April 2014 Daily Current Affairs (19th, 20th, 26th,27th,28th and 29th April

April 2014 Daily Current Affairs (19th, 20th, 26th,27th,28th and 29th April)

Friends..Here is the important Current Affairs from 19, 20, 26,27,28 and 29 April 2014 which we have missed to Update

19 April 2014

>> Hamid Mir, Senior Pakistani TV Journalist, shot dead in Karachi.

>> Jai Samaikhyandhra Party leader and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister decided not to contest in Lok Sabha Elections.

>> 13 sherpa died in an ice avalanche in Mount Everest, Nepal.

20 April 2014

>> Stanislas Wawrinka lifted theMonte Carlo Masters Tennis title by defeating compatriot Roger Federer by 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 in the final.

>> US unveiled a 25-foot giant replica of the Olympic torch to honour the Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose in New York.

>> MW Malaysian Open 2014 won by Donna Vekic of Croatia.

>> Supreme Court lifted a 19 month old ban on mining in Goa.

26 April 2014

>> India successfully test-fired an anti-ballistic missile capable of intercepting targets outside the earth's atmosphere.

>> SBI Signed MoU with Enabled Indiato train persons with disabilities towards economic independence.

>> Missed Call Banking Facility launched by Karnataka Bank Limited. If customer gives missed call to a dedicated numbers, bank will provide their account balance and mini statement through SMS on the mobile phone.

>> South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation over the government response to the ferry disaster in which 187 died till now most of which are students.

>> PV Sindhu got bronze medal in Asian Badminton Championship. She was defeated by top seed Shixain Wang of China in the semi-finals.

>> World Intellectual Property Day 2014 celebrated.

27 April 2014

>> Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India.

>> Pope Francis declared John XXIII and John Paul II as saints in a historic double canonisation in St. Peter's Square.

>> New Interceptor Missile test fired successfully by India. It is capable of neutralising any incoming long range missile at higher altitude.

>> Liverpool striker Luis Suarez wins Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year title in English Premier League.

>> Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won Indonesian Masters golf tournament 2014.

28 April 2014

>> Egyptian court sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters of the country's ousted president.

>> NR Narayana Murthy has been honored with the 2014 “Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award”in Toronto for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector.

>> New MD & CEO of DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance is Anoop Pabby.

>> World Golf Rankings released. Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri stood at 67th rank. He is the 10th Indian to win International title outside India.

>> European Union puts embargo on the import of Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India from the 1st of May.

>> Polo, the sole Gorilla in Indian Zoo passed away aged 43.

29 April 2014

>> Nokia appointed India born Rajeev Suri as its new President and CEO of the company.

>> New MD of Volvo India is Kamal Bali.

>> Paralympic Swimmer Sharath won one Silver and two Bronze Medals at IDM Berlin 2014.

>> World’s Fastest land animal is Mite Paratarsotomus Macropalpis. It lives in Southern California. Mite had set a new record by defeating Cheetah.

>> Dissolution of Andhra Pradesh Assembly was approved by President Pranab Mukherjee.

>> TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) revoked ban imposed on telecom operators - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea - for intra-circle 3G roaming. Now they are allowed to offer 3G roaming beyond their licensed circles