Saturday 9 November 2013

Current Affairs : November 09

1. The Obama administration has put the blame of losing Unesco voting rights over Congress, which last year had imposed restriction on payment to the UN body.

2. More than 100 people were killed and nearly 800,000 displaced in the Philippines after one of the strongest typhoons on record flattened homes and triggered storm surges that flooded wide areas.

3. India and Kuwait have agreed to expand cooperation in key areas including energy and investment. The two countries reaffirmed that close relations between them are important to tap vast untapped potential.

4. The talks between the six major world powers - US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany - and Iran have entered in its third day in Geneva.

5. Over 120 people were killed and an equal number injured in central Philippine city of Tacloban in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan.

6. India and Japan are to strengthen their cooperation in the maritime sector. The two countries agreed to increase their interaction through the existing forums.

7. Easing procedures, the Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has allowed third-party payment for export and import transactions.

8. The much-awaited World Championship Chess match begins at Chennai this afternoon as a stern test awaits for Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand in quest for a sixth title.

9. Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma flew into the Sri Lankan capital today, marking the arrival of the first dignitary for the CHOGM 2013.

10. Justice is still a cynical phrase for common man, as it is felt that interest of litigant goes unnoticed in the "typhoon" of legal proceedings, CJI P Sathasivam said today.

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