EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE 18th DECEMBER 2014

EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE 18th DECEMBER 2014

INTERNATIONAL:

• Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid arrives in New Delhi on a six-day official visit.
• It is advised to all Indians residing in UAE to register themselves with the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi.
• First batch of 10 nurses and two children evacuated from strife-torn Libya to reach Kochi tomorrow.
• PM narendramodi and Japanese PM AbeShinzo talked about India-Japan relations and cooperation in various fields.
• Sri Lankan court extends remand of 38 Indian fishermen till Dec end.
• Indian Railway construction company,IRCON completes reconstruction of Madhu Road to Thiruketheeswaram railway line in North SriLanka
• Pakistan will have a national plan within a week to combat militancy: NawazSharif
• Pakistan: President rejects mercy appeal of 17 death penalty convicts.
• Pakistan’s military launched 20 air strikes killing 57 terrorists in Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley.
• Obama announces historic revamp of US-Cuba relations.
• Draft resolution setting out Palestinian timetable for peace deal with Israel submitted to UNSC.
• European Union court in Luxembourg orders Palestinian group Hamas be removed from EU terrorist list.
• Bodies of more than 230 people believed to have been killed by IslamicState millitants have been found in a mass grave in eastern Syria.
• Oil prices edge higher in Asia today.

NATIONAL:

• SC asks Centre to take its permission before appointing CVC and Vigilance Commissioner and also seek details about selection process.
• The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill,2014 is listed to be passed by RajyaSabha today.
• ManoharParrikar clear proposals to buy military equipment worth 4,444 cr rupees including 4 helicopters for survey vessels for the navy.
• Union Cabinet approves ConstitutionAmendment Bill on Goods & Services Tax.
• LokSabha passes the Companies Amendment Bill, 2014
• National Security Advisor AjitDoval meets Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi
• IshanUday scholarship scheme for students of NorthEastIndia from academic year 2014-15 onwards: @HRDMinistry 
• Approximately 30 per cent trainees in the Placement Linked Skill Development Programme of FDDI are women:CimGOI
• 10,00,000 unemployed youth to be trained and employed in the leather industry over the next five years:CimGOI
• Government approves grant of enhanced relief of Rs. 5 lakh per deceased person, who died during 1984 riot Sikh victims: HMOIndia
• Two Commissions namely Justice Khosla Commission & Justice Mukherjee were appointed to enquire into disappearance of Netaji Subhas Bose: HM
• Special security measures for fifth and last phase of assembly elections in remaining 20 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Medical tourism as a sector will be propagated and promoted in all Indian tourism directorates: Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma
• SC directs Centre to complete fencing work along Indo-Bangla border within three months.
• SaharaCase: SC says 10,000 cr rupees for release of SubrataRoy will come into the country only after necessary clearances by #RBI.
• Minister for Food Processing Industries asks farmers & processors to focus on fruits & vegetables as it will help in bringing down inflation
• Nirmala Sitharaman asks IIFT for more robust research on export and import data collection.
• Illegal commodities entering in India is a big challenge and govt is working with customs authorities to stop it: Nirmala Sitharaman
• Disproportionate assets case: SC extends Jayalalithaa's bail by four months; Asks Chief Justice of Karnataka HC to constitute special bench.
• Campaigning for the 5th & last phase of assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir & Jharkhand will end this evening.
• Jammu and Kashmir :Militant killed in an encounter with security forces in frontier district of Kupwara district
• Haryana CM khattar approves extension of Metro Rail Project from YMCA Chowk, Faridabad to Ballabhgarh
• Puducherry: Police tightens security around Aurobindo Ashram as tension mounts in area following suicide of three women.
• Pondicherry University's mobile application will help visually impaired students to navigate through university campus.
• MP HC judge, accused of sexual harassment, be divested of administrative,supervisory role: SC
• CAG points out discrepancies in allotment of sites by the Karnataka Housing Board
• Jharkhand: 
• Campaigning for fifth and last phase of assembly polls to end at 3 pm today.
• Jharkhand Police probes alleged sale of police bullets to Naxals by middlemen through connivance of a few corrupt policemen.
• Punjab selected for KrishiKarmanAward 2013-14 as the best performing state in overall food grains production.
• No link between jihadi elements and political parties established as of now: Assam Govt
• Assam government is planning to raise the retirement age of Associate and Assistant professors of medical colleges to 65 years
• Odisha govt sets Jan 25 as deadline to open bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
• AndhraPradesh state government declared 226 Mandals in 7 districts as drought-hit during the year.
• Winter session of AndhraPradesh Assembly & Council will began this morning in Hyderabad.
• Sensex gains 297 pts to 27,007; NIFTY rises 89 pts to 8,119.
• SEBI makes fresh bid to locate Sahara investors; Asks bond holders to submit refund claims by January 31, 2015
• ISRO's GSLV Mk-III has been launched successfully.

SPORTS:

• ICC ODI ranking: India placed 2nd in the chart topped by Australia . 
• INDvsAUS Brisbane Test Day 2: Stumps - Australia 221/4; Trail by 187 runs
• Steven Smith-65*
• Mitchell Marsh-7*
• ISL :Atletico de Kolkata defeat FC Goa 4-2 via penalties to set up a final against Kerala Blasters on December 20.
• Dubai World Badminton Super Series:NSaina wins opening match against China’s Wang Shixia