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09 Nov 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Robyn Denholm to Replace Elon Musk

Tesla Inc board member Robyn Denholm will replace Elon Musk as its Chair, more than a month after the billionaire had to step down as the electric-car maker's Chair as part of a settlement with US regulators.

Denholm is currently chief financial officer at Australian telecoms operator Telstra Corp Ltd and has been an independent director on Tesla's board since 2014.

Asia Bibi Remains in government Protection

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was cleared last week of blasphemy charges after spending eight years on death row has been released from prison but remains under government protection in Islamabad because of threats to her life.

The Supreme Court acquitted Ms. Bibi in October in an exceptionally rare ruling against a blasphemy verdict. A three-member bench concluded that there was little evidence that Ms. Bibi, a farm worker and mother of three, had spoken against the Prophet Muhammed during a heated argument with Muslim women in 2009.

She was sentenced to death in 2010, a verdict that drew worldwide condemnation and focused attention on Pakistan's blasphemy law, which critics say has been used to persecute religious minorities.

Jeff Sessions Sacked

Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, replacing him with a loyalist who has echoed the President's complaints about the special counsel investigation into Russia's alleged election interference and will now take charge of the inquiry.

Mr. Sessions delivered his resignation letter to the White House at the request of the President, who tapped Matthew G. Whitaker, Mr. Sessions' chief of staff, as acting Attorney General.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Centre to Sell its Stake in Dredging Corporation

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave 'in-principle' approval for strategic disinvestment of the government's entire stake in the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) to a consortium of four ports viz. Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradeep Port Trust, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust.

The government holds 73.44% shares in DCIL valued at a little over Rs. 700 crore.

Bhavdeep Singh Resigned as CEO

Fortis Healthcare CEO Bhavdeep Singh has resigned but will continue in his current capacity till a successor is found.

India is One of the Biggest Markets

Alrosa, one of the world's biggest diamond companies, is looking for greater engagement with India. After the recently held Russia-India Forum, trade is expected to rise further, says Evgeny Agureev, director, Alrosa United Selling Organisation.

This industry is very important for India because a lot of companies are involved in this trade. Based on statistics, we can say that from 75 to 90% of the share of all stones are polished in India. During the recent Russia-India Forum, the Indian government recognised this as an important sector.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO Plans Venus Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited international proposals for scientific payloads for its second interplanetary mission to Venus in mid 2023, which is planned within a year of the first planned human spaceflight mission in 2022.

India will send 12 scientific payloads aboard the satellite for the Venus mission.

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SPORTS

11th Asian Air Gun Championship

Saurabh Chaudhary beat Arjun Singh Cheema by 2.1 points to win the junior men's air pistol gold in the 11th Asian Air Gun Championship.

Saurabh has won the Asian Games gold, World Championship junior gold and the Youth Olympics gold before this.

The Indians swept the team gold with an intimidating 38-point margin over the Chinese.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Considering Changing the Name of Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the state government was considering changing the name of Ahmedabad to Karnavati and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra reiterated its old demand that Aurangabad and Osmanabad be renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.

Model for Airports in 6 Non-metro Cities

Airports at six Indian cities, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Guwahati, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru, will be developed and managed through the public private partnership (PPP) model on the lines of the Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi airports.

According to Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the proposal to hand over the airports, presently run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to PPP operators had been approved in principle at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

09 Nov 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Robyn Denholm to Replace Elon Musk

Asia Bibi Remains in government Protection

Jeff Sessions Sacked

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Centre to Sell its Stake in Dredging Corporation

Bhavdeep Singh Resigned as CEO

India is One of the Biggest Markets

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO Plans Venus Mission

SPORTS

11th Asian Air Gun Championship

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Considering Changing the Name of Ahmedabad

Model for Airports in 6 Non-metro Cities

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