4th November 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

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National Affairs

• Muslims today observed Muharram by taking out taziya processions, flagellating themselves and offering special prayers.
• Harayana CM Manohar Lal Khattar asks the newly elected MLAs to donate their first salary towards the Jammu and Kashmir flood relief fund.
• His proposal was accepted by members of all parties in the 90-member state assembly.
• In Odisha, CBI arrests Biju Janata Dal MP Ramchandra Hansda and two former MLAs for their alleged links in multi-crore chit fund scam of Nabadiganta Capital Services
• BJD suspends MP Ramchandra Handsa.
• The Union Cabinet has accepted lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung's report recommending dissolution of the Delhi assembly, paving the way for holding of fresh polls in the national capital.
• Intelligence agencies issue terror alert for Kolkata, especially in the port area.
• Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said there was no question of demolishing 'Ramar Sethu' while implementing the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project and asserted it would be done without harming the environment.
• Indian High Commissoner in Sri Lanka Y K Sinha meets 5 Indian fishermen in Welikada prison, assures them unstinted support of Government of India.

International Affairs

• Thirteen years after the devastating attack on U.S. that destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and took the lives of over 2,700 people, the rebuilt One World Trade Center tower has finally opened for business.
• It took eight long years to build New York's World Trade Center at an expense of 3.8 4 billion US dollar.
• It is now the tallest building in the US with 104-stories.
• In a blunt assessment of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, the Pentagon has told the US Congress that the country is using militant groups as proxies to counter the superior Indian military.
• Ministry of External Affairs welcomed these reports.
• Recognizing the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action by governments to strengthen nuclear security and prevent non-state actors from acquiring vulnerable atomic material.
• First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations - Abhishek Singh

Business & Economy

• The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has lowered India's GDP growth forecast to 5 per cent in the current financial year on weak economical fundamentals and uncertainties in growth prospects. 
• Notwithstanding moderation in inflation, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to keep status quo on the policy rates this fiscal to check price rise expectations, says a report.

Science & Technology

• Mumbai has highest number of internet users at about 16.4 million in the country, Delhi second with user base of 12.1 million.

New Appointments

• Govt appoints Hasmukh Adhia, 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu
• U.S. retail giant Walmart today announced that Scott Price has been renamed president and chief executive officer of Walmart Asia with immediate effect, six months after he was promoted to take up an international role.

People in News

• 28year old Aparajita Rai becomes the first woman IPS officer from Sikkim.
• She is now posted in Hoogly in West Bengal. 
• Today is 84th Birthday of Shakuntala Devi known as the 'human computer' in World.

Sports

• ICC test rankings:
• India slips to 6th rank
• Pakistan jumps to 3rd place
• South Africa retains its Number One spot
• Australia is placed second
• The Indian Premier League Governing Council on Tuesday announced the dates of the next year's IPL tournament, which will be held from 8th April to 24th May 2014.
• Australia defeat India 4-0 in the first Hockey test match at Perth.
• To commemorate the 150th year of inception of the historic Eden Gardens, the Cricket Association of Bengal(CAB) will release about 5, 000 envelopes and stamps with photos of the world famous stadium along with its long-time president Jagmohan Dalmiya.

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