Current Affairs May 01 to May 15, 2013   

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today filed his nomination papers in the Assam Assembly to be re-elected as a Rajya Sabha member from the state.
• Mittu Chandilya appointed as the first CEO of AirAsia India.
• Yusf Pathan become first IPL batsman to get out 'obstructing the field' in a match against Pune warrior.
• Chelsea win Europa League.
• The 66th Cannes Film Festival start.
• England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from international soccer.

• Government of India formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) under finance minister P Chidambaram to draft a law to insulate the CBI from external influence. The other members include Salman Khurshid, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari and V Narayanasamy as members.
• Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini.

• Congress leader Siddaramaiah sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka.
• NSE launched country’s first dedicated debt trading platform.
• The stability certificates of all the nine stands of M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, Chepauk cancelled by the Tamil Nadu Government.

• Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) emerged as the largest party in parliament election and Nawaz Sharif set for 3rd term as Pak PM.
• Mother's day celebrated in India.
• Fernando Alonso win Spanish Grand Prix for the second time.
• Russell Domingo will replace Gary Kirsten as Soth African Cricket Team coach after his retirement.
• Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in Madrid Open final and winning her 50th single title.
• Barcelona wins La Liga Championship for 22nd time.

• Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal gets additional charge of Law Ministry.
• CP Joshi is appointed as Railway Minister.
• National Technology Day observed in India.
• National Assembly election held for 272 seats in Pakistan for the first transition between civilian governments in the nation's 66-year history.

• Law MinisterAshwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign from their post.
• Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj appointed Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister. Siddaramaiah will be the 28th CM of Karnataka.

• Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay passed away while being treated for injuring sustained in a scuffle.
• Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was kidnapped in Pakistan’s Punjab province by unidentified gunmen during election rally.
• Tamil Nadu imposed a ban on sale, storage and production of gutka and pan masala.

• Congress win Karnataka State Assembly election with 121 seats while ruling party BJP gets only 40 seats.
• The Premier League champions confirmed that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after more than 26 years in charge.
• The Supreme Court slammed Attorney govt, CBI, A-G for sharing CBI's coal probe report with the political executive.

• Churchill Brothers of Goa win the I-League football title for 2013.
• Najib Razak sworn in as Malaysia’s Prime Minister for a second term.

• According to TRAI Survey, Uttar Pradesh accounted for the largest number of mobile subscribers in India.
• Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, the former India leg spinner, has elected as a players' representative on the ICC cricket committee.

• India and China both sides agree to withdrawing their troops to previously agreed positions from Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector near the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Chinese troops set up camp in Ladakh's Depsang Valley on April 15.
• Karnataka records 65 per cent vote in state assembly election today for 223 seats.

• P.V. Sindhu of India win the Malaysian Open Grand Prix in badminton Gold 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
• Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew arrested for accepting Rs 90 lakh bribe by CBI.

• Indian Cinema complete 100 years. The first film “Raja Harishchandra” was made in India 100 years ago on 3 May 1913 by Dada Saheb Phalke.
• Gulf state Qatar has bought a 5 percent stake in Bharti Airtel Ltd for $1.26 billion.

• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched an Islamic equity index especially for Islamic investors.
• Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore hospital six days after being brutally attacked by a group of inmates in jail.
• Champions League final match will be played between Bayern Munich and Dortmund at Wembley after defeting Barcelona and Real Madrid in Semifinals respectively.

• May Day celebrated.
• Indian population reaches 121 cores as per the census of March, 2011.