12 July 2013 Current Affairs
Ireland Parliament Passed Limited Abortion Bill
On 12 July Ireland’s Parliament has passed the historic pro-abortion bill.The bill allows for abortion in limited cases where the mother’s life is at risk.Members of the Dail voted by 127 to 31 for the motion that will for the first time ever allow abortion in catholic Ireland.
Two Indians Among 7 Girls Awarded On Malala Day
On 12 July Two Indians were among the seven young girls honoured with the UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education as part of Pakistani teen activist, Malala Yousafzai, “Malala Day” celebrations at the world body.Among them were two Indians,Ashwini from Bangalore and Razia from Uttar Pradesh who were awarded with UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education.
Veteran Bollywood Actor Pran Died
On 12 July Veteran Bollywood actor and the winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award ,Pran Kishan Sikand died in Mumbai.Pran acted in more than 350 Hindi movies in a long, prolific career dating back to the 1940s.He was one of the highest-paid Bollywood actors in the 70s and 80s.He was conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke Award in April 2013.In 2001 he was awarded with India’s third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan.In his career span, he received four film fare awards.