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India,
Iran sign MoU for development of Chabahar port
India
> MoU > May 06
India
signed an agreement with Iran for development of Chabahar port which
will give India access to sea-land route to Afghanistan bypassing
Pakistan. After extensive talks, an MoU was signed between the two
nations. US had been warning countries to not rush into any trade
agreements with Iran until it works out a deal on nuclear programme.
However, India went ahead with the deal as the port is set to reduce
transportation costs of India. Another advantage of a container and
cargo terminal at Chabahar is that it would provide landlocked
Afghanistan with access to the sea, reducing its reliance on
Pakistan.
Juvenile
Justice Amendment Bill passed in the Lok Sabha
India
> Juvenile
Justice Amendment Bill > May 07
The
Lok Sabha passed a bill on the 7th of May, 2015 to amend the Juvenile
Justice Bill passed in 2014, which will allow the judiciary to treat
children between the age of 16-18 as adults depending on the
heinousness of the crime committed. The Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014
will now replace the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. The amended bill
also categorises offences as petty, serious and heinous, and defines
differentiated processes for each category.
Rohan
Bopanna wins doubles title at the Madrid Open
Sports
> Tennis > May 10
Indian
tennis star Rohan Bopanna won his third doubles title of the year by
winning the Madrid Open in the doubles category. Bopanna was paired
with Romanian Florin Mergea for the first time and defeated Nenad
Zimonjic and Marcin Matkowski on Sunday to lift the trophy. Bopanna
had previously won two titles with Daniel Nestor of Canada in Sydney
and Dubai at the start of the 2015 season before splitting with him.
With this win, Rohan Bopanna overtook Leander Paes to become India’s
highest ranked doubles player at the moment. Bopanna is currently
ranked 21, three places ahead of Paes.
Shashi
Kapoor receives Dada Saheb Phalke award
Shashi
Kapoor received the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award from Union
Information and Broadcasting Minster Arun Jaitley in Delhi. The award
is given for outstanding contribution to the growth and development
of Indian cinema. After Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor, Shashi
Kapoor is the third member of the Kapoor family to receive the award.
Others
China
proposes joint mining of Indian Ocean with India
India
>
Sino-Indian
Relations > May 07
China
has expressed its desire to work in cooperation with India on deep
seabed mining in the Indian Ocean where its deep diving vessel
reported to have discovered large deposits of precious metals like
gold and silver. Speaking about this cooperation, the deputy director
of State Oceanic Administration said that it will benefit both the
countries by sharing costs and risks. India and China both being
contractors with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), hold
plenty of cooperation opportunities.
Achal
Kumar Jyoti appointed as Election Commissioner
India
> Civic
Affairs > May 07
Achal
Kumar Jyoti was appointed as one of the Election Commissioners,
filling one of the two vacancies of the Election Commission (EC),
which comprises of three members – one Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC) and two Election Commissioners. The general tenure of an
Election Commissioner is six years or till the age the employee
attains 65 years. As Achal Kumar Jyoti is 62 years old, he will serve
for a period of 3 years.
Rashtriya
Janta Dal expels MP Pappu Yadav for anti-party activities
India
>
Politics > May 07
The
Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) on Thursday, 6th May, 2015 expelled party
MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav from the party for a period of six
years. Anti-party policy activity has been the reason cited for the
expulsion. The MP had also made statements against party chief Lalu
Prasad Yadav in the past, and faced a lot of irk for that. He also in
the past made use of Lalu Prasad Yadav's photograph without
permission for the programmes of Yuva Shakti, an organisation set up
by Pappu Yadav, with which RJD has no links.
Book
titled "Unbelievable - Delhi to Islamabad' released by Vice
President
Books
>
Unbelievable
- Delhi to Islamabad > May 08
A
book titled "Unbelievable - Delhi to Islamabad” written by
senior Advocate Prof. Bhim Singh was released by Vice President Shri
M. Hamid Ansari at Delhi. On the occasion, the Vice President said
that this book is a travelogue and should be read by all. The book is
an effort initiated by the lawyers of India and Pakistan to work
jointly to ensure that the Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails are
treated in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution of India.
Yuki
Bhambri wins first doubles title of 2015
Sports
> Tennis > May 09
Indian
Tennis player Yuki Bhambri won his first doubles title of 2015 by
winning the ATP Challenger event at Karshi, in Uzbekistan on
Saturday, 9th May, 2015. He was paired with Spain's Adrian
Menendez-Maceiras and defeated Sergey Betov and Mikhail Elgin in the
rain affected final.
1-year
baby becomes ‘world's youngest open heart surgery patient'
World
> Medicine > May 10
A
1-year old baby from Europe became the world's youngest ever open
heart surgery patient and made it into the Guinness Book of World
Records. Having undergone about 10 operations, the chances of the
child's survival were so low that her parents were offered
termination twice.
India's
largest blast furnace plant inaugurated by PM Modi
India
> Largest
Blast Furnace > May 10
India's
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country's largest blast
furnace in the steel township of Burnpur. The event attended by two
prominent political personalities- PM Modi and West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee- displayed a clear indications of growing
relations between the Centre and the West Bengal government. IISCO
steel plant in Burnpur, which houses country's largest blast furnace
was upgraded by the government at a cost of Rs 16,000 crore. This
furnace has a capacity to produce 2.9 million tonnes of steel and
will eventually be increased by the year 2025.
HDFC
among world's top ten consumer finance firms
World
>
World's Top
Ten Consumer Finance Firms > May 10
The
Housing Development and Finance Corporation (HDFC) was the only
Indian firm to be ranked among the top ten consumer finance companies
of the world. HDFC was ranked at the seventh position after biggies
like American Express, Visa and MasterCard. The list compiled by
Forbes is headed by American Express and is a part of the company's
annual survey of the world's 2000 most powerful companies. Overall 56
Indian companies find themselves in the survey, HDFC is ranked at the
485th position overall and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) was
placed at the 142nd position overall, the highest for an Indian
company on the survey.
India
appoints K V Kamath as head of BRICS Bank
World
> BRICS
Bank > May 11
K.V
Kamath has been appointed by India as head of BRICS bank set up by
the BRICS nations. The BRICS had agreed to set up the $100 billion
development bank last year which will work towards funding of
infrastructure projects in developing nations. This bank will be
headed by Kamath for five years followed by a Brazilian and then a
Russian.
Jayalalitha
set to return as TN CM after acquittal
Politics
and government >
Jayalalitha > May 11
AIADMK
chief Jayalalitha was acquitted by the Karnataka High Court on the
11th of May, 2015 in a case of Disproportionate Assets (DA). Apart
from Jayalalitha's verdict the court also acquitted her close aide
Sasikala Natarajan, her relatives J Elavarasi and V N Sudhakaran and
Jayalalithaa's disowned foster son. Earlier, Jayalalitha had to step
down as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu as a trial court had
convicted her for a term of four years and a Rs. 100 crore fine. But,
the acquittal on Monday will serve her as a breather and she is
likely to become the CM again.
Britain's
Andy Murray stuns Rafael Nadal to win Madrid Open
Sports
> Tennis > May 11
Britan's
top tennis player Andy Murray stunned former champion Spain's Rafael
Nadal to win his first master series title on a clay court at the
Madrid Open on Sunday. The defeat will see the Spaniard fall down to
the seventh place in the rankings, out of the top five for the first
time in the last ten years. The victory, which was Murray's 10th
master series win, also moved him up to the third position in
rankings.
Yoga
day to be observed on June 21 in US
World
> Yoga
Day > May 12
The
historic National Mall of the US is set to host the first
International Day of Yoga celebration on June 21. Since the event is
being organised by the Indian Embassy in the US, it will feature an
exclusive video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With an aim
to promote yoga across the world, the Indian government is planning
to celebrate the First International Day of Yoga in all countries,
including the US.
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