Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam - 22 January, 2014

Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam

Delhi Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons in connection with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s dharna outside Rail Bhavan in New Delhi that witnessed many violent scuffles in the high-security area where prohibitory orders were in place.
The case was registered at Parliament Street Police Station last night under section 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of duty) and section 333 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from duty) of IPC.
The two-day dharna by Mr. Kejriwal witnessed several altercations between police and AAP workers and at least 31 people, including policemen and media personnel, were injured.
The over 30-hour protest outside Rail Bhavan in the Raisina Hill area that virtually morphed into a demand for control over Delhi Police and threatened to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday ended following an assurance from the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung.
Mr. Kejriwal announced that he was calling off the protest following the “victory” achieved by the people of Delhi.
Under the compromise, the SHO of Malviya Nagar, who refused to raid an alleged drug and prostitution ring on the orders of Law Minister Somnath Bharti, and PCR van in-charge of Paharganj, where a Danish woman was gangraped last week, were sent on leave, paving the way for an end to the confrontation with the Centre.

The Union Cabinet’s decision to accord minority status to Jains will be subject to the outcome of pending cases on the issue.
If the court cases are settled in favour of the Jains, the community will become the sixth designated minority community of the country. As per the Cabinet note, Jains will be included as a minority under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act (NCM), 1992.
This decision will allow the community to run their educational institutions as per the same rules that govern all minority institutions. As of now, Jains are regarded as minorities in some States including Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

India’s first indigenously built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant would be going to sea trials within “a few weeks or months” as its preliminary harbour acceptance trials are over and various systems, including nuclear propulsion, have proceeded satisfactorily and as per the time schedule.
The submarine would undergo sea trials, during which all the systems, including its ballistic missiles, would be tested before it is finally commissioned into the Indian Navy, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral L.V.S. Babu..
Incidentally, INS Arihant, which is the lead ship of India's Arihant-class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, would also figure on the Indian Navy tableaux at this year’s Republic Day Parade.

Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova has caused the second huge women's upset at the Australian Open in as many days, downing third seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
The 20th-seeded Cibulkova won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in a match lasting two hours and 12 minutes.
Sharapova's defeat came less than 24 hours after world No.1 Serena Williams went down to Ana Ivanovic, and further opened up the women's draw.
Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka is the only player left in contention to have previously won the Australian Open title.

The Wrestling Federation of India has announced the launch of the world's biggest pro-wrestling league - the Indian Wrestling League (IWL).
The inaugural IWL edition this year will feature six city-based franchises and wrestlers will be vying for $3.5 million in auction and prize money.
The six IWL cities in the inaugural year will be shortlisted out of eight cities in the fray - Delhi, Mohali (Punjab), Hisar (Haryana), Pune or Mumbai (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Kolkata (West Bengal).
The IWL will be held under the aegis of WFI and as per the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) rules.
The league will feature both men and women wrestlers competing in a team format for the first time in the sport of wrestling.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said Indian wrestling has a great tradition and the wrestlers are today winning medals at the Olympics and World Championships.