★ Important Current Affairs : oct 22nd ★ 1. Ending uncertainty, the BJP on Wednesday named Harsh Vardhan as the partys chief ministerial candidate for the December 4 Delhi assembly elections despite opposition by city unit chief Vijay Goel who had staked claim for the post. 2. Rajendra Kashyap was appointed as the Financial Commissioner (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on 21 October 2013. He took charge of the office immediately. 3. The 14th India-Russia Annual Summit was held at Moscow on 21 October 2013. The summit was co-chaired by the Prime Minister of the India Dr. Manmohan Singh and the President of the Russia Vladimir V. Putin. 4. India will launch its first interplanetary probe, # Mars orbiter spacecraft, at 2.36pm on November 5 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Isro. The orbiter would make a 300-day journey through space to reach the Mars orbit. 4. Saudi Arabias intelligence chief has said the kingdom will make amajor shiftin relations with the United States in protest at its perceived inaction over the Syria war and its overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said on Tuesday. 5. India has unambiguously conveyed to China that the tactic of singling out Arunachal Pradesh residents by issuing them stapled visas has ended up stalling a much-anticipate d visa deal and is a serious impediment to better ties. 6. Life insurance for people with AIDS and HIV may soon become a reality. The insurance regulator has issued draft guidelines seeking views and comments from insurers on issuing life cover policies to persons with HIV/AIDS. 7. rajya sabha MP Kanwar deep singh was unanimously elected as the president of the Indian Hockey Federation(IHF) for a four-year term in the Annual general meeting held yesterday. 8. Bhavina Hashmukhbhai patel became the first indian to win silver at the 2013 ITTF para table tennis Asian regional championships in beijing yesterday. 9. Metlife, US-based Insurance Company announced on 201 October 2013 the appointment of Tarun Chugh as the Managing Director of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited. It also announced Rajesh Relan as head of bank distribution for the Asia region. 10. Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal (60), the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court appointed as the regular Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 21 October 2013. He was appointed by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. 11. Tata Steel on 21 October 2013 won a new contract to supply Britains Network Rail with more than 95 percent of its rails for at least five years. It could supply more than 1 million tonnes of rail under the contract. The companys Scunthorpe plant is the present supplier to Network Rail. 12. ndia Post on 22 October 2013 released a commemorative postage stamp on the Golden Jubilee of Bhakra Dam. A two-inch stamp marking the 50th anniversary of Bhakra Dam was released in Nangal by Union minister of water resources Harish Rawat. The dam was dedicated to the nation by the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru on 22nd October in 1963. 13. India and China signed 9 MoUs/ agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) to maintain peace and tranquility on the Line of Actual Control, on 23 October 2013 during the official visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to China. 14. Aung Suu Kyi on 23 October 2013 received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at Strasbourg, France. She was chosen by the European Parliament in 1990.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:45:50 +0000
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