IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS : 14.01.2014 1. Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Bihu was celebrated with enthusiasm across the country; Eid-milad-un-nabi, marking the birth anniversary of prophet Mohammed is also celebrated with religious fervour. 2. Bhutanese parliamentarians on four-day visit to India to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation. The 13-member delegation led by the Speaker of Bhutans National Assembly Jigme Zangpo on the invitation of the Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar. 3. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013 on 11 January 2014 to two eminent Bengali poets, namely Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha Ghosh, respectively. 4. Delhi government on 13 January 2014 withdrew the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail and became first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail. 5. Aegon Religare Life Insurance has announced the appointment of KS Gopalakrishnan as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the company. 6. Corporation Bank will launch ‘Corp Micro Plus’, a special campaign for micro enterprises from January 17 to March 31. S. R. Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated a fully furnished SME (small and medium enterprise) loan centre at Ahmedabad on Monday. 7. Tata AIA Life Insurance today launched a product, Money Maxima, a long-term plan which is compliant with new IRDA guidelines. 8. FIFA named Portuguese attacker Cristiano Ronaldo worlds best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season. Ronaldo last won the FIFA World Player award in 2008. 9. Germany goalkeeper Nadine Angerer has been voted the best womens football player in the world for 2013. 10. Anju Bobby George has given India their first world athletics title although nine years after the event was held in Monaco. The long jumper, who won the silver at the World Athletics Final in 2005, was elevated to the top spot by the International Association of Athletics Federations on Monday, after gold medal winner Russias Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for doping. 11. South Korean President Park Geun -hye will arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday on a four-day visit and will hold extensive talks with Indian leaders. 12. Vijay Zol of Maharastra was selected as the Captain of India to lead the Under-19 Cricket World Cup by the All-India Junior Selection Committee on 13 January 2014. The U-19 Cricket World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February 2014.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:06:02 +0000
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