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INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 2010

Mission Accomplished in Iraq- US ARMY

The United States have finally started pulling its troops out of Iraq. President Barack Obama has
confirmed that the US plans to withdraw significant number of combat troops from Iraq stating that
the war was nearing an end. The remaining force of 50,000 soldiers will train Iraqi security forces
and provide security for ongoing US Diplomatic efforts.

Australia with a hung parliament

Australians failed to elect a new government in the polls held in August and were left with a hung
parliament. The non-result elections between Julia Gillard’s Labor and Abbott’s Liberal party led to
the first hung parliament in Australia since World War II. Three key Independents are now in the
process of deciding which party to support to form a government.

Pakistani cricketers tainted

The Game of cricket gets murkier with alleged match-fixer Mazhar Majeed’s claim of having rigged
games played by Pakistan for three years. The British Police recovered cash from hotel rooms of
Pakistani players involved in spot fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammed Asif were
interviewed and their mobiles confiscated after Majeed’s confession. The Anti-Corruption Unit of the
ICC will probe all 82 international matches played by Pakistan during this time. The news came as a
bolt for the flood-stricken and violence-plagued country where cricket is the national sport.

Pakistan Floods

Annual monsoons rains have led to flooding in Pakistan leading to the death of 1500 people and
rendering thousands homeless. In the worst flooding disaster in 80 years the floodwaters have
affected about one-fifth of the country washing away millions of hectares of crops, submerging
villages and destroying roads, bridges, schools, electricity and communication setting back the
infrastructure by many years. Disease is fast spreading in these flood affected areas and there have
been warnings that dams in the south may burst. It is estimated that the floods in Pakistan have
displaced people thrice the number displaced during partition.

Hike in Visa fee

The Obama Regime has raised H-1B and L1 visa fees to protect its borders from illegal Mexican
immigrants. This additional fee would be used to build operating bases and deploy unmanned aerial
surveillance to beef up U.S.-Mexico border security. The impact of this hike will be substantial on
Indian IT companies that account for approximately 50,000 H1 and L1 visas per year.

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Mosque near ground Zero

A New York city panel has cleared the way for the construction of a mosque near ground zero that
has been causing a political uproar over religious freedom. The proposed construction of the
mosque near ground zero has sparked debate all around the country. President Barack Obama,
however, supported the right of having a mosque by asserting that Muslims have the same right to
freedom of religion as everyone else in America.

China to launch space station

Having finished the first module of a planned space station and testing its electronics and other
systems China is all set to launch it into orbit next year. Changes were being made to the rocket that
will carry the 8.5ton Tiangong 1 module into a set orbit. No finishing or manning dates have been
given for the space station. The official Xinhua news agency said that The Shenzhou 8 spacecraft and
Shenzhou 9 and 10 spacecraft would dock with it in the second half of 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Online route

Oxford English Dictionary that has been in print for over a century may never appear in print for the
future generations. The word reference Bible is likely to loose its existence to its online version. With
the digital books becoming popular, the format that the 3rd edition, currently being worked upon,
will take is anybody’s guess.

Japan Elections

Democratic Party of Japan suffered a heavy blow in the elections for the upper house of Japan’s Diet
(parliament) when it won ten seats fewer than expected thus loosing its majority. DPJ will now have
to look for new coalition partners to restore its majority in the upper house and enable it to easily
pass laws through the Diet legislature. After breaking the 55 year period of dominance of the Liberal
Democratic Party and naming Naoto Kan the new prime minister just a month back the results have
baffled the DJP.

July 15th Summit, Islamabad

Failed talks between Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna and the Pakistani counterpart Mr. Shah
Mehmood Qureshi's have once again proved that whenever efforts were initiated by India to
improve the relations between the two countries. The Pak leaders and officials took deliberate steps
to derail the process conveying a clear message to India that the talks can continue only on its terms.

Gulf of Spill

More than three months after the April 20 explosion aboard the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil
platform, which killed 11 workers and sank the rig gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the most
severe US environmental disaster ever is close to coming to an end. In an operation called “static
kill” 2,300 barrels of mud was forced down into the well’s opening overnight pushing the crude back

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down to its source. A cap over the wellhead has shut in leaking oil since July 15 and the static kill —
also known as bull heading — probably would not have worked without the cap in place.

Genocide

Omar-al-Bashir, President of Sudan has been charged with three counts of genocide over the Darfur
Conflict, he was convicted by the International Criminal Court at The Hague. It is for the first time
that a court has accused anyone of genocide.

Jacob Lew the new Budget Director

President Barack Obama has chosen Mr. Jacob Lew as his new budget director. This is Mr. Lews
second stint with the federal budget.

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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 2010

Nuclear liability bill passed

Nuclear liability bill which was adopted by Rajya Sabha has now been approved by the process of
Voice vote. The session of the Parliament lasted 48 hours extra than the scheduled time so that the
legislation can be easily passed and approved. A total of 18 amendments were introduced in this bill
by Lok Sabha before processing it further. Soon the bill was selected for a considerable hike in the
liability of operator. This liability has now become 3 times then what it was in the past and now
holds a value of rupees 1500 crore’s in total. By virtue of progression of this bill and significant
increase in the liability many overseas companies have shown their interests in setting up reactors in
India. Special accidental care will now be provided for the employees operating in the various
sections of the nuclear plants. The decision and the passing of the bill had been strongly opposed by
the BJP leaders as they found it insignificant.

Swiss Bank Access

Swiss Authorities will provide information to India on cases of tax fraud and tax evasion from January
1,2011under the reworked double tax agreement (DTA) signed by India and Switzerland. The Indian
Authorities can now seek information about the account holders in Swiss banks who have a case
filed against them for tax evasion.

Government Intervention for CWG

PM and his select team of ministers takeover as CWG supervisors. Indian Prime Minister
Dr.Manmohan Singh took over the reigns of the forthcoming games in the wake of scandals and
unfinished work surrounding the event. Committee of Secretaries, headed by a Cabinet Secretary,
will now supervise the mega event to be held in October overtaking Organizing Committee chief
Suresh Kalmadi.

Bhopal Case reopened

The Supreme court of India has reopened the Bhopal Gas leak case in response to Government’s
petition for harsher punishment to the guilty for the worst tragedy of its kind in which at least 7,000
people perished within days of the release of the toxic methyl isocyanate gas at the Union Carbide
pesticide plant on 3 December 1984, and a further 15,000 died later from exposure to the gas. The
tragedy left countless others with lifelong damage to their health.

CSAT to replace the civil services prelims

The new Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) will replace the existing civil services (preliminary)
examination from 2011. The new scheme will test the candidates for their aptitude for civil services
as well as their ethical and moral dimension of decision-making. There will now be two common
papers with equal weightage in place of one common paper (general awareness) and one optional
paper (any particular subject of choice). The civil services main exam and the interview will remain
the same as of now.

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Rahul creates controversy

Wherein one place Mamta Banerjee is speaking in the favour of naxals and now Rahul Gandhi is
sharing a dias with a suspected Maoist , this is the approach of the government in the fight against
naxals.

Member Parliament salaries hiked

Parliament recently in Delhi has made a decision to increase the salaries of MPs. A hike of about
rupees 35000 will be introduced in the salary of each MPs thus taking it from figures like 20,000 to
55,000 or so. Because daily allowance has an important role to play hence parliament has also
decided to exactly double the allowances issued daily to each Member of Parliament. Hence daily
allowance of rupees 1000 will now become 2000. This daily allowance will be issued only when the
parliament session is in progress. Other than the daily allowances the official expenses for every
office per month have now been considerably raised and touch a 50,000 amount. That is not all the
travel and conveyance charge issued will now become 4 times which were earlier around rupees
1,00,000. Retired members will now get a monthly pension of around rupees 20,000 which was
around 10,000 in the past times.

Commonwealth with less green

Approximately 40,000 trees have been either felled or transplanted for Delhi’s preparation of
Commonwealth Games 2010. Apart from the financial burden of creating world class infrastructure
and transport facilities Delhites have to bear the loss of its green cover as the compensatory
plantation cannot in any way compensate for the loss of a fully grown, mature tree.

Blackberry controversy

Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of Blackberry has finally surrendered to Indian security
agencies’ demand for access to their server. The company has proposed for lawful access to its
services including the messenger as well as the enterprise with immediate effect and the company
would have to set up a server in India if it does not work to the satisfaction of Indian agencies. The
security agencies already had access to voice data, SMS and general emails sent through Blackberry
devices but Blackberry email and messaging services that are highly encrypted were major concerns
for the security agencies. With this understanding in place the government has decided to serve
notices to Google and Skype also to fall in line.

Direct tax code

The Government deferred the direct tax code(DTC) by yet another year to April 2012 causing yet
another disappointment to the taxpayers. Women taxpayers suffered a bolt as the preferential
treatment meted out to them earlier is now proposed to be withdrawn. Senior citizens, however,
enjoy a higher exemption limit. The bill that replaces the Income Tax Act 1961 seeks an increase in
exemption threshold of individuals from Rs.1.6 lakh currently to Rs.2lakh. The corporate taxes will be
reduced to a flat 30%.

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Leh hit by flood

A cloudburst on the intervening night of August 5 and 6 has led to flash floods and mudslides in the
Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. The cloudburst and the following floods have claimed over 175
lives and injured about 400 people, besides causing widespread damage to public and private
property. The worst hit Chuglamsar has just turned into debris all over.

More rich than poor Indians

National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has estimated in its report, "How India
Earns, Spends and Saves", that despite the economic slowdown of the last three years, the number
of high-income households in India has exceeded the number of low-income households.
Households with high income or earnings have grown by over 3.7% in total and now touch the mark
of around 21%. That is not all also the households with low income sources have fallen by around
3.2% and gone down to a mark of 18%.

CWG Anthem

When everything is being prepared for the common wealth coming up in October then how could
Music maestro A R Rahman stay away from it. Yes, the musician has launched the theme song for
the Commonwealth Games 2010 that has the best lyrics covering khelo oh yaaro,,jeeto oh yaaro.
During the launch of this theme song honorable Chief Minister Shiela Dixit, Bhupinder Singh Hooda
and OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi were present in the ceremony.

CWG breeding mosquitoes

The fingers are already crossed and people fear further delay in the common wealth problems.
When the earlier hurdles are not getting removed and new problems are coming into view. The
sincere attention is being drawn by the mosquitoes breeding in various dumps. Because of heavy
rainfall in the country water is collected in almost every venue and mosquitoes have converted these
venues into their favorite breeding places and are increasing the fear of dengue disease.

Yet another marine disaster

A foreign cargo ship MV Khalijia-111 which collided with MSC Chitra which was carrying about 1,200
containers with over 266 tonnes of fuel about 10 km off Mumbai harbour has spilled oil into the
Mumbai seas. The collision tilted MSC Chitra vessel causing 300 containers carrying oil to tumble
into the Mumbai waters creating a thick oil slick two to three kms around the vessel Chitra causing a
serious threat to the marine life.

India’s Independence

August 15th, 2010 India celebrated the 63rd anniversary of its independence.

IBM Number two employer

IBM is the second largest private sector employer in India after TCS . The company has more than
one lakh people on its rolls.

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Noose tightening for Politicos in Sohrab case

Sohrab case getting murkier with CBI stepping up pressure on top Gujarat IPS Officers P.C.Pande,
O.P.Mathur and Geeta Johri for their suspected involvement in scuttling the probe at the behest of
former Gujarat Minister of State for home Amit Shah. Two Rajasthan BJP leaders Gulabchand Kataria
and Om Mathur are also facing the CBI heat.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in a fake encounter and his wife who was a witness to her husband’s
abduction was also later eliminated. The agency is investigating the police-politico nexus behind the
killings.

Chidambaram confident of overcoming maoist problem in three years

Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the ministry of home affairs,
P Chidambaram informed that in a meeting of chief ministers of seven Naxal-affected states on July
14, a decision of unified command was agreed to namely in-- West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and
Jharkhand -- for anti-Naxal operations. A two-pronged strategy of initiating development and police
action in the affected areas was designed to overcome Maoist problem after consultations with the
Naxal-affected states

Grooming for a succession?

Noel Tata, chairman Ratan Tata’s brother has been installed as the chairman and CEO of Tata
Investment Corp and the MD in Tata International while relinquishing his executive position in Trent
Ltd within the last two months. There is speculation that these moves are in line with the group’s
succession plan for top job i.e. the Chairmanship of Tata Sons in 2012 when Ratan Tata steps down.

Applaud or embarrassment?

According to top sources from Central Vigilance Commission, fake certificates were being routinely
issued to pass substandard work and material to the vendors of Commonwealth Games 2010 leading
to huge gains for the contractors and vendors. All these certificates were issued without ground
verification or technical examination. The compromise, herein, in the quality of materials and
workmanship poses a serious threat to the sports personnel from countries all over the world
lending a shameful picture of India and hence jeopardizing our ability to host such events in the
future.

Valley is burning

Following the imposition of curfew in wake of the protest by Syed Ali Geelani demanding the release
of dozens of arrested separatist leaders, violence was triggered in the valley due to a spate of civilian
killings by security personnel leading to an indefinite curfew being clamped in Srinagar. Educational
institutions, shops, post offices, banks, public transport and other business establishments were
closed as a precautionary measure. The protests are part of the separatists' 'Quit Kashmir'
programme.

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SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 2010

Sehwag denied century

A deliberate no ball by the Srilankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv to prevent Virendar Sehwag from
completing his century in the tri-series has left a bad taste in the mouth for all cricket lovers. Indians
were just short of 5 runs from destination called victory and the opening batsman VEERU was just a
run away from his ton. At the same time Lankan skipper chose spinner S. Randiv to come in and
bowl. On the third bowl of his spell Virender Sehwag sent the bowl out of the fence with a huge six
but the turning point was that it was a no ball which defended Virender Sehwag from completing his
century. As per the declaration of the match referee it was been found out that it was an intentional
attempt.

Shooting Gold

Tejaswini Sawant created history by becoming India’s first female shooter to clinch gold at the World
Shooting Championship held in Munich, Germany. The 29-year-old, who shot a score of 597/600
(100, 100, 100, 99, 99, 99), equalling the world record in the process, won the 50m rifle prone event

Sri Lanka wins the tri series

The host Sri Lanka’ eight wicket victory over India in Dambulla represents its 25th win in a
tournament final. Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara'who won the toss decided to bat against
India in the tri-series final. The Sri Lankans won the match by 74 runs in this game. With this it
became the second team to win a tournament final on 25 occasions. Australia has won 52
tournament finals.

First Indian US PGA Tour winner

Arjun Atwal has become the first Indian Golfer to win the US PGA tour. Atwal, who started playing at
the age of fourteen, became one of the leading players on the Asian Tour and the European tour. He
is the first native East Indian golfer to become a member of, and later win the U.S. PGA Tour.

Saina Nehwal: A smash hit

The Indian Open Grand Prix Gold, the Singapore Open Super Series and then the Indonesian Open
Super Series at Jakarta have given enough reasons to Saina to celebrate. The World No.3 defeated a
fighting Sayaka Sato of Japan 21-19, 13-21, 21-11 in the badminton finals. Just two notches away
from the badminton World No. 1, Saina is now indisputably India's top female athlete.

Khel awards

Saina Nehwal to be conferred the country’s top sporting honour-the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
While Jhulan Goswami skipper of womens cricket team, boxer Dinesh Kumar and Sandeep Singh are
tipped to receive the Arjuna Awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements during the last
one year, Footballer Sunil Chhetri and Deepak Mondal have also been nominated for the award that
will be given away in Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th Aug by President Pratibha Patil.

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World cup for Spain

In a historic football victory Spain lifted their first-ever World Cup after defeating Netherlands 1-0 in
Johannesburg. Andres Iniesta secured the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands
four minutes from the end of extra-time on Sunday leading his team to victory.

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PERSONS IN NEWS 2010

Michael Kirk Douglas diagnosed with throat cancer

Michael Kirk Douglas, winner of three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards, was diagnosed with
throat cancer in August this year. He received the AFI (American Film Institute) Life Achievement
Award in 2009. The 65-year-old actor, a heavy smoker, was informed of his condition labeled as
Stage 4 cancer after his doctor's appointment for an extremely sore throat. Douglas who is to
undergo chemotherapy and radiation is optimistic about his chances for recovery

Archie Panjabi

Recently 62nd Emmy awards were held and the best part was to hear about actress Archie Panjabi
from the Indian-origin who has won the award for best supporting actress in the movie “The Good
Wife”. Her performance has been rated to be the best in the international release recognized as
“Bend it like Beckham”. Many others were nominated for the same designation but because the best
performance deserves to be on the top hence the results proved it and Archie Panjabi took the
award.

Anil Aggarwal to overtake Mukesh Ambani

It was Anil Aggarwal who laid the foundation of Vedanta Resources Corporation, a UK based
corporation and all by the virtue of it that he has been designated as the non-resident Indian
billionaire. By this effort he has become the largest promoter of a corporate house thus overtaking
Mukesh Ambani.

Pallava Bagla

Pallava Bagla from India has won the David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism by
American Geophysical Union (AGU). Pallava won this award for his articles on the impact of change
in climate on the Himalayan glaciers. Bagla is an author and freelancer for BBC and the likes. His
latest book is "Destination Moon: India's Quest for Moon, Mars and beyond".

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro a Cuban revolutionary visited Havana scientific facility; it was his first public appearance.

The former Cuban President, now 83, who went into seclusion four years back after falling ill looked
healthy said the reports.

Roman Polanski

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The Swiss government rejected US government’s request to extradite Roman Polanski where he is
charged with unlawful sex with a minor on the ground that the US authorities failed to provide
confidential testimony about Polanski's sentencing procedure in 1977-1978. Polanski, who has been
held under house arrest in Switzerland since December, has been declared a free man by the Swiss
authorities. However, the American prosecutors vowed to continue their pursuit of the film director.

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