13 May 2013 Current Affairs
Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang to visit India from May 19-21
Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang will pay a state visit India from May 19-21 during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on ways of achieving growth in the bilateral relationship and increase investment, trade and people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
Siddaramaiah Sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka
On 13 May Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka by the Governor H R Bharadwaj.In year 1992 Siddaramaiah was appointed as Secretary General of Janata Dal.In Year 1994 became the Minister for Finance in the Janata Dal government headed by Deve Gowda.He served as a Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka twice, first in 1996 when JH Patel became Chief Minister and again in 2004 when JDS formed a coalition government with Dharam Singh.
The famous Bollywood photographer Jagadis Mali
On May 13, the father of Amtra Mali Mr.Jagadis Mali died in Mumbai.He is a famous Photographer in Bollywood.
Kapil Sibal ,CP Joshi Takes Additional Charge of Law, Rail Ministries
On 13 May The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal takes over the additional charge of the Union law ministry.Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways CP Joshi also took additional charge of the Railway Ministry.
The Cyclonic Storm MAHASEN formed over Bay of Bengal
The cyclonic storm MAHASEN formed over Bay of Bengal in the second week of May 2013 and it is expected to skip Chennai and move towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coast in the next couple of days.
Asom Ratna Award for the Year 2012 Presented to Indira Goswami
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the Asom Ratna Award for the year 2012 to Indira Goswami (posthumously) and the Srimanta Shankardeva Award for the year 2008 to Sharmila Tagore on 13 May 2013 at a function at Guwahati, Assam. Sharmila Tagore has contributed richly to India’s cultural life as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and Chairperson of the Indian Film Censor Board.