Current Affairs 19-May-2014: -------------------------------------------------------------- Novak Djokovic won the Mens Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014. Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman Chakravarthi Rangarajan resigned on 19 May 2014. Nabam Tuki on 18 May 2014 was sworn-in as the eighth (seventh as person) Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar. 15th Lok Sabha has been dissolved by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 18 May 2014 on advice of the outgoing Union Cabinet. Serena Williams of US won the Womens Italian Tennis Open 2014 on 18 May 2014. She defeated World No. 11 Sara Errani of Italy Nuclear scientist, N Srinivasan died on 18 May 2014. Swiss voters rejected the Minimum Wage Initiative on 18 May 2014. The initiative was rejected by 77 percent of the Swiss voters. Sir Jack Brabham, the three-time Formula One world champion died on 19 May 2014 at his home in Australia after a long illness. He was 88. Sistema Shyam Teleservices in the second week of May 2014 launched a messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called MBuddy. The company will charge 15 rupees per month for the service for MBuddy that is capable of sending unlimited messages. mBUddy also can be used for sharing pictures and audio files. Russi Mody the former Chairman of Tata Steels (formerly called TISCO) died on 16 May 2014 in Alipore in South Kolkata. He was 96. Fondly called the Grand Old Man of Steel, he was known for his man management. The business magazine Forbes Middle East on 5 May 2014 released the second edition of the list of Top Indian leaders in the Arab world 2014. The second edition was launched by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who features on the cover page of the second edition, in Dubai. A documentary titled Gandhi in Mexico: A Look at Non Violence was screened at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi on 17 May 2014. The documentary was produced by OraWorldMadala and TV UNAM (TV channel of the National Autonomous University of Mexico) and the Gujarat Vidyapith founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:27:32 +0000
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