Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam - 28 November, 2013

Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam

Cyclonic storm Lehar,has weakened into a deep depression and is set to weaken further, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) .
The IMD warned of rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam district of Puducherry during the next 24 hours. Isolated heavy rainfall would also occur at most places over Telangana during the next 36 hours.
Further, while the state of sea along and off Andhra Pradesh coast would be rough to very rough, squally winds speed would reach 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph and would prevail along and off Andhra Pradesh during next 12 hours.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.
The IMD will issue the next bulletin at 1730 hours. The authorities in five of the nine coastal districts continue to remain alert. They have evacuated over 26,000 people from vulnerable areas in view of the cyclone alert issued by the IMD.
Coastal Andhra Pradesh was hit by Cyclone Helen few days back. That cyclone caused minimal damage in terms of loss of lives. Six people were killed and crops over four lakh hectares were damaged.
Cyclone Phailin, which crossed Odisha-Andhra coast last month, had caused some damage in Srikakulam district. However, the subsequent heavy rains killed 58 people and damaged crops over 13 lakh hectares in 10 districts.

Under fire from various quarters, including the media fraternity, for the way she handled a junior colleague’s sexual harassment charge against founder-editor of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, managing editor Shoma Chaudhury decided to resign from the post
Conceding that she could have done several things differently and in a more measured way, Ms. Chaudhury rejected the allegations of a “cover-up’’ and not standing up to the “feminist positions’’ she has taken otherwise on such issues.
Stating that it was not her nature to “give up midway through a challenge’’, Ms. Chaudhury said that she would have liked to continue at Tehelka to see it through “this dark time, but I am no longer sure whether my presence is harming or helping’’ the magazine.

Terming UPA's pre-matriculation minority scholarship scheme as "arbitrary and discriminatory," the Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that the Rajinder Sachar Committee was unconstitutional, and that its "target was to help Muslims only".
The affidavit — filed in response to the Centre's stand that the scheme was valid and that the Modi government was to blame for the "deteriorating condition" of Muslims in Gujarat — has strongly criticized the manner in which the PMO set up the Sachar panel in 2005 to survey the socio-economic conditions of Muslims, while ignoring other religious minorities.
.Gujarat has moved the apex court against the majority verdict of the Gujarat High Court, ratifying the scholarship scheme meant for students belonging to five religious minorities, including Muslims. The Centre bears 75 per cent of the financial burden. The scheme was formulated as part of the Prime Minister's 15-point programme that came into effect in 2008.
It was argued that expenditure was not a problem, but its constitutional validity was an issue — and that the government was against a scheme that had religion as its entry point.

Dhawan completed his 5th ODI hundred, Yuvraj went past fifty after a long time. Raina played a sweet little cameo while Dhoni was there to play the winning shot.
India won the series 2-1 and will now go to South Africa in an exuberant mood. West Indies will take some positives from this series as they embark on a tour of New Zealand.

The Italian parliament has ousted three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from the lawmaking body, but the tenacious billionaire has vowed to continue his involvement in politics.The Senate voted to kick him out of parliament because of a tax fraud conviction.
The former prime minister also faces convictions for having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his powers while serving as prime minister. He insists on his innocence and has appealed.
Berlusconi still has loyal followers in the Senate, but the controversy following him has re-shaped the power balance of the multi-party legislature. His one-time political ally, Angelino Alfano, split from Berlusconi earlier this month and formed a new center-right party loyal to Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition government.
Berlusconi is expected to be placed under house arrest or ordered to perform community service for his convictions.

The Nepal cricket team have followed a set post-victory ritual ever since they landed in Abu Dhabi for the World T20 qualifiers. One they had indulged in diligently on four occasions going into the quarterfinal against Hong Kong.
The five-wicket win ensured their qualification for a major ICC event, the 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh, for the first-time ever.

Seniority was not the consideration when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promoted and appointed Lt General Raheel Sharif as the new Pakistan army chief .
An official statement from the Prime Minister’s office said General Sharif was named as chief of army staff and General Rashad Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee(CJCSC) by President Mamnoon Hussain on the advice of Mr. Sharif.
The previous CJCSC General Khalid Shameem Wynne retired in October and Mr. Sharif had said that he would make both top appointments together. The current chief of army staff General Ashfaque Parvez Kayani had a month ago dismissed rumours over his extension and offers of a new post after his retirement.
Lt General Sharif was serving as principal staff officer to General Kayani and Inspector General Training and Evaluation of Pakistan Army, while General Rashid Mehmood was Chief of General Staff. He was number three in seniority after Lt General Mahmood and Lt General Haroon Aslam.
General Sharif hails from a traditional military family and is decorated with the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and is the younger brother of 1971 war hero Major Shabbir Sharif who was awarded the Nishan i Haider.