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October 2013 Current Affairs

1st October 2013

Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Arvind Mayaram

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Ranjan Mathai has been appointed India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

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2nd October 2013

Country fondly remembers 'father of the nation' Mahatma Gandhi on his

144th birth anniversary; Tributes also paid to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherji leaves for his two nation tour of Belgium

andTurkey.

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Rajasthan today started the implementation of the National Food Security Act on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Launching the scheme from Nagaur, Chief Minister

Ashok Gehlot .Rajasthan is the fourth state after Haryana, Delhi and Uttarakhand to launch the scheme.

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The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is also commemorated as the International Day of Non Violence.

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The 109th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri is also being celebrated across the country. Leaders of different political parties paid floral

tributes to the former Prime Minister at his memorial Vijayghat in Delhi.

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Turkey president Abdullah Gul.

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The US has submitted a list of 10 defence technologies for transfer to India, bringing it into a small group of closest allies with which America shares such sensitive details without export control. Indian sources have also confirmed this.

They said, New Delhi is reviewing the offer and would get back to the United States soon.

Meanwhile, the US has sought opinion from its strong defence industry to identify

the next set of technologies which could be shared and transferred to India.

According to US sources, the number of such defence technology transfers could cross 90.

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Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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3rd October 201

President Pranab Mukherji will meet Belgium Prime Minister Elio De Rupo in Brussels

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The government launched a unique project to put 100 most important Indian

heritage sites online. The sites include the Taj Mahal, Khajuraho and the Ajanta and Ellora caves.

The imagery of the heritage sites will be available on Google Maps and the World

Wonders site within the Google Cultural Institute to facilitate people to virtually view and explore these areas.

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The Indian Railways today signed a pact with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd,RINL to set up the country's biggest Forged Wheel plant at Raebarelli in Uttarpradesh.

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4th October 2013

Army Chief Gen. Bikram Singh

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The Centre moved the Supreme Court seeking modification in an earlier order by

the apex court which said that the Aadhar card is not mandatory and no person should be deprived of any government schemes for want of it.

Supreme Court Chief Justice P Sathasivam

Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran

National Disaster management Authority (NDMA)

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President Pranab Mukherji will jointly inaugurate the Europalia-Indiacultural

festival with the king of Belgium in Brussels. Mr. Mukherji will also pay homage to the thousands of unknown soldiers including those from India who sacrificed their

lives during the world war at the Monument of the Unknown soldiers in Brussels before meeting King Philippe to discuss bilateral relations between the two

countries.

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The National Commission for Minorities chairman Wajahat Habibullah

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5th October 2013

Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurate the Grid Inter-connection between the two countries at Bheramara in Bangladesh.

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Prime Ministers of Bangladesh-India jointly laid the foundation stone for 1320 megawatt Maitri Thermal Power Project, being developed by Bangladesh-India

friendship power company which is a joint venture of India's NTPC and Bangladesh Power Development Board.

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Sale of five kilogram cooking gas ( LPG) cylinder at select petrol pumps in four metro cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangaluru starts.





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Tropical Storm Karen hit US Gulf Coast.

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6th October 2013

Banks to disburse 7 lakh, 50 thousand crore rupees as agriculture loan this

year, says Finance Minister.

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BJP leader L K Advani has said that the Election Commission should convene an all-

party meeting for a purposeful debate on the option of a negative vote to voters. In his latest blog, he however added that along with this provision, voting should be

made mandatory. Mr Advani pointed out that 31 countries have compulsory voting but only a dozen of them actually enforce it by having deterrent provisions for

citizens who fail to vote without any justified reason.

Election Commission has already said that "None Of The Above" or NOTA option will

be there in the forthcoming Assembly elections to five states.

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India, the world's second biggest wheat and rice grower, saw the number of people

who suffered from chronic hunger drop by 6.5 per cent to 21.38 crore during 2011-13.

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In Sikkim, the construction work of the green field airport at Pakyong, is expected

to be completed by December next year.

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A group of researchers, led by a prominent Indian scientist has taken a big step

towards developing an universal vaccine that would protect people from every kind of flu. The leader of the group Ajit Lalvani and a professor at Imperial College,

London said, the key fragments in the internal core of the virus has been identified

which should be included in a vaccine. Their discovery has been published in the Nature Medicine journal.

7th October 2013

India test-fires its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur in Odisha.





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India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II

missile from Integrated Test Range, ITR at Chandipur off Odisha coast.

Inducted into India's Strategic Forces Command in 2003, the Prithvi II missile, the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India's prestigious

Integrated Guided Missile Development Program is now a proven

technology.

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Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, HUPA, Minister Girija Vyas

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Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI)

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Sri Lankas first elected Tamil Chief Minister took oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo. The swearing in ceremony was held in Temple Trees, the official residence of Sri Lankan President.

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8th October 2013

Turkish prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The 23rd ASEAN Summit will begin in Bruneian capital Bandar Seri Begawan

tomorrow. The focus of the conference is stressing the role of the people among ASEAN member states in advancing cooperation in different sectors.

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The Bangladesh cabinet has approved a proposal ratifying the Extradition Treaty between Dhaka and New Delhi to facilitate exchange of convicted persons.

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9th October 2013





Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh reached Bandar Seri Begawan to attend the 11th India-ASEAN Summit and the 8th East Asia summit. India is one of the ASEAN

dialogue partners, alongside Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea and the United States.

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Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah

Bruneian Capital Bandar Seri Begawan

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Ending speculations over the future of their partnership, Bharti Enterprises and Wal-

Mart Stores Inc. said that they are going separate ways for operations in the Indian retail sector.

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Railways have signed an MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, for conducting a detailed study for running bullet train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad

route

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Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan received prestigious Tolkappiyar Award for his immense

contribution in the area of Epigraphy.

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10th October, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says India is ready to sign free trade agreement with ASEAN by the end of this year.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan kidnapped by an armed group.

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Indonesian President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

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The cyclonic storm 'Phailin' will hit East Coast

Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva





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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

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11th October 2013

US Fiscal Year- 1st October to 30th September

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A young man from India is among 10 people from around the world selected for a prestigious United Nations award in recognition of their work as entrepreneurs and

use of technology to change the world.

The winner from India is Varun Arora who created 'Open Curriculum', an online

platform for local educational material for standard, primary and secondary schooling.

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12th October 2013

State of art Geo-scientific research vessel- RV Samudra Ratnakar dedicated to the nation at Kandla Port in Gujarat.

Prime Minister wraps up his visit to Brunei and Indonesia expanding

India's 'Look East' policy beyond economic ties.

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The India Post has launched an instant electronic money transfer service in

partnership with Wall Street Exchange, a company of UAE's Emirates Post Group. Under the agreement, recipients will be able to receive their payment at any of the

identified 17,500 post offices in India by producing the unique transaction number along with their identity and KYC documents. Money will be available for payment

immediately.

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World Arthritis Day is being observed across the globe

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13th October 2013

THE HEADLINES:

Cyclone Phailin leaves a trail of destruction in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh; relief and rescue operations in full swing

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A cargo ship, MV Bingo is believed to have sunk in the rough seas caused by cyclonic storm Phailin with its crew on a lifeboat last sighted east of Sagar in West

Bengal.

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Ireland has announced that in December, it will become the first member of the Euro zone, to exit an International bail out programme. From then on, the Republic will borrow the money it needs, from the financial markets rather than relying on

the loans, it was granted by Euro zone agencies and the IMF. The Prime Minister Enda Kenny said it was looking more likely, that the crisis was nearing its end.

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14th October 2013

Congress has appreciated the Armed forces, scientists and various other

government agencies including NDMA, NDRF and IMD for tackling the situation arising out of Cyclone Phailin with exemplary courage and efficiency.

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Ahead of the talks with six major world powers over its nuclear program, Iran has said that it will not ship any of its enriched uranium abroad as part of a deal with

world powers to ease sanctions. Irans top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi told that shipping the material abroad is Irans red line and it wont allow shipment of even one gram of uranium from Iran. Araghchi also said Iran will not withdraw one iota from its right to enrich uranium. His remarks were published on the website of

the Iranian State Television. Araghchi also said his country's delegation and their U.S. counterparts will meet on the sideline of nuclear talks in Geneva.

The P5+1 Group of five permanent members of UN Security Council, US, UK, France. Britain, Russia, China and Germany are scheduled to hold next round of

talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear program in Geneva.

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October-14th World Standards Day.

Bureau of India Standards, BIS.

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15th October 2013

CBI registers case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former

Coal Secretary PC Parekh in coal block allocation scam.

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International White Cane Day October 15th.

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16th October 2013

Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest writer to win Man Booker prize for her book 'The Luminaries'.

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Indian-American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri lost out on the Man Booker Prize to Eleanor Catton, who has become the youngest writer to win the prestigious literary prize in

London. At 832 pages, Catton's The Luminaries was the longest novel described as an extraordinary 19th century gold rush murder mystery. Eleanor Catton is from

Newzealand.

"Eleanor Catton was presented with the coveted award worth 50,000

pounds by Camilla Parker-Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, at a glittering ceremony in London's Guildhall. This year's chair of judges, writer and

critic Robert Macfarlane, admitted that readers needed to make a "huge investment" in the huge tome, which is challenging with a slow start but

the dividends were more than worth it. London-born Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland', a tale about two brothers brought up in Kolkata in the late

1960s, was lauded by the judges as a "seismological" story which was told with "impeccable lucidity".

17th October 2013

Minimum Support Price of wheat increased by 50 rupees per quintal to 1,400 rupees.

ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan says, all arrangements are in

place for the launch of India's first Mars orbiter.





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US President Barack Obama signed a bill into law, early this morning, to end a 16-day government shutdown and increase the current debt ceiling of 16.7 trillion

dollars to prevent the country from a debt default with potentially worldwide economic repercussions.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement that the effective time

for the continuing resolution begins on October 1st, 2013 and added that the law

also extends the Nation's debt limit through till February 7th, 2014.

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Visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Viktor Orban called on President Pranab Mukherjee

Earlier, Mr. Viktor Orban paid floral tributes at Rajghat, Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.

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A violin that was played to help calm passengers as the Titanic was sinking, has gone on display in Britain before being sold at an auction. The instrument belonged

to the band leader, Wallace Hartley who died along with 1500 others, when the ship went down in 1912.

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18th October 2013

Maharashi Valmiki Jayanti October 18th

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19th October 2013

Prime Minister to leave for Moscow tomorrow on the first leg of his two-nation visit to Russia and China.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.

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Scientists have discovered a new species of dragon tree in Thailand. The newly discovered dragon tree species 'Dracaena Kaweesakii' is characterised by its

extensive branching and can reach 12 metres in both height and crown diameter.

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20th October 2013

Arab nations call upon Saudi Arabia to rethink on rejecting UN Security

Council temporary membership.

World Osteoporosis day.

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Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami

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The Arab envoys to the United Nations have called upon Saudi Arabia to reverse its decision to reject a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. In a statement, the

Arab Group has lauded the role played by the Saudi Kingdom and urged it to continue to defend the Arab issues by taking the Security Council seat. Saudi

Arabia won a two-year seat on the Security Council in a vote on October 17. But the very next day it rejected the seat citing the failure of the UN Security Council to

take action on the Syrian crisis and the Palestinian issue. No country has ever previously been elected to the Security Council and not taken the seat. Meanwhile,

Arab League Chief Nabil El Arabi has endorsed the stand taken by Saudi Arabia and said Security Council has failed to live up to its mandate.

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The UN envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi

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21st October 2013

CBSE to introduce Open Text Based Assessment system from next

academic session.

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The UN Special envoy on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi has announced that an agreement

has been reached to hold Geneva-II peace conference on Syria in November.

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22nd October 2013

In Tamil Nadu, the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, KNPP was

synchronised with the southern power grid, marking a major milestone in power generation of the ambitious Indo-Russian nuclear collaboration.

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The Supreme Court directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to

monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as the issue

relates to citizens' fundamental right to life guaranteed under the Constitution.

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AFC Cup- Football

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23rd October 2013

The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement, BDCA inked between India and China facilitates establishment of a hotline between the military headquarters of the two

countries.

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The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

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Bangladesh and ILO have launched a $24 million safety programme to improve the

working conditions in the readymade garment industry.

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India will launch the first interplanetary probe, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft onboard the

PSLV C 25 on the fifth of next month from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota.

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24th October 2013

Legendary playback singer Manna Dey passed away at a private hospital

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26th October 2013





US dismisses Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's plea for an intervention on Kashmir issue.

Brazil says, it is working with other countries on a draft resolution for UN General Assembly to guarantee people's privacy in electronic

communication.

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Former Director of News Services Division, All India Radio, Mr.R.N.Mahadevan

passed away in Delhi.

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27th October, 2013

Race for the 3rd Formula One Indian Grand Prix to begin at the Buddh International circuit at Greater Noida.

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Election Commission is implementing its Systematic Voters Education and Electoral

Participation, SVEEP programme in Chhattisgarh to increase voter awareness.

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Today 1st and 2nd Formula One Indian Grand Prix won by Red Bull driver Sebastian

Vettel.

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28th October 2013

In Dubai, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, a pension and life insurance fund scheme for Indian workers launched.

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Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampat & Election Commissioners H.S. Brahma and Dr. Naseem Zaidi

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29th October 2013





Reserve Bank of India hikes Repo Rate by 0.25 per cent to 7.75 percent; Marginal Standing Facility rate also reduced by 0.25 per cent. Growth

prospect for current fiscal cut to 5 per cent.

Air Marshal Arup Raha to be the next Chief of Indian Air Force.

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The RBI left other rates , such as the cash reserve ratio unchanged at 4 per cent,

and Mandatory holdings in government securities and other liquid assets as a solvency measure the (SLR) at 23 per cent. However, the Governor doubled the

borrowing limit of banks against their cash positions or Net demand and time liability (NDTL ) to 0.5 per cent for both 7-day and 14-day repos, with immediate

effect to increase liquidity in the system.

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The Government today announced that Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot,

will take over as the next Air Force chief after Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne retires on December 31st.

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The Prime Minister inaugurated the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum at Ahmedabad in Gujarat

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30th October 2013

In far off Latin America, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Chhau, Manipuri and

Odisi came alive in Cuban capital Havana as Vice President Hamid Ansari inaugurated the cultural extravaganza, Festival of India-2013. Over five thousand

Cubans thronged to witness the classical fusion performance Nrityarupa that skillfully blended ancient Indian classical dances.

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The United Nations General Assembly, for the 22nd year in a row, has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US economic embargo against Cuba.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem has confirmed that his country will

participate at the Geneva-II peace conference aimed at finding a comprehensive





political solution to the crisis in Syria.

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31th October 2013

Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 29th death anniversary; Tributes also paid to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his

birth anniversary.

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The nation pays tribute to the first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his

birth anniversary today. He played a crucial role during the freedom struggle and was instrumental in the integration of 500 princely states into the Indian Union.

Several functions were held in Gujarat to pay tribute to the iron man of India.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of Statue of Unity- a 182-metre tall statue of "iron man" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 138th

birth anniversary at Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Bharuch district .

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