November 05, 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates - 5th November 2013

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International Affairs

US President BarackObama calls on Senate to pass legislation prohibiting employment discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgenders.
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Poland for talks on growing trade ties, as well as plans to base an American missile defence system there by 2018.
The United Nations called for greater UN Security Council pressure for access to war-stricken Syria as it announced a major rise in homelessness and civilians in need.
US Vice-President, Joe Biden, will travel to Japan, China and South Korea in the first week of December, which is considered as part of US pivot to Asia.
A Bangladeshi court today sentenced to death 152 soldiers in one of the world's biggest ever mass criminal trials for their role in a 2009 mutiny and massacre of 74 people, including top army officers.
The UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met U.S. and Russian officials on Tuesday to discuss convening long-delayed Syrian peace talks this year despite disputes over President Bashar al-Assad's future and whether his ally Iran can attend.

National Affairs

Mahatma Gandhi's 'charkha' which he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement' was on Tuesday sold at an auction in the UK for a whopping 110,000 pounds, nearly double the expected price.
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladeshi counterpart Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir will be present at the Indo-Bangla border`s Petrapole-Benapole post to flag-off the joint retreat ceremony between border forces of the two countries.
In a major relief to CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, a CBI court here on Tuesday dropped him and five others from the list of accused in the SNC-Lavalin corruption case dating to mid-1990s when he was the power minister.
Bhai Dooj festival celebrated across India
Ending a five-year hiatus, India and China today began a joint anti-terrorism military exercise, less than a fortnight after the two countries inked a comprehensive pact to avert recurring border stand-offs.
CBI today arrested BJP MP from Gujarat Dinu Bogha Solanki in connection with the murder of of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest in the state, the last home of Asiatic lions.

Science and Technology

India's first-ever 450-crore mission to Mars, Mangalyaan launched into space today (Nov. 5), beginning the country's first interplanetary mission to explore the solar system.
The first telecommunications cable directly linking Taiwan and China has begun operating

Deaths

MadhyaPradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani passes away in Jabalpur following a heart attack

Awards and Honors

Daughter of a bus conductor,Shalini Agnihotri of Himachal Pradesh today won the coveted Prime Minister's Baton and the Home Ministry's Revolver for being the best all-round trainee officer of the 65th batch of IPS.

Business and Economy

Twitter's initial public offering of stock is getting an enthusiastic response from prospective investors. It boosted the price range for the IPO to $23 and $25 per share.

Sports