Current Affairs - April 16 to April 30, 2013

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30th April:

Delhi court acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Pakistani court imposed a lifetime ban on former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections in Pakistan.
Joao Havelange has resigned as honorary president of the world governing body after being named in a report as having received bribes.
Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval resigned from the post over his controversy by telling the Supreme Court that CBI status report on Coalgate was not shared with the government.

29th April:

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sends nomination of Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar for Arjuna Award and Dhyanchand Award respectively to Sports Ministry.
Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi survives bomb attack in capital Damascus.
Goa launched a digital Krishi Card for farmers to avail benefits like subsidies and loans given by the state government.

28th April:

Saturn positioned itself directly opposite the Sun and visible with the naked eye.
Enrico Letta sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy.

27th April:

President Pranab Mukherjee reappointed Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra for second term in the state.
Sarabjit Singh continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support at a hospital in Lahore after being brutally attacked by a group of prisoners.

26th April:

Anil Goswami will replace RK Singh as new Home Secratary. He is the first bureaucrat from the J&K cadre to be appointed home secretary.
Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna and Asha Bhosale will be honored with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award.

25th April:

A new keyboard layout named as KALQ Keyboard developed at University of St Andrews, USA for touch screen devices.
World Malaria Day is observed.

24th April:

Legendary Playback Singer Shamshad Begum died at her Mumbai residence at the age of 94.
Liverpool's Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the English Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic during EPL match at Anfield.
A block housing garment factories and shops collapsed in Bangladesh, killing nearly 300 people and injuring more than a thousand.

23rd April:

Chris Gayle set a new record for the fastest century in professional cricket by reaching 100 off 30 balls in IPL match against Pune Warrior in Bangalore. He also records the highest Twenty20 score of 175 not out.
Manchester United won its record 20th English Premier League title.
Police detained Sudipto Sen, the chairman of Saradha group in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly defrauded thousands of depositors.

22nd April:

Earth Day is observed to create awareness among the masses on environmental issues.
Budget Session of Parliament resumes.
Horacio Cartes has been elected as President in Paraguay.
Union Home ministry approved 'Z' category security protection for Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Abdul Hamid, the speaker of Bangladesh's parliament has been elected as President of Bangladesh.
Former chief justice and head of anti-rape law panel JS Verma has died in Delhi, aged 80.

21st April:

National Civil Services Day was observed across India.
Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, known world’s fastest ‘human computer’ died at a hospital in Bangalore following respiratory problems. She was 83.

20th April:

At least 150 people and over seven thousands have died in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which hit southwestern China's Sichuan province.
Assam State Government implemented the Assam Right to Public Service Act 2012 in the state.
Sachin Tendulkar's wax statue unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australian all-rounder cricketer Shane Watson stepped down from the position of Vice-Captain of the Australian test Cricket team.

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.

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