Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 7th &
8th July 2013***
1. Andy Murray on 7 July 2013
defeated Novak Djokovic in straight
sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 at Center Court of
London to become the first Briton in
77 years to win the Men’s Singles
Title at Wimbledon 2013.
2. Marion Bartoli lifted Women's
Singles title Wimbledon 2013.
3. Leading liberal opposition leader
Mohamed ElBaradei on 6 July 2013
was named as Egypt's new Prime
Minister to head a caretaker
government.
4. The rupee on Monday fell by a
massive 97 paise to 61.19, a new all-
time low, against the dollar in early
trade at the Interbank Foreign
Exchange market, on heavy demand
for the American currency amid
capital outflows.
5. Vidya Balan on 6 July 2013 got the
Best Actress award at 14th IIFA
(International Indian Film Academy)
awards 2013 held in Macau for
Kahaani while Ranbir Kapoor was
named Best Actor for Barfi.
6. NIA begins probe into yesterday's
serial blasts at Bodhgaya; Temple
Management Committee decides to
completely handover the security to
Bihar Police.
7. Centre to allocate Rs. 97 crore
assistance to Kerala for
implementation of Mid-day Meal
Scheme.
8. China's former Railways Minister
Liu Zhijun was given a suspended
death sentence on Monday by a court
here for corruption and abuse of
power.
9. The government of India for the
first time has given its nod for
recruitment and commissioning of
women officers in BSF, the border
guarding force.
10. India clinched a gold medal in
women's 400m relay in a sensational
race to finish sixth overall as the
curtains were drawn on the 20th
Asian Athletics Championships with
China confirming their supreme
status in the continent in Pune on
Sunday.
11. Asian Boxing Championships:
Shiva Thapa becomes the youngest
pugilist from india to clinch a gold
medal.
12. ICC Test rankings: India climbed
to second spot of the championship
table topped by South Africa.
13. World Champion Sebastian Vettel
wins German Grand Prix.
14. Rohan Bopanna on Monday
became the highest-ranked Indian in
the world, as he achieved career-best
rank of five in the ATP doubles
charts.
15. Roger Federer has fallen to No. 5
in the new ATP rankings, the first
time in a decade he’s been that low.
16. Mysore University felicitated
former Indian Test skipper Anil
Kumble with an honourary doctorate
on Friday. The cricketer was honoured
during the annual convocation of the
University of Mysore.
8th July 2013***
1. Andy Murray on 7 July 2013
defeated Novak Djokovic in straight
sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 at Center Court of
London to become the first Briton in
77 years to win the Men’s Singles
Title at Wimbledon 2013.
2. Marion Bartoli lifted Women's
Singles title Wimbledon 2013.
3. Leading liberal opposition leader
Mohamed ElBaradei on 6 July 2013
was named as Egypt's new Prime
Minister to head a caretaker
government.
4. The rupee on Monday fell by a
massive 97 paise to 61.19, a new all-
time low, against the dollar in early
trade at the Interbank Foreign
Exchange market, on heavy demand
for the American currency amid
capital outflows.
5. Vidya Balan on 6 July 2013 got the
Best Actress award at 14th IIFA
(International Indian Film Academy)
awards 2013 held in Macau for
Kahaani while Ranbir Kapoor was
named Best Actor for Barfi.
6. NIA begins probe into yesterday's
serial blasts at Bodhgaya; Temple
Management Committee decides to
completely handover the security to
Bihar Police.
7. Centre to allocate Rs. 97 crore
assistance to Kerala for
implementation of Mid-day Meal
Scheme.
8. China's former Railways Minister
Liu Zhijun was given a suspended
death sentence on Monday by a court
here for corruption and abuse of
power.
9. The government of India for the
first time has given its nod for
recruitment and commissioning of
women officers in BSF, the border
guarding force.
10. India clinched a gold medal in
women's 400m relay in a sensational
race to finish sixth overall as the
curtains were drawn on the 20th
Asian Athletics Championships with
China confirming their supreme
status in the continent in Pune on
Sunday.
11. Asian Boxing Championships:
Shiva Thapa becomes the youngest
pugilist from india to clinch a gold
medal.
12. ICC Test rankings: India climbed
to second spot of the championship
table topped by South Africa.
13. World Champion Sebastian Vettel
wins German Grand Prix.
14. Rohan Bopanna on Monday
became the highest-ranked Indian in
the world, as he achieved career-best
rank of five in the ATP doubles
charts.
15. Roger Federer has fallen to No. 5
in the new ATP rankings, the first
time in a decade he’s been that low.
16. Mysore University felicitated
former Indian Test skipper Anil
Kumble with an honourary doctorate
on Friday. The cricketer was honoured
during the annual convocation of the
University of Mysore.
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