Congress. He served as a Union Minister for
Information and Broadcasting in IK Gujral cabinet in
1998.
Shri Kamal Nath
• Minister of Urban Development, and
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
• Kamal Nath (born 18 November 1946) is a member
of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the
Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a
member of the Indian National Congress
Shri Ajit Singh
• Minister of Civil Aviation.
• He has been inducted in the cabinet of Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh as Civil aviation
Minister,Government of India on 18 December 2011,
soon after his party Rashtriya Lok Dal(RLD), with five
members in the Lok Sabha, joined the United
Progressive Alliance.
Shri Vayalar Ravi
• Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
• Vayalar Ravi (born June 4, 1937[1]) is a prominent
Indian politician, currently the Union Cabinet
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a member
of the Rajya Sabha.
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
• Minister of Railways.
• Mallikarjun Kharge, (born 21 July 1942) is a member
of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. is a member of
theIndian National Congress (INC) political party
Elections. Prior to that he was the President
of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee during
the 2008 Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
Shri Oscar Fernandes
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and
Minister of Labour and Employment.
• Oscar Fernandes (born 27 March 1941) , a
senior Indian National Congress leader and is the
present Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road
and Highways, Government Of India.He is one of the
closest confident of the present Congress
President Sonia Gandhi.
Shri Kapil Sibal
• Minister of Communications and Information
Technology, and Minister of Law and Justice.
• Renowned lawyer, he has been at the helm of
various ministries in the Congress lead UPA
government over the years – beginning with the
Ministry of Science & Technology, then the Ministry
of Human Resource Development and currently he is
in charge of both the Ministry of Communications &
IT, and the Ministry of Law & Justice in the First
Manmohan Singh Cabinet.
Shri Anand Sharma
• Minister of Commerce and Industry.
• Sharma is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper
house of the Indian Parliament.
Dr. Girija Vyas
• Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
• Girija Vyas is an Indian politician, poet and author.
She is presently a Member of the 15th Lok Sabha,
the lower house of Parliament, president of National
Commission for Women of India. Minister of
|Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation from June
2013 in Indian Cabinet.
Shri Praful Patel
• Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
• Praful Manoharbhai Patel (born 17 February 1957,
Kolkata) is a member of parliament of the Lok Sabha
of India. He is a member of the Nationalist Congress
Party. Before moving to the Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises, Patel was a
Minister of State for Civil Aviation from May 2004 up
to January 2011. Praful Patel has been associated
with numerous corruption investigations, within
India and abroad
Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
• Minister of Coal.
• Shriprakash Jaiswal (born 25 September 1944) is an
Indian politician. He stood for the 2004 Lok Sabha
elections on the Indian National Congress ticket and
is currently a Member of Parliament from Kanpur. He
has been elected three times from Kanpur. He has
been Minister of State for Home Affairs since 23 May
2004.
Shri Salman Khurshid
• Minister of External Affairs.
• He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a
lawyer, and a writer[citation needed] who has been
elected from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency in
the General Election of 2009. He started his political
career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime
ministership of Indira Gandhi.
Shri Jairam Ramesh
• Minister of Rural Development.
• He is a Member of Parliament representing Andhra
Pradesh state in the Rajya Sabha since June 2004. In
July 2011, Mr. Ramesh was elevated to the Union
Council of Ministers of India and appointed Minister
of Rural Development and Minister (Additional
Charge) of the new Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation.
Cabinet Ministers (as on 21.12.2013)
Name
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
Portfolio
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the
Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the
charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions;
(ii) Ministry of Planning;
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy;
and
(iv) Department of Space.
2. Shri A.K. Antony
Minister of Defence.
3. Shri Sharad Pawar
Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Food
Processing
Industries.
4. Shri P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance.
5. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
6. Shri Sushilkumar Shinde
Minister of Home Affairs.
7. Shri M. Veerappa Moily
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and
Minister of
Environment and
Name
Portfolio
11.
Shri Ajit Singh
Minister of Civil Aviation.
12.
Shri Vayalar Ravi
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
13.
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
Minister of Railways.
14.
Shri Oscar Fernandes
Minister of Road Transport and
Highways, and
Minister of Labour and Employment.
15.
Shri Kapil Sibal
Minister of Communications and
Information
Technology, and Minister of Law and Justice.
16.
Shri Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce and
Industry.
17.
Kumari Selja
Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment.
18.
Dr. Girija Vyas
Minister of Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation.
19.
Shri G.K. Vasan
Minister of Shipping.
20. Shri Praful Patel
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises
21.
Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of Coal.
22. Shri Salman Khurshid
Minister of External Affairs.
Name
Portfolio
27. Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Minister of Mines.
28. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
Minister of Human
Resource
Development.
29. Shri Harish Rawat
Minister of Water
Resources.
30. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
Minister of Culture.
31.
Dr. Kavuru Samba Siva Rao
Minister of Textiles. .
1 Dr. Manmohan Singh
• Prime Minister and also in-charge of the
Ministries/Departments not specifically
allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions
(ii) Ministry of Planning
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy
(iv) Department of Space.
2 Shri A.K. Antony
• Minister of Defence
3 Shri Sharad Pawar
• Minister of Agriculture
• Minister of Food Processing Industries
4 Shri P. Chidambaram
• Minister of Finance
5 Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
• Minister of Health and Family Welfare
6 Shri Sushilkumar Shinde
• Minister of Home Affairs
7 Shri M. Veerappa Moily
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
• Minister of Environment and Forests
8 Dr. Farooq Abdullah
• Minister of New and Renewable Energy
9 Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
• Minister of Science and Technology
• Minister of Earth Sciences
10 Shri Kamal Nath
• Minister of Urban Development
• Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
11 Shri Ajit Singh
• Minister of Civil Aviation
12 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
• Minister of Railways
13 Shri Oscar Fernandes
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways
• Minister of Labour and Employment
14 Shri Kapil Sibal
• Minister of Communications and Information
Technology
• Minister of Law and Justice
15 Shri Anand Sharma
• Minister of Commerce and Industry
16 Shri Praful Patel
• Minister of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises
17 Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
• Minister of Coal
18 Shri Salman Khurshid
• Minister of External Affairs
19 Shri Beni Prasad Verma
• Minister of Steel
20 Shri Jairam Ramesh
• Minister of Rural Development
21 Kumari Selja
• Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
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