Daily Current Affairs updates: 28 December 2013
Daily Current
Affairs updates: 28 December 2013
1) Arvind
Kejriwal sworn-in as Delhi CM: Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the
grammar of politics in Delhi, on Saturday took oath as Delhi Chief Minister
promising a corruption-free govt and new style of governance without arrogance
of power.
2) Kejriwal
is second IIT graduate to become CM: Arvind Kejriwal is only the second
Chief Minister with a IIT background, after his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar
and joins a select group of ministers, including Ajit Singh and Jairam Ramesh,
whose alma mater is the crown jewel of the country’s higher education. A
product of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Khargapur, 45-year-old
Kejriwal studied Mechanical Engineering and passed out in 1989.
3) Nine-year
old boy from US becomes youngest person to reach the Summit of Aconcagua: A
nine-year old boy from the United States has become the youngest person to
reach the Summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas.
4) Veteran
Hindi actor Farooq Sheikh died: Veteran Hindi actor Farooq Sheikh, who is
best remembered for his performances in films like 'Garm Hava', 'Shatranj Ke
Khiladi', 'Chashme Buddoor' and 'Kissi Se Na Kehna', died this morning after
suffering a heart attack in Dubai.
5) Microsoft India launched safety
application, Guardian: Microsoft India introduced Guardian, a new safety
application that enables friends and family of
Windows phone users to track them in real
time on 26 December 2013 in Hyderabad.
6) India,
US ink Rs 4,000-cr deal for six transport aircraft: India has signed a Rs 4,000-crore deal with
the US for procuring six more C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft
for the Indian Air Force.
7) Star
Sports is official broadcaster for Aircel Chennai Open: Tennis enthusiasts
are in for a treat. Organisers of the Aircel Chennai Open, which is India’s
only ATP World Tour tennis event, has named Star Sports as the official
broadcaster of the tournament for the next three editions until 2016.
8) Egypt declared Muslim Brotherhood a
terrorist group: The decision came after government officials blamed the
Brotherhood for a suicide bombing at a police headquarters in north of Cairo
that killed 16 people.
10) Kerala's 'first legislator' Rosamma Punnoose dead: Rosamma Punnoose, who was the first person to be sworn in as legislator soon after the first assembly polls in Kerala in 1957, passed away in the Sultanate of Oman Saturday morning, her family said. She was 100.
10) Kerala's 'first legislator' Rosamma Punnoose dead: Rosamma Punnoose, who was the first person to be sworn in as legislator soon after the first assembly polls in Kerala in 1957, passed away in the Sultanate of Oman Saturday morning, her family said. She was 100.
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