Current Affairs of 9 October 1. Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize for Literature French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, The Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The academy said the award of 8 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) was for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation. Literature was the fourth of this years Nobel prizes. The prize is named after dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel and has been awarded since 1901 for achievements in science, literature and peace in accordance with his will. 2. DigitSecure launches money transfer facility for Facebook users payment solutions provider DigitSecure has launched online and mobile social wallet platform for money transfer and payments service. The e-Wallet service, HotRemit, would facilitate money transfers between Facebook and BlackBerry mobile users on a real-time basis in a secured manner, Krishna Prasad, Chairman, DigitSecure, told newspersons 3. Cyclone Hudhud range narrowed down, to hit near Andhra coast Cyclone Hudhud will cross the North Andhra Pradesh coast around Vishakapatnam by October 12 forenoon, according to the India Meterological Department. “On Wednesday we had said that the range for hitting would be between Gopalpur (Odisha) and Vishakapatnam. Now this has been narrowed to nearing Vishakapatnam. The speed would remain the same as of now,” IMD director general LS Rathore said on Thursday. Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulum are the three Andhra Pradesh districts that will be affected the most. 4. Our forces will make cost of Paks adventurism unaffordable, says Jaitley If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it,” Jaitley said adding that Pakistan should stop firing along the border if it wanted peace. Jaitley also lauded the Indian forces saying they were doing a commendable job in the face of acts of aggression by Pakistan. Ruling out any talks till the firing stops, the defence minister said Pakistan had been the aggressor along the border but it must realise “our deterrence will be credible.” Jaitley said India was a “responsible state” but “has paramount duty to defence its people and territory. “The army and BSF have only one option -- to respond adequately.” 5. Veteran journalist MV Kamath no more Veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath, popularly known as MV Kamath, died in Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Thursday morning. He was 93. Quoting Dr (Col) M Dayananda, Medical Superintendent and COO of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, a press release issued by Manipal University said: “He died of cardiac arrest at 7.30 am. He was suffering from spondylosis for some time.” 6. ArcelorMittal, Gerdau sell US steel mill for $770 mn The world’s biggest steel producer ArcelorMittal along with Brazil’s Gerdau has completed sale of their 50 per cent stakes in US-based Gallatin to Nucor Corp for USD 770 million as part of its strategy to divest non-core assets. “ArcelorMittal and Gerdau... have completed the sale of their respective 50 per cent interests in Gallatin Steel Company (“Gallatin“) to Nucor Corporation. The sale was completed for a total cash consideration of USD 770 million,” the steel giant said in a statement. Gallatin Steel is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Gerdau. Gallatin is a flat rolled mini-mill located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA that melts scrap, pig iron and hot briquetted iron from various sources, and processes the material to produce flat rolled steel. It produces a wide range of steels from low to high carbon grades with an annual capacity of around 1.8 million tonnes. 7. Telangana to set up tribal museum in honour of Komaram Bheem The Telangana State Government has sanctioned and released Rs. 25 crore to establish a tribal museum and memorial in honour of Komaram Bheem, a Gond tribal leader from Adilabad district. Komaram Bheem, who opposed the diktats of the Nizam rulers of Hyderabad and died at the young age of 40, finally gets due recognition from the new Telangana Government. 8. ISROs PSLV-C26 to be launched on Oct 16 The launch of ISROs Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is now scheduled for October 16 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch window of the mission opens at 01:32 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) and lasts till 01:47 hours IST. The lift-off is scheduled at the opening of the launch window at 01:32 hours IST. PSLV-C26 will carry the 1,425 kg Indian Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1C. IRNSS-1C, the third satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, has already been integrated with PSLV-C26 and the final phase of checks is progressing. The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) met on October 7 to review the progress of prelaunch activities and cleared the launch for October 16. 9. Dhoni sole Indian on Forbes’ most valuable athlete brand list India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable athlete brands, a list that has been topped by American basketball player LeBron James and includes golfer Tiger Woods and tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Dhoni is ranked fifth with a brand value of $20 million in 2014, slightly down from $21 million last year. Forbes said Dhoni signed bat sponsorship deals with Spartan Sports and Amity University in late 2013, reportedly worth a combined $4 million annually, up from the $1 million Reebok was paying previously. Forbes’s Most Valuable Athlete Brands in Sports lists 10 athletes whose endorsement income exceeded the endorsement income earned by their peers by the largest amount during the past year. James tops the list with a brand value of $37 million in 2014. 10. Veteran trainer Dhariwal dead Veteran trainer J.S. Dhariwal passed away on Thursday in a private hospital here after a brief illness. He was 70 and is survived by his wife. Dhariwal rose from a jockey to achieve tremendous success as a trainer since he took his licence in 1977 at Chennai. He saddled winners in every racing centre in the country and had crossed the 2000 winners mark. He won over 50 classics, notable among them being the Indian Derby winners Chaitanya Chakram and Storm Again.
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