1) Chinese
President Xi Jinping arrives for three-day India visit: Chinese President
Xi Jinping arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit, which is
expected to define the relationship between the two neighbours who have had a
troubled past. Jinping, who arrived here from Sri Lanka, was welcomed by
Gujarat Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, as well as the
state Cabinet ministers. The Chinese President is accompanied by his wife Peng
Liyuan. He is the first important foreign dignitary to begin his India visit
from Gujarat.
2) Boxer
Manoj Kumar to finally get Arjuna Award: Forced to take the legal route
after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be
bestowed the Arjuna Award as the sports ministry has finally accepted his
nomination. Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, told that he was
informed of the ministry's decision this morning. The controversial
recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan for the Arjuna Awards had led to Manoj
approaching the sports ministry officials, who, he said, had assured him that
his name would be added to a list of 15 athletes in a review meeting.
3) Indonesia
set to be awarded 2018 Asian Games: Indonesia is poised to be selected as
the host of the next Asian Games in 2018 after Vietnam withdrew because of
financial concerns. The decision will be formally ratified at an OCA General
Assembly in South Korea on Saturday but OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad
Al-Sabah told that there was an agreement in place to give the multi-sports
event to Jakarta. Sheikh Ahmad acknowledged that Hanoi's pullout had posed
problems the OCA had never faced before, but they had not been left in the
lurch for long.
4) Lalitha
Kumaramangalam appointed NCW chairperson: The Union Ministry of Women and
Child Development has appointed BJP national executive member Lalitha
Kumaramangalam as the new chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Hours after the Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Menaka Gandhi
announced her appointment Ms. Kumaramangalam spoke of her keenness to
mainstream the gender issue in a holistic manner. Ms. Kumaramangalam also
stressed on creating an atmosphere of “respect” for women. She said while there
are many terms like “empowerment, autonomy and freedom” used to vis-Ã -vis
gender issues and equality, there is need to ensure that women are treated with
respect.
5) Advani
Appointed Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha: Veteran BJP leader and
former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, who was sidelined totally in
the NDA government and the BJP, finally bagged a post in Parliament. Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday appointed L K Advani as the Chairman of the
Lok Sabha Committee on Ethics, which oversees the moral and ethical conduct of
its members. Advani was recently removed from the party Parliamentary Board and
party Central Election Committee. Interestingly enough, the Speaker had
recently appointed L K Advani as a member of the Standing Committee on
Information Technology headed by one of the youngest members of his party, Anurag
Thakur. Advani will also be a part of the Committee on Public Undertakings
headed by the BJP’s Shanta Kumar.
6) Rajasthan
first state to ratify Judicial Appointments Bill: Rajasthan on Wednesday
became the first State to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission
Bill 2014 which was passed by Parliament last month. The Bill needs to be
endorsed by at least 15 States before it can be sent for Presidential assent
and brought into effect. The 121st Constitutional Amendment was also adopted by
the House simultaneously.
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