Current Affairs - January 1 to January 15, 2013

• Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a corruption case.

• Mahakumbh Mela started on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Allahabad on the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati.

• Microsoft announced its plans to shut down Messenger service from its operating system.

• Akbaruddin Owaisi, MIM Party MLA arrested for making hate speech.
• Haryana Chief Minister inugrated National Data Centre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) data center at Maneshar, Gurgaon. The data centre will be ready by June 2014.

• Lionel Messi wins fourth consecutive Fifa Ballon d'Or in Zurich.
• 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) start in Kochi.

• Virat Kohli named as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards. Pakistan named as best International Cricket Team.

• Astronautical Society of India (ASI) selected Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam, for 2011 and Dr. V.K. Saraswat for Aryabhatta Award, for 2011.