Current Affairs Two

• China’s Influence Grows With Its Economy

China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.

• Flooding in Pakistan Kills 800

The death toll in floods that have lashed Pakistan has risen above 800 as rescuers
struggle to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.

• Curfew Imposed in Indian Kashmir

Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew across Indian Kashmir as anti-India protests and clashes between Kashmir Muslims and government forces continued.

• Syrian Leader Pays Visit to Lebanon

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed in Beirut, accompanied by the king of Saudi Arabia(Abdul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), marking Assad’s first visit to Lebanon since he pulled back Syrian forces from a decades-long occupation of the country five years ago

• Organizers of the 2014 Winter Games: Sochi, Russia.

• India-US sign reprocessing accord.

India’s ambassador Meera Shankar and US under-secretary of state for political affairs William Burns sign an agreement for reprocessing spent fuel.

• Enthral (The Robot):

Actor-Rajnikanth

Actress-Aishwarya Rai

Director-S. Shankar

• Jnanpith Award, 2006: Ravidra Kelkar (Konkani litterateur)

• Brihadiswara Temple, Thanjavur: completes 1000 years on September 25, 2010.

Built by: Raja Raja Chlo

Built in: 1010

• CJI: Statistical expert to crack arrears

Maintaining that there was a distinction between pend ency and arrears of cases, the CJI indicated he would soon appoint statistical experts to analyse different aspects of arrears so that a solution could be found.

• Panel to finalise charges on Dinakaran today.

Members: V S Sirpurkar, K S Khekhar, P P Rai

• CBI courts issues non-bailable warrant against former SYNC Laval in officeal in the SYNC Laval in case.

• High court rejects petition to transfer Gulag Society case from the court of B U Joshi on the grounds of bias of the judge agings them.

• Medical ethics violation to be made punishable offence by amending the Drug and Cosmetics Act.

• British government raised question about a substantiveal amount of money which was transferred to A.M. Films a little known British organisation from the Games Organising Committee (CWG, INDIA)

• Epic, the country first browser was launched recently in Bangalore.