1. Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 Womens title ? Answer: Victoria Azarenka 2.

Who is the winner of Australian Open 2013 mens title ? Answer: Novak Djokovic 3. Who is the chief guest of 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ? Answer: Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (Held in Kochi) 4. Who is the chief guest of republic day 2013 ? Answer: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan 5. Who is first female President of South Korea ? Answer: Park Guen-hye 6. Who is the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka ? Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake (recently impeached) 7. Who is the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 ? Answer: Jeet Thayil (book Narcopolis) 8. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India? Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel) 9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ? Answer: Davos, Switzerland 10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ? Answer: Major Anoop Joseph 11. Which Indian scientist conferred with Chinas top science award ? Answer: CNR Rao 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Answer: Pakistan 14. Who is the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi ? Answer: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty 15. Who is the new President of Sahitya Akademi ? Answer: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

16. Who is appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations ? Answer: Asoke Kumar Mukerji 17. Who is the worlds oldest Marathon runner ? Answer: Fauja Singh 18. Which actor won this years Best Actor (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 19. Which actress won this years Best Actress (in a Leading Role) Oscar ? Answer: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) 20. Who won this years Best Director Oscar ? Answer: Ang Lee (Life of Pi) 21. Who is the first person to win Best Actor Oscar thrice ? Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis 22. What is the theme of 2013 International Womens Day (march 8) ? Answer: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women 23. New Governor of Nagaland ? Answer: Ashwani Kumar 24. New Governor of Kerala ? Answer: Nikhil Kumar 25. New Governor of Odisha ? Answer: S C Jamir 26. Who is the new President of Kenya ? Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta 27. Who is the new Prime Minister ( Premier of the Peoples Republic of China) of China ? Answer: Li Keqiang 28. Who is the new Pope? Answer: Pope Francis 29. What is the name of Indias first regional navigational satellite ? Answer: IRNSS-1 30. Who scored fastest hundred on debut in test cricket ?

Answer: Shikhar Dhawan 31. Where is Indias first all women post office inaugurated on womens day ? Answer: Delhi 32. What is the theme of 2013 world water day (march 22) ? Answer: Water Cooperation 33. Which year is declared by UN as International Year of Water Cooperation ? Answer: 2013 34. Who is the winner of 2013 miss India ? answer: Navneet Kaur Dhillon 35. who is the winner of 2013 Saraswati Samman ? Answer: Sugathakumari (Manalezhuthu) 36. Who is recently reelected as IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director general ? Answer: Yukiya Amano 37. Who is the new Prime Minister of Nepal ? Answer: Khil Raj Regmi 38. Who is the first female Prime minister of UK who recently passed away ? Answer: Margaret Thatcher 39. Who is the new pm of North Korea ? Answer: Pak Pong-ju 40. Who is the new venezuela president ? Answer: Nicolas Maduro 41. Who is the new president of Bangladesh ? Answer: Abdul Hamid 42. What is the theme of 2013 World Earth day (April 22) ? Answer: The face of climate change 43. Who is the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir ? answer: Narinder Nath Vohra 44. Who is the new president of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ? Answer: Takehiko Nakao

45. Who is the new prime minister of Italy ? Answer: Enrico Letta 46. Who is the first woman speaker of Bangladesh ? Answer: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury 47. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ? Answer: Shashi Kant Sharma 48. Who is the first Indian amputee to scale Everest ? Answer: Arunima Sinha 49. Who is the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest ? Answer: Samina Baig 50. Who is the first US women in space ? Answer: Sally Ride (Recently she won highest civilian honour of USA, Presidential medal of Freedom)

Current Affairs Questions Answers for August 2013-One liners

The first Britisher to perform a space walk, who retired from NASA in the second week of August 2013Colin Michael Foale Name of the largest blast furnace of India which was operationalised by SAIL on 10 August 2013 Durga Female tennis player to win The Rogers Cup 2013 and capture her 54th WTA singles title- Serena Williams Technology used by the researchers to find that autism affected the brains of males and females in a different way- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Name the captain of the 18-member hockey squad of India in the Asia Cup hockey tournament 2013Sardar Singh Date on which International Lefthanders Day is celebrated across the world- 13 August Name of the First Twitter Hotel opened in Spain by the Melia brand of hotels - Social Wave House Name of the oldest Penguin who on 12 August 2013 turned 36 years old- King Penguin Missy Body which proposed first season of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) - Badminton Association of India (BAI) Name of the host country of 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championships- Philippines Name the fossil of the oldest known ancestor of modern rats recently unearthed in China - Rugosodon

eurasiaticus Name of one of the most endangered bird species of the world that made a comeback in the US Puerto Rican parrot Place at which The Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) 2013, the biggest travel trade show of India started Ahmadabad, Gujarat The former Prime Minister of Nepal who died on 15 August 2013 after battling with lung cancer - Marich Man Singh Shrestha Name the person who was termed as the Beast of Ukraine. He was the serial killer who recently died in prison- Anatoly Onoprienko Name of the US actress who passed away on 25 August 2013 at the age of 87 years and holds the record of most Tony awards win- Julie Harris Indias under-23 cricket team won the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore on 25 August 2013, after defeating- Pakistan Indian tennis player who lifted the womens doubles trophy at the WTA New Haven Open along with her partner Jie Zheng of China- Sania Mirza Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013 awarded to- Vinod Prakash Sharma Name the tribal community of Sri Lanka that was felicitated on 9 August 2013 by Mahinda Rajapaksa on the occasion of the World Indigenous Peoples Day- Veddas The eminent Indian classical singer and music director known as the vocalist of Jayadevas Gita Govind, who passed away in Bhubaneswar- Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi Nelson Mandela on 27 August 2013 was honoured with the first Lifetime Campaigner for Peace and Freedom of- the Mahathir award for Global Peace Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting of the Year (2013) was won by- Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor of The Hindu Indian women's Recurve team defeated this team to win gold medal in the World Cup Archery Stage- 4 at Wroclaw, Poland- South Korean Team Person who coined the term BRIC in 2001. He is the Chief Economist of Goldman Sachs : Jim O Neil The soccer team to win UEFA Super Cup 2013 on 30 August 2013:Bayern Munich The person to be recommended as next ONGC chief by the Public Enterprises Selection Board : Dinesh K Sarraf The Joint Air force exercise to be held by China and Pakistan: Shaheen-2 The 21st round of Boundary talks between Bhutan and China held in the city: Thimphu 5th India-China Strategic Dialogue held in the City: New Delhi The person to be sworn in as the new President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani

Current Affairs Questions Answers for July 2013-One liners

 The Person who succeeded Ranjan Mathai to be the next Foreign Secretary of India by Manmohan Singh- Sujata Singh The vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University who on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi- Najeeb Jung The Person who on 2 July 2013 has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)- Sunil Soni The first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013- Vandana Gandhi The U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88- Douglas Engelbart The Egyptian Leader who sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place succeeding Mohamed Morsi, who was removed after a military coup- Adli Mansour Renowned Madhubani painting artist who died at a private hospital in Ranti, near Madhubani on 4 July 2013- Mahasundari Devi The former Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), who was appoin ted as the President of NASSCOM on 5 July 2013- R. Chandrasekhar The Bollywood actress who on 6 July 2013 got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau-Vidya Balan Leading liberal opposition leader who on 6 July 2013 was named as Egypt's new Prime MinisterMohamed ElBaradei Senior parliamentarian who on 4 July 2013 was appointed as the new governor of Sikkim - Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Former Delhi police Chief, who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Governor of Meghalaya- KK Paul An acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) who died on 9 July 2013-Dr. H.A.B. Parpia The Person who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands- Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh The Theme of world Population day observed across the World on 11 July 2013- Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music who was sel ected to be honoured with Tagore Award 2013- Zubin Mehta The legendary actor and the proud recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan Award who died on 12 July 2013- Pran The Person who on 16 July 2013 was appointed as the next Commissioner of Delhi Police and will be succeeding Neeraj Kumar- Bhim Sain Bassi The Person who was administered the oath of the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) by he President of India on 19 July 2013-Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

 The Chief Justice of India who on 18 July 2013 retired from the office after a short term of just nine months- Justice Altamas Kabir The day which was observed as Nelson Mandela International Day to inspire people to be an agent of change- 18 July 2013 82 Years old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who died at a private hospital in Chennai on 18 July 2013- Vaali An Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA- Nisha Desai Biswal South Korean city which was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015 as per UNESCO announcement- Incheon Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation, who died at a hospital in Kochi- Prof. Oommen Mathew The Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who on 21 Ju ly 2013 appointed as the new Chairman of GST Panel- Abdul Rahim Rather The Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India who was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India-Arvind Sharma Renowned south India yesteryear actor, wh o died in Chennai at the age of 59 on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness- Manjula Vijayakumar The Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to a baby boy on 22 July 2013 at the London hospital - Kate Middleton Indian American author who novel The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013- Jhumpa Lahiri The cousin of Rajiv Gandhi as well as the Minister for Internal Security during his government, who died in Gurgaon on 25 July 2013- Arun Nehru The famous Indian Port which was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13- Paradip Port The Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor, died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 85 years-Jagdish Raj Sarod maestro who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award - Amjad Ali Khan The former Indian Test umpire who passed away on 29 July 2013 at a private hospital i n Karnataka. He was 83 years of age- SN Hanumantha Rao Current Affairs Questions Answers for June 2013-One liners The principal architect of Indias missile programmes who on 31 May 2013 was appointed DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister- Avinash Chander The person who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal- Rajiv Shukla

 The name of bombs which is being developed by India for its fighter jets, which are expected to be geared up for deployment by the end of year 2014- Glide Bombs The Person who was appointed new Prime Minister of Palestine, by Mahmoud Abbas on 2 June 2013 Rami Hamdallah The 25-year old Bollywood actress who allegedly committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai Jiah Khan The Person who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 with his five schoolmates- Raghav Joneja The Leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), who on 3 June 2013 elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan- Ayaz Sadiq The Person who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years- Lydia Nsekera The theme of World Environment Day which was observed on 5 June 2013 -Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint The Person who was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013- Susan Elizabeth Rice The Australian radio presenters who responsible for Royal prank and was awarded with Jock by the employer- Michael Christian The Person who on 6 June 2013 was reelected as the chairman of India Bank Association (IBA) for 2013-14 tenure- KR Kamath The Irish writer who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his d ebut novel City of Bohane which is the portrayal of Ireland of 2053- Kevin Barry The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights- Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013- Iain Banks The BJP leader who resigned from all top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman partys election campaign- LK Advani A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh, died on 11 June 2013 of multiple organ failure- Vidya Charan Shukla The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013-No to Child Labour in Domestic Work The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point- Sneha Singh The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service- Norway The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II- Anish Kapoor

 The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistans Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram- Kanji Ram The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session-John William Ashe One of the founders of RAW, who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a long fight wi th cancer- Bahukutumbi Raman The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsias India board Ratan Tata The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013- Hassan Rohani The Malaysian author who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fiction novel The Garden of Evening Mists- Tan Twan Eng The 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national paper, The Independent, on 17 June 2013- Amol Rajan The former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013- Subramanian Ramadorai The Chinese supercomputer which is declared is the fastest computer of the world- Tianhe-2

Current Affairs Questions Answers for May 2013-One liners

The Book Released by Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India and compiled by Kumar Deepak DasAn Ardent Patriot Dinesh Goswami The Parliamentary Speaker who on Parliamentary Speaker who sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman- Abdul Hamid An IAS officer of the 1979 batch who on 1 May 2013 was appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh government- Prasanna Kumar Mohanty The Former President of Pakistan who was imposed with a lifetime ban from contesting elections Pervez Musharraf The communication Satellite successfully launched by China from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province- Zhongxing-11 The last British member of the Church of North Indias Delhi Brotherhood who passed away on 30 April 2013- Father Ian Weathrall The day celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day across the world with a theme safe to Speak - 3 May 2013 The Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahores Kot Lakhpat Jail who died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore's Jinnah hospital- Sarabjit Singh The young Indian biologist who was honoured with the Whitley award, also known as Green Oscar, in London on 2 May 2013- Aparajita Datta

 The former tour player and president of ATP since January 2012 who died on 3 May 2013 - Brad Drewett The Person who on 3 May 2013 took over the office of Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand for second time Subhash Kumar The prosecutor who was handling the Mumbai terror attack and Bhutto assassination case was gunned down in Islamabad- Zulfiqar Ali Italian Deputy Foreign Minister who was appointed as the special envoy to India to work out on fair trials for the Italian Marines- Staffan de Mistura The Prime Minister of Italy who died on 6 May 2013 at Rome after serving as the Italian Prime Minister seven times between 1972 and 1992- Giulio Andreotti The first ever national surfing and stand up paddle (SUP) competition of India concluded at Kovalam beach on 5 May 2013- Spice Coast Open The Senegalese singer and Finnish composer who were named as the recipients of Polar Music Prize 2013- Youssou Ndour and Kaija Saariaho An Indian conglomerate company who created a new Guinness World Record on 6 May 2013 when its 121653 workers sang Indias national anthem in Lucknow- Sahara India Pariwar The Pakistani Prisoner who was attacked by an inmate in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jamm u died at the hospital in Chandigarh on 9 May 2013- Sanaullah Ranjay The person who was appointed as the Head of the World Trade Organisation and will take the charge of his office from outgoing Pascal Lamy in September 2013- Roberto Azevedo The English film director, actor, screenwriter and novelist, who died on 8 May 2013 in Virginia Water, Surrey following the long illness- Bryan Forbes The Legendary actor who was presented with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement 10 May 2013- Pran The leader of the Indian National Congress who on 11 May 2013 was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of Karnataka-Siddaramaiah The Deputy Speaker of Madhya Pradesh State Assembly and a senior leader of Congress Party wh o died due to cardiac arrest- Harvansh Singh The renowned Islamic Scholar and recipient of National Communal Harmony Award in 1997, who died on 14 May 2013- Asghar Ali Engineer The acting director of IRS who had resigned amid the criticism over the tax agency's handling of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status-Steven Miller The Person who on 16 May 2013 appointed as governor of Arunachal Pradesh as the term of present incumbent Gen (retd) J J Singh ended in January 2013- Nirbhay Sharma The Saudi woman who made history by reaching the Everest summit- the world's highest mountainRaha Moharrak The place where the 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference concluded on 18 May 2013 - New Delhi

 The Person who on 19 May 2013 became the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest. Samina Baig is 22 years of age- Samina Baig NASAs Mars Rover which broke the 40-year-old extraterrestrial distance record on 16 May 2013, after 9 long years of Mars exploration-Opportunity rover The Person who was elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO during the 65th Executive Council of WMO meeting which is ongoing at Geneva- Laxman Singh Rathore Current Affairs for April 2013-One liners The Person who on 1 April 2013 took over charge as the secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)- M F Farooqui The bank which had won the prestigious FE Indias Best Banks Award -2012-13 in recognition of its strong fundamentals and dynamic growth model- J&K Bank The Day declared by United Nations General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day- 2 April The Place where Olive Crown Awards 2013 took place on 1 April 2013-Mumbai The Minister of Culture, who on 2 April 2013 inaugurated the Tagore Centre for Global Thought at India Institute of Kings College, London-Chandresh Kumari Katoch Oscar Winning Screenplay Writer, who died in New York on 3 April 2013-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The person who on 4 April 2013 was appointed as the new director of the state -owned Oil and Natural Gas Corps (ONGC) Exploration- Narendra Kumar Verma The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic for Chicago Sun-Times who died at the age of 70 years on 4 April 2013 at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago-Roger Ebert Padma Shree Awardee and a renowned epigraphist and numismatist who died at his residence in Kolkata on 4 April 2013- Bratindra Nath Mukherjee The co-founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys, who on 5 April 2013 was elected as the President of the industry body (CII) for the year 2013-14- S Gopalakrishnan The Country where SAARC Ministerial Level Meet on Poverty concluded on 5 April 2013 - Nepal The city where 2 day International Workshop on Green National Accounting for India Concluded on 6 April 2013- New Delhi The Hospitality Group which was conferred with the National Award for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2011-12 on 5 April 2013- Lalit Suri Hospitality Group The person who became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non -Stop on a sail boat- Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy The Former British Prime Minister and Iron Lady of Britain who died at the age of 87 following a stroke on 8 April 2013- Margaret Thatcher The Person who was appointed as the new chairman of the NASSCOM for its the Executive Council for 2013-14- Krishnakumar Natarajan The place where the 2013 Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) ceremony took place on 6 April 2013 BC Place, Vancouver The Person who was sworn-in as the Fourth President of Kenya on 9 April 2013- Uhuru Kenyatta

 The Electric utilities company which was conferred with the Business Leader in the Power Sector at the NDTV Business Leadership Awards in New Delhi on 9 April 2013- NTPC Ltd The nuclear-capable Missile which was successfully test-fired by Pakistan on 10 April 2013. - Hatf-IV ballistic missile The day which was observed as National Safe Motherhood day across India -11 April 2013 The Person who was appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population and Development on 11 April 2013 at Bangkok- PJ Kurien The Legendary Actor who was awarded with Bollywoods Highest Honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award on 12 April 2013- Pran The anti-British revolutionary, considered to be the last remaining link to sub-continent decessive past died at Kolkata at the age of 104 years -Binod Bihari Chowdhary The Palestinian Prime Minister who resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out with president Mahmud Abbas- Salam Fayyad The Indian Politician who was unanimously re-elected as the national President of Janata Dal (United) for third time in a row, on 14 April 2013-Sharad Yadav The Person who was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on 14 April 2013 - Nicolas Maduro The Indian-Origin Economist who Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013- Raj Chetty The Person who as per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, was figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world- Mahatma Gandhi The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prizes on 15 April 2013, including the award for investigative reporting for stories- New York Times The Person who took over as the Managing Director of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) on 16 April 2013- Sunil Kumar

UN-backed Court upheld War Crimes Convictions of Charles Taylor Published on: 26-SEP-2013 Pawan Goenka Appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Published on: 25-SEP-2013 Mahindra & Mahindra Limited on 23 September 2013 appointed Dr Pawan Goenka as the executive director of the company for the period of five years. Virat Kohli Appointed As the Brand Ambassador of Border Security Force Published on: 23-SEP-2013 Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) on 22 September 2013. Dutch Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Broke World Land Speed Record Published on: 19-SEP-2013 Ratan Tata Nominated as Board Member of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Published on: 19-SEP-2013 India's industrialist Ratan Tata on 18 September 2013 nominated as a member of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peac Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden Nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize Published on: 18-SEP-2013 Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden Nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize on 17 September 2013. Indian rollerskater Rohan Kokane entered into Guinness Book Published on: 17-SEP-2013 Rohan Kokane entered the Guinness Book of World Records released on 12 September 2013 Nina Davuluri Became First Indian-Origin Contestant to Win the Miss America Pageant Published on: 17-SEP-2013 Indian-origin American, Nina Davuluri on 15 September 2013 became the first Indian-origin to win the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman Published on: 15-SEP-2013 An Indian woman from south Dinajpur in West Bengal called Siddiqa Parveen was declared the world's tallest woman in the second week of September 2013 Syria's Opposition National Council elected Ahmad Toameh as its Interim Prime Minister Published on: 15-SEP-2013 Syria's opposition National Coalition on 14 September 2013 elected Ahmad Toameh as its interim Prime Minister Puneet Talwar appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Published on: 12-SEP-2013 Puneet Talwar, an Indo American was nominated as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs... Campbell became the Youngest Pilot to fly across the World on Single Engine Aircraft Published on: 09-SEP-2013 Ryan Campbell became the youngest pilot to fly across the globe solo on a single engine aircraft. He achieved the world record at the age of 19 years.

Indian Writer Sushmita Banerjee was killed in Afghanistan Published on: 06-SEP-2013 An Indian woman writer Sushmita Banerjee was killed in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan Raghuram Rajan succeeded Subbarao as the 23rd Governor of RBI Published on: 05-SEP-2013 Raghuram Rajan took the charge of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He is the 23rd Governor of RBI and has succeeded Subbarao in the office. Swati Dandekar, an Indian-American announced her candidature for US Congress Published on: 03-SEP-2013 Swati Dandekar of Democratic Party announced her candidature for the 1st Congressial District of Iowa. She served in the Iowa Senate from 2009-11. Diana Nyad, 64, Became First Woman to Swim Across Florida Straits without Shark Cage Published on: 03-SEP-2013 Diana Nyad, 64-year old American long-distance swimmer became the first person to cross Florida Straits from Cuba without any shark cage on 2 September 2013. Anjana Padmanabhan became the First Winner of Indian Idol Junior Published on: 02-SEP-2013 Anjana Padmanabhan from Bangalore became the first winner of the singing reality show Indian Idol Junior Sockalingam Sam Kannappan Elected Zonal Secretary/Treasurer of NCEES Published on: 30-AUG-2013 The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) elected Sockalingam Sam Kannappan as its zonal Secretary/treasurer. Yasin Bhatkal, the Co-Founder of Indian Mujahideen, Arrested From Bihar Published on: 30-AUG-2013 Yasin Bhatkal, the co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), was arrested from the India-Nepal border in Bihars Raxaul town on 29 August 2013. Nidal Malik Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood Shooting Published on: 29-AUG-2013 Nidal Malik Hasan was sentenced to death in connection of the Fort Hood shooting, Texas. The shooting took place in November 2009 at Central Texas Army Post. Kapil Parakh Selected for White House Fellowship 2013-14 Published on: 28-AUG-2013 Kapil Parakh (Person of Indian Origin), a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins has been selected for the prestigious White House Fellowship for the year 2013-14. Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize Published on: 28-AUG-2013 Malala Yousafzai on 27 August 2013 won 2013 International Childrens Peace Prize Bradley Manning Announced Intention of Living like a Woman; to be Named Chelsea Manning Published on: 27-AUG-2013 Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, also known as Bradley Edward Manning, announced the intention of living the life as a woman.

Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign The World Needs More Published on: 24-AUG-2013 Bollywood actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan joined the campaign The World Needs More Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as President of Zimbabwe Published on: 22-AUG-2013 Robert Mugabe took oath to the office of Zimbabwes President for his seventh term. Since 1980, the independence year, Mugabe has headed Zimbabwe. Pervez Musharraf indicted in Benazir Bhutto Assassination Case Published on: 21-AUG-2013 Pervez Musharraf was indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto Statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug Unveiled at New Delhi Published on: 20-AUG-2013 Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 19 August 2013 unveiled the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug at New Delhi. Abdul Karim Tunda,Lashkar-e-Taiba's Bomb Expert arrested by Delhi Police Published on: 17-AUG-2013 The Delhi Police on 16 August 2013 arrested one of India's 20 most wanted terrorists, Abdul Karim Tunda SC rejected the Review Petition of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar Published on: 15-AUG-2013 The Supreme Court of India on 14 August 2013 rejected the review petition of 1993 Delhi blast accused Devender Pal Singh Bhullar Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali Presidential Elections Published on: 13-AUG-2013 Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's Presidential elections on 12 August 2013 Colin Michael Foale, the First British to Perform a Space Walk, Retired from NASA Published on: 12-AUG-2013 Colin Michael Foale, the first British to perform a space walk, retired from NASA in the second week of August 2013. Jalaj Shrivastva sworn in as Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council Published on: 08-AUG-2013 Jalal Shrivastva appointed as the Chairman of the NDMC. He is an Indian Administrative Officer of 1984 batch AGMU cadre. Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new President of Iran Published on: 05-AUG-2013 Hassan Rohani took oath to the office of the Irans President on 4 August 2013. He succeeded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the President. Samantha Power sworn in as New US Ambassador to United Nations Published on: 05-AUG-2013 Samantha Power sworn as new US ambassador to United Nations on 2 August 2013. Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Retired from His Office

Published on: 01-AUG-2013 The Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar retired from his office on 31 July 2013. He served to the police force for 37 years. Angelina Jolie Declared as the Highest Paid Actress of Hollywood by Forbes Published on: 31-JUL-2013 The Forbes, which released its list on 30 July 2013, declared that Angelina Jolie was the Hol lywoods highest paid actress. She had earnings of $33 m. Batla House Encounter convict Shahzad Ahmed got Life Sentence Published on: 30-JUL-2013 A trial court on 30 July 2013 awarded life term to Batla House encounter convict Shahzad Ahmed. Edward Snowden awarded with German Whistleblower Prize Published on: 25-JUL-2013 Edward Snowden,the former NSA contractor who exposed the widest US global surveillance operations, was on 25 July 2013 awarded German Whistleblower Prize. Salman framed for Culpable Homicide in Hit and Run Case Published on: 24-JUL-2013 High Court of Mumbai charged Salman Khan with Culpable Homicide, not amounting to Murder in the September 2002, hit-and-run case. Sunetra Guptas Portrait to be exhibited in Britain Published on: 24-JUL-2013 Portrait of Sunetra Gupta became part of the Science Portrait Exhibition of the greatest women Fellows of the Royal Society. Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA Published on: 20-JUL-2013 Nisha Desai Biswal, an Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary... HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju was Conferred the Honorary Fellowship by IETE Published on: 20-JUL-2013 IETE on 19 July 2013 has conferred its highest honour The Honorary Fellowship on HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju for his scientific vision. Justice Altamas Kabir Retired from the Office of Chief Justice of India Published on: 19-JUL-2013 Justice Altamas Kabir retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam Sworn in as the Chief Justice of India Published on: 19-JUL-2013 The President of India on 19 July 2013 administered the oath of the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) to Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam. International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Ali Mohammed Mujaheed to Death Published on: 17-JUL-2013 The second International Crimes Tribunal on 17 July 2013 sentenced war crime indicted Ali Mohammed Mujaheed. Supreme Court Stayed trial against Lalu Yadav in Fodder Scam

Published on: 10-JUL-2013 SC suspended all proceedings related to fodder scam in Jharkhand Court against Lalu Yadav. It ordered transfer of case to Court with competent jurisdiction. Mohamed ElBaradei named Caretaker PM of Egypt Published on: 07-JUL-2013 Leading liberal opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei on 6 July 2013 was named as Egypt's new Prime Minister. 78th Birthday of Dalai Lama celebrated across the World Published on: 07-JUL-2013 Thousands in India and across the world participated in the 78th birthday celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Adli Mansour Sworn in as the interim President of Egypt Published on: 05-JUL-2013 Adli Mansour sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place. He succeeded Mohamed Morsi, who was removed after a military coup. Vandana Gandhi became First Indian Woman to Receive Prestigious Emirates Woman Award Published on: 04-JUL-2013 Vandana Gandhi became the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013. India turned down the Snowden's Request for Asylum Published on: 02-JUL-2013 India including several other countries on 2 July 2013 turned down Edward Snowden's request for asylum. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad won AAA President's Election Published on: 02-JUL-2013 Suresh Kalmadi on 1 July 2013 lost the Asian Athletics Association's President election to Qatar's Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad. Sujata Singh designated as India's next Foreign Secretary Published on: 02-JUL-2013 Sujata Singh (envoy to Germany) designated to be the next Foreign Secretary of India by Manmohan Singh. She will succeed Ranjan Mathai to the office. P. Sathasivam appointed as the Next Chief Justice of India Published on: 30-JUN-2013 P. Sathasivam appointed as the next CJI after justifying the Collegiums System of appointment of Judges. He will succeed the Altamas Kabir. Oprah Winfrey named most powerful celebrity by Forbes Published on: 26-JUN-2013 Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity on 26 June 2013 by Forbes, among the six women and four men who made up to the top 10. Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 7 years Jail in Sex Trial and banned from public office for life Published on: 25-JUN-2013 Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prisons and a lifetime ban on holding public office.

Nik Wallenda Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on Tightrope Published on: 24-JUN-2013 Nik Wallenda on 23 June 2013 successfully completed walking the 2-inch thick cable across Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. James Comey nominated as next FBI director by Barack Obama Published on: 22-JUN-2013 James Comey was nominated as next Director of FBI by Brack Obama. The nomination awaits confirmation from the Senate of US. Indian-Origin Amol Rajan Became First Non-White Editor of the Independent Published on: 18-JUN-2013 Amol Rajan, the 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national paper, The Independent, on 17 June 2013. PM takes oath as Rayja Sabha Member from Assam for 5th Consecutive Term Published on: 17-JUN-2013 Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh took oath as t he member of Rajya Sabha from Assam Seat. Hamid Ansari administered oath to him. Hassan Rohani Won Presidential Elections of Iran; Defeated Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Published on: 17-JUN-2013 Hassan Rohani, the moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013. John Ashe elected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th Session Published on: 15-JUN-2013 John William Ashe, the ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session. Kanji Ram became the Second Hindu to enter Pakistan's Punjab Province Published on: 15-JUN-2013 Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistans Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram Indian-American Girl appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point Published on: 14-JUN-2013 Sneha Singh is the first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point. Duas Layer: New cornea layer named after Indian Researcher Harminder Dua Published on: 13-JUN-2013 Scientists have named the newly discovered layer in the cornea as Duas Layer after the name of an Indian researcher Harmider Dua. Ancient Asian Giant Lizard named after Jim Morrison, frontman of band The Doors Published on: 06-JUN-2013 Barbaturex Morrisoni, the ancient Asian Lizard was named after Jim Morrison, the frontman of band The Doors of 1970s. Burundi's Lydia Nsekra became the First Woman to be Elected to FIFA

Published on: 04-JUN-2013 Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years. Raghav Joneja, became the Youngest Indian to climb Everest at the age of 15 Years Published on: 04-JUN-2013 Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 wwith his five schoolmates. Endowed fellowship established at Caltech in honour of Satish Dhawan Published on: 03-JUN-2013 Department of Space has established an endowed fellowship in honour of Prof. Satish Dhawan at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the Caltech in the US. PM Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam for the Fifth Time Published on: 31-MAY-2013 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 May 2013 was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the fifth time from Assam. 13 Year-old Indian-American Arvind Mahankali won National Spelling Bee Published on: 31-MAY-2013 Indian-American Arvind Mahankali, after years of close calls, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on 30 May 2013. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Three Other Indians Figured in Forbes Philanthropy List Published on: 30-MAY-2013 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, N C Menon, Vineet Nayar and Ronnie Screwvala figured in 2013 year list of AsiaPacific's most remarkable givers. Ang Dami Sherpa, Pregnant runner won womens Everest Marathon Published on: 30-MAY-2013 44 Years old Ang Dami Sherpa from Nepal won the Everest Marathon on 29 May 2013 in womens category of Year 2013. Oldest Person of the World, also the Last Living Male of the 19th Century Published on: 29-MAY-2013 The oldest person of the world, Jiroemon Kimura, 116 years Japanese man became the last male of the 19th century in the world. Ram Jethmalani expelled by BJP Party from Primary Membership for Six years Published on: 28-MAY-2013 BJP on 28 May 2013 expelled senior lawyer and MP Ram Jethmalani from the primary membership of party for six years over breach of discipline. US Senate confirmed Srinivasan as top US Court Judge to the District of Columbia Circuit Published on: 24-MAY-2013 US Senate approved the name of Srikanth Srinivasan to position of the most senior US Judge to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Yuichiro Miura, 80-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer Became Oldest Man to Climb Mount Everest Published on: 23-MAY-2013 Yuichiro Miura, the 80-year old mountaineer from Japan reached Mount Everests summit on 23 May 2013. He became the oldest man to climb the mountain.

Chief of IMF Questioned at Paris Court over Bernard Tapie Payout Amount Published on: 23-MAY-2013 The Chief of IMF, Christine Lagarde was questioned at the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) in Paris over payout amount to Bernard Tapie. Arunima Sinha became the First Indian Amputee to Scale Mt Everest Published on: 21-MAY-2013 Arunima Sinha, became the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest on 21 May 2013. Nunshi and Tashi Malik Became First Twins to Scale Mount Everest Published on: 20-MAY-2013 Nunshi and Tashi Malik, two 21-year old Indians from Dehrahdun became first twins to scale Mount Everest on 19 May 2013. Samina Baig Became the First Pakistani Woman to Scale Mount Everest Published on: 20-MAY-2013 Samina Baig on 19 May 2013 became the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest. Samina Baig is 22 years of age. Anshu Jamshenpa scaled the Mount Everest for the Third Time Published on: 19-MAY-2013 Anshu Jamshenpa of Arunachal Pradesh scaled the Mount Everest on 18 May 2013 for the third time. Investigation Team to Seek SC's Guidance on Kodnani Death Penalty Issue Published on: 19-MAY-2013 The Special Investigation team decided to seek the Supreme Court's guidance on Kodnani death penalty issue in Gujarat. Raha Moharrak, the First Arab Woman to reach Everest Summit Published on: 18-MAY-2013 Raha Moharrak, a Saudi woman made history by reaching the Everest summit- the world's highest mountain. Pakistani Authorities barred Ashraf from leaving Country on Corruption Charges Published on: 14-MAY-2013 FIA has barred Raja Parvez Ashraf from leaving the country on charges of corruption in the Rental Power Projects. NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough Published on: 13-MAY-2013 A leading NRI in United Kingdom, Sunil Chopra was elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough. Guatemala Court Tribunal Sentenced Former Military Leader Montt 80 Years in Prison Published on: 11-MAY-2013 Former military ruler of Guatemala, Rios Montt sentenced for 80 years of imprisonment after being found guilty of genocide. Moska Najib Shortlisted for Australia's Best Job in the World Competition Published on: 08-MAY-2013 Moska Najib a 29 year old Delhi based Afghan women is shortlisted among 25 people in Australia's Best Job in the World Competition. Lok Sabha Speaker unveiled Statue of N T Rama Rao in Parliament

Published on: 07-MAY-2013 Statue of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N T Rama Rao was unveiled by Meira Kumar in the Parliament on 7 May 2013. Lifetime ban on Pervez Musharraf for Contesting Elections Published on: 01-MAY-2013 The High Court in Pakistan on 30 April 2013 imposed a lifetime ban on former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections.