Current Affairs 11-12 October 2015

National

• Portugal became first nation to join Nalanda MoU
• India and Jordan sign six MoUs in various fields including Maritime Transport, Communication and Information Technology
• Australian art gallery to return 2000-year-old Buddha idol to India
• 1^st Indian chief architect of Chandigarh, M N Sharma, 92, awarded lifetime achievement award by UT administration
• Indian fails to grab MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime) membership

International

• 86 killed, 186 injured in Ankara, Turkey bomb blast
• China completes construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea
• N Korea holds parades marking 70th anniversary of ruling Workers’ Party
• Nepal PM Sushil Koirala resigns, Mr. K P Sharma Oli elected as new PM of Nepal
• UN, World Bank to launch refugee and reconstruction bonds

Politics

• BJP slams AAP government over sacking of Food Minister Asim Ahmed Khan
• 684 candidates in fray in Goa municipal council elections
• Gujarat based writer Ganesh Devy returns Sahitya Akademi award
• 1^st phase of Bihar polls to start from 12^th October
• Grand alliance wants ban on live telecast of PM Modi’s rally in Bihar
• Bihar minister Awadhesh Kushwaha quits over leaked video of bribery

Business

• CBI raids Bank of Baroda branch in Delhi for Rs 6100 cr black money transfers
• Development banks pledge an additional 15 billion US Dollars a year by 2020 to fight climate change
• Vodafone CEO Vittoria Colao to visit India to meet Modi and Jaitley
• ED probes 4500 bank accounts of Sahara group in money laundering case
• Whatsapp offers android user backup in Google drive

Defense

• INS Trikand enters Egyptian Safaga port for 3-day visit
• ITBP makes record with 100 successful mountain expeditions
• IAF to induct 120 Tejas instead of 40 planned earlier
• UAVs to be used in Bihar elections to check Maoist attacks
• One Rank One Pension to be implemented after Bihar polls says Manohar Parrikar
• INS Arihant completes sea trials, expected to be handed over to navy in beginning of 2016

Sports

• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win women’s doubles title in China Open
• Sriram Balaji becomes new National Men’s Champ in Men’s Singles Tennis
• Indian boxers grabs one silver and three bronze medals at the Military World Games in Mungyeong, South Korea.
• India loses first ODI against South Africa by five runs in Kanpur
• India win four-Test Hockey series against New Zealand by 2-1 margin
• India beat Pakistan 5-1 in Sultan Johor Cup Junior Hockey