Current Affairs 2013 19th April: • Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) started its operations and became the country’s sixth commodity exchange to launch futures trading. • Time magazine included Amir Khan in the list of 100 Most Influential People in the world for 2013. He is also one of the seven who were selected for a cover of their own in the prestigious magazine. 18th April: • Islamabad High Court has ordered the arrest of Gen Pervez Musharraf over his attempt to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007. • The main accused of German Bakery blast, Himayat Ali Baig has been given death sentence. The blasts left 17 dead and 64 wounded at the German Bakery on February 13, 2010. • Blast at a fertilizer plant in central Texas killed 15 people, wounded more than 160 in America. • Aruna M. Bahuguna appointed as Special Director General of the CRPF. She is the first woman to be appointed for that position. 17th April: • A blast near the BJP office in Malleshwaram, Bangalore left 16 people injured including eight policemen. • Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012. 16th April: • Two bomb explosions around 2.45pm killing three people and injuring over 140 in popular Boston Marathon. • A massive 7.9 Richter scale earthquake struck southeast Iran near the border with Pakistan, which killed at least 40 people in Iran and 35 in Pakistan. • Gold price in India hit the lowest level in more than 18 months reaching 25,270 rupees per 10 gram.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:40:33 +0000