Current Affairs 2013 10th July: • In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts. • The annual Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath, his brother Bhalabhadra and sister Subhadra began in Puri, Odisha. • Hazem El-Beblawi appointed as the new Prime Minister of Egypt. • India reaches the final of Tri-Nation competition in West Indies. They will play against Sri Lanka in the final. • First test match of the Ashes series starts between England and Australia in Trent Bridge. • Former Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik appointed as a coach of the Indian hockey team. 9th July: • Chinese troops again enter Ladakh. • Investigating agency detained three men, one woman in Bihar for being questioned for suspicious movement in Bodha Gaya temple Blasts. • Supreme Court restrained a special CBI court in Jharkhand from pronouncing its verdict on July 15 in a fodder case involving RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. 8th July: • Shiva Thapa becomes the youngest pugilist from the country to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. • India move to second spot in ICC Test rankings.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 02:17:10 +0000
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