1. World Hepatitis Day is observed across the world today (28th July 2013). The theme for the year 2013 is “This is Hepatitis, Know it, Confront it” which was set with the aim of creating a global awareness about the Hepatitis virus and to encourage its prevention, treatment and diagnosis.
2. India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to take an assailable 3-0 lead in the five match ODI series at Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.
3. Two days after its launch, INSAT-3D, India’s advanced weather satellite, has reached an intermediate orbit which is much closer to the 36,000
km high geostationary orbit, its final orbital home, Indian Space Research Organisation said today.
4. The Israeli government on Sunday approved the contentious release of long-serving Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners, to coincide with the resumption of peace talks, public radio said. It said that the 22-member cabinet approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal by 13 votes to seven with two abstentions.
5. Global retail giant Walmart has stopped its lobbying with the US lawmakers on India-specific issues, after continuously seeking their support for about five years to facilitate its entry into the high growth Indian market.
6. In a sign that Western sanctions weigh heavily on it, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has virtually slammed the door on Iran for crude oil imports during 2013-14 and has instead increased imports from Iraq.
7. The decks were on Sunday cleared for President-in-exile N Srinivasan’s possible return to the BCCI top post after a two-judge probe panel found no evidence against his team Chennai Super Kings in the T20 spot-fixing and betting scandal which rocked the sixth edition of the event.
8. Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch his first victory of a frustrating season.
9. A circular at a girls’ hostel of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) advising students to wear ‘decent clothes like salwar kameez’ has sparked a furore, prompting the varsity to withdraw it.
The controversy started following a circular pasted by the provost of girls’ hostel, Abdullah Hall, two days back which advised students to wear “decent clothes” like salwar kameez and not to carry more than one cellphone.
The controversy started following a circular pasted by the provost of girls’ hostel, Abdullah Hall, two days back which advised students to wear “decent clothes” like salwar kameez and not to carry more than one cellphone.
10. Stephen Hawking has revealed how while writing his best-selling book, A Brief History of Time, he came so close to death that his doctors offered his family the option to switch off his life-support machine and end his “agony.”