Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 19th June 2013

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 19th June 2013.

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1. Ruma Chatterjee,the Cycling Coach of Indian national team on 18 June 2013 died in a road accident near Nalgadha village on Noida Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

2. Tharoor's latest book "The future is now" is set to be launched in Thiruvananthapuram by Governor Nikhil Kumar Wednesday.

3. A govt panel proposed raising foreign investment limits in sectors like defence, multi-brand retail and telecommunications, to spur investment in the country and tide over the Current Account Deficit woes.

4. Kochi will host the 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (India chapter) on November 8 and 9.

5. Almost every category of electronic products sold in India after July 3 will require a IS (Indian Standard) certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

6. Kedarnath temple closed for a year, PM announces Rs 1,000cr relief for Uttarakhand.

7. Indian author Amitav Ghosh has been shortlisted among a group of award-winning writers and poets to make the longlist of Warwick Prize for writing today which carries 25,000 pounds as cash rewards.

8. Nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck and India's Ranbaxy, were fined a total of 146 million euros by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant medicine to the market.

9. Italian super luxury car-maker Automobili Lamborghini on Wednesday rolled out an exclusive limited edition of Gallardo LP550-2 for sports car enthusiasts in the country.

10. Bharti Airtel slashed data usage charges by 90% for pre-paid subscribers in Punjab and Haryana.

11. The 3D version of the 1975 superhit 'Sholay' is all set to hit the theatres.

12. Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched the world's thinnest smartphone Ascend P6, which is just 6.18mm thick.

13. सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री मनीष तिवारी और चीन के प्रेस प्रशासन, प्रकाशन, रेडियो, फिल्म एवं टेलीविजन मंत्री काई फूचाओ ने चीन फिल्म महोत्सव 2013 का उद्घाटन किया.

14. India have strengthened their number one position on the ICC ODI Championship Table as they have added two more rating points to their kitty with an unbeaten run in the group stage of the Champions Trophy.

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