Page-5 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar ‘The God of Cricket’ retires from ODIs

December 26, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar had announced his retirement from One-Day format of  cricket. It brings an end to his 23-year career in ODIs. He had made his debut in this format against Pakistan in 1989. In 463 ODIs he played, he piled ..

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India test-fires Astra missile successfully

December 25, 2012

India once again successfully test-fired indigenously developed Beyond Virtual Range (BVR) "Astra" missile. Test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15 km from Balasore in Odisha. Astra Missile: Surface to Surface BVR Single stage solid fuelled Payload capacity of ..

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Legendary hockey player Leslie Claudius no more

December 25, 2012

One of the legends of hockey who won India three Olympic gold medals, Leslie Claudius, passed away. Leslie Claudius: (March 25, 1927 to December 20, 2012) Indian hockey player from Bilaspur. He was an Anglo-Indian. Member of India’s generation of ..

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Nuclear capable Prithvi-II successfully flight-tested

December 25, 2012

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully flight-tested nuclear weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. SFC handles nuclear-tipped missiles. Prithvi- II Nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface strategic ballistic missile single-stage liquid propellant payload capacity of 500 kg

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Results of Assembly Elections 2012: Congress wins HP

December 25, 2012

In Himachal Pradesh, Congress has made a comeback after five years by defeating incumbent BJP led government by a handsome margin. Congress clinched 36 out of the total 68 seats, whereas, BJP managed to win only 26 seats. 

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ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012

December 24, 2012

ASEAN-India car rally reached the Indian capital after travelling nearly 8,000 km through nine countries. It was flagged in by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which also marked the occasion of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit highlighting 20 years of their partnership. The ..

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Results of Assembly Elections 2012: BJP wins Gujarat

December 24, 2012

Narendra Modi led BJP registered a resounding victory in Gujarat. BJP won  115 seats in the 182-seat assembly which marks the third victory under Modi’s leadership, but two short of the 2007 tally of 117. Congress won only 61 seats ..

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“Freedom of the Press Foundation”: WikiLeaks devises new way to raise funds

December 24, 2012

Julian Assange led WikiLeaks has launched a new platform called the  “Freedom of the Press Foundation” to overcome banking blockade against it, and to promote aggressive, public-interest journalism focused on exposing mismanagement, corruption and law-breaking in government. The Foundation was ..

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$1.5 billion fine on UBS over Libor manipulation

December 24, 2012

Swiss bank UBS has been fined $1.5 billion over the manipulation of Libor benchmark rate. It is the second biggest fine ever on a global bank after HSBC which was recently fined a record $1.92 billion after being accused by ..

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Lok Sabha approves Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012

December 24, 2012

Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which seeks to provide special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education and jobs for local people. The Bill introduces a new Article 371-J ..

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