1. Abdulla Yameen became the 6th President of Maldives after he scored a decisive electoral win in the second phase of Presidential election held on 16 November, 2013
2. Malta would host the next Commonwealth summit in 2015, after it was unanimously chosen as the host during the concluding ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 17 November, 2013
3. Waheeda Rehman, veteran Hindi film actress was announced as the winner of the inaugural Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2013, which was constituted recently by the Union Govt. to mark the 100 years of Indian Cinema.
4. Liechtenstein became famous black money-heaven country which recently announced shedding its secrecy cloak and join hands with a host of countries including India for automatic exchange of information and mutual assistance in tax matters
18th International Children Film Festival of India
The 18th International Children Film Festival of India (ICFFI) was inaugurated on 15 November, 2013 at – Hyderabad (Out of the 18 ICFFIs held, Hyderabad has got the unique distinction of hosting this festival for nine times. ICFFI 2013 has been organized at Hyderabad’s Lalitha Kala Thoranam. Kauwboy, a Dutch film about a 10-year-old boy and a bird directed by Boudewijn Koole, won the Golden Elephant Award for best film in the 'International Live Action' category at the 18th International Children's Film Festival
Craig Reedie as the new President of the World Anti-Doping Agency
Who was elected as the new President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 15 November, 2013? – Craig Reedie of Britain (Reedie, an IOC vice president from Britain, was the only candidate to succeed former Australian politician John Fahey. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne”. Headquarters - Montreal, Quebec.
Sachin Tendulkar for Bharat Ratan
Sachin Tendulkar became first sportsman to be conferred with bharat ratna award and he is also the youngest-ever to win
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 will be held in New Delhi
Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs announced that New Delhi will host the 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held from January 7 to January 9, 2014. The theme of the event is - Engaging Diaspora – Connecting across Generations- with a special focus on the younger generation.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (English: Non-resident Indian Day), is celebrated in India on 9 January each year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on January 9, 1915.
Mars mission control centre moves to ISTRAC
After putting the India’s maiden spacecraft to Mars into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the control centre of the Mars Mission is now shifted to tracking centre-ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command network) in Bangalore.
1. India, Vietnam sign pact on transfer of sentenced prisoners : India and Vietnam signed a treaty for transfer of prisoners between two countries. The agreement was signed between Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Vietnam Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang.
2. Wholly owned subsidiaries of foreign banks to get near-national treatment : RBI plans to release guidelines for foreign banks to set up wholly owned subsidiaries in India by mid-November, the central bank said on Tuesday.