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Current Affairs of June 2013: National News
Current Affairs of June 2013: National News
National News
Defence Minister A.K. Antony visited China in June. India and China decided to initiate trustbuilding such as expanding direct contact between the two militaries. Mr. L.K. Advani of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) announced his resignation from all party posts. According to the United Nations, Kerala is the only state in India which remains in the very high human development index (HDI) with respect to education, health and incomes. The rank of India is at 141 in 2013 Global Page Index (GPI) out of 162 countries. Indias first technical university for women has been inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell down to 4.7 percent in May 2013. The Union Cabinet has cleared the mental Health Care Bill, 2013. Cloudbursts broke over the Kedar Dome, the mountain north-west of Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a financial assistance of Rs. 1000 crore from the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to Uttarakhand for disaster. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Kerala is on top in crime rate followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has been elevated as Railway Miniter. Janata Dal United (JDU) broke their 17 year-old alliance with BJP in Bihar. According to Swiss National Banks report, India has slipped to the 70th position in terms of money lying in Swiss Banks. Six hill forts of Rajasthan Jaisalmer Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Gagaron Fort, Chittorgarh Fort, Amer Fort and Ranthambhore Fort were included in UNESCOs World Heritage List in the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of the 850 MW Ratle Power project on the river Chenab in Kashmir. The foreign direct investment (FDI) into India has been declined by 29 percent. The current account deficit (CAD) of India fell to 3.6 percent of GDP in the quarter JanuaryMarch, 2013. P Sathasivam has been named the next Chief Justice of India succeeding Justice Altamas Kabir. The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Najeeb Jung has been appointed as the new Lieutenant-Government of Delhi. K.K. Paul and A.K. Singh have been appointed as the Governors of Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar Island respectively. Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh has inaugurated the 17.7 km-long Banihal-Qazigund section of the ambitious mountain railway. Dr. Singh flagged off the first train which will run across the 11.2 km tunnel, the longest in the country.
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International News
Mr. Hassan Rouhani became the new President of Iran. Massive protests have been broke out in Brazil of thousands of people frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security. The former CIA technical assistant Edward Snowden leaked that National Security Agency of America collects phone records and emails of people from different country including India using the PRISM technology. NATO handed over the responsibility for providing security cover to Afghanistans military officially. USA-led NATO will pull out all forces by the end of 2014. Mohammed Morsy, the first democratically elected President of Egypt, was deposed by the Egyptian military. The top judge of the constitutional court, Mr. Adly Mansour was sworn as the interim leader. Indian origin Mr. Srikant Srinivasan has been sworn as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for DC Circuit. He became first India-American judge in the second most powerful court of USA. The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani stepped down in favour of his son Sheikh Tamim for the first time in Arab history. Kevin Rudd became the new Prime Minister of Australia succeeding Ms. Julia Gillard. British-made light weight electric powered car, Lola B1269/EZ has crossed the world land speed record of 328.6 km/h for battery-run cars. Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union (EU).
Sports Updates
Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix title 2013. India won the 2013 Champions Trophy beating hosts England in the final by 5 runs. Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was named the Man of the Tournament.
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Wimbledon Tournament 2013 Winners: Mens Singles- Andy Murray of England Womens Singles- Marion Bartoli of France Mens Doubles- Mike and Bob Bryan of USA Womens Doubles- Peng Shuai of China and Suwei Hsieh of Taiwan Mixed Doubles- Kristina Mladenovic of France and Daniel Nestor of Canada
14th IIFA Awards Winners: The 14th IIFA Award Awards ceremony was held in Macau, China. The winners are Best Film- Barfi Best Actor- Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi Best Actress- Vidya Balan for Kahaani Page 4
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