19 June 2012 Current Affairs

19 June 2012 Current Affairs

Supreme Court of Pakistan debarred Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raja Gilani from Office

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on 19 June 2012, debarred Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raja Gilani from his office. The court's ruling also disqualified Gilani as the member of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament). Gilani was convicted for violating the article 63(1) of the constitution of Pakistan on 26 April 2012 by the Supreme Court. The court’s verdict came following Gilani’s refusal to probe cases of corruption against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.


Sekhar Basu taken charge on BARC Director

Sekhar Basu,who played a key role in the development of atomic reactor for india's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant, on 19 June took charge as director of Bhabu Atomic Reasearch Centre(BARC).Mr.Basu succeeds R.K.Simha, who has been elevated as chairman of the Atomic energy commission and secretorydepartment of Atomic energy in May.


Indian Hockey Goalkeeper D'Souza suspended for 1 year

Indian Hockey Goalkeeper Adrin D’Souza was suspended on 18 June 2012 for his anti- doping rule violation during World Series Hockey (WSH) tournament 2012.The sample was collected on 21 March 2012 after WSH match in between Mumbai Marines and Sher-E-Punjab at Jalandhar. He was the captain of Mumbai Marines. In the test, D'Souza was tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).


Abhishek And Reeth Bag Double Crowns Each

Abhishek Yadav and T,Reeth Rishya, the Indian Junior boys & girls National champions ,proved their merit picking up double .Crowns in the south Asian Junior table tennis championship on 19 June .


Pak Ranks 13th In Failed States Index

Pakistan, a country which is run by military obsessed with Indian and by a civilian elite that steals all it can and pay almost no taxes.  so it has been  raked 13th in the latest ranking of failed states.The unique ranking compiled by the prestigious foreign policy magazine is topped by African countries  Somalia(114.9points), Congo(111.2), Sudan(109.4), chad(107.6), Zimbabwe(106.3) .


Erotic Books Beats Potter Record

An erotic book dubbed as "mummy porn" has beaten the J.K Rowling author of  Harry potter's record in the U.K book sales chart, becoming fastest selling paper back of al time in just one week.The nook 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has became the fastest selling paper back since records began. Erika Mitchell, who writes with the pen name "EL James" beat Rowling and 'Davinci code' author Dan Brown.


Aptech Creates Country's First 3D Ad Film

Aptech's education brand Arena multimedia has created the first 3D commercial to became 'future ready', the leader in animation training is targeting the forth coming 3D movie releases in multiplexes with its latest ad.


Ogilvy Mumbai Wins Effie Award

Ogilvy Mumbai has been declares the "most effective Agency office Globally, in the 2012" Effie effectiveness Index at the Cannes advertising festival currently being held in France.At the same time Vodafone & Ogilvy has also won bronze in the Direct Lions category for I FOLD Vodafone India saving paper. The Index was launched in June last year and is led by Effie world wide.This gives Ranks the marketing communication Industry's most effective agencies. advertisers, and brands by analysis finalist and winner data from Effie world wide competitions.


R.K.Pachauri gets Mexican Honour

The Director General of the energy and Resources Institute(TERI) Dr.R.K.Pachauri, has been conferred the Mexican order of the AZtec Eagle by the Mexican president, during the G-20 summit in Los Cabos.He was honoured along with MS.Margaret chan, Director General of the world health organization.


G20 Los Cabos Summit 2012

The 2012 Mexico Summit was the seventh meeting of G-20 heads.It was held in Los cabos,Baja California sur, from June 18-19 2012.The moto is to  Committing to fight economic slowdown and combat corruption, the G-20 leaders have expressed confidence that USD 450 billion firepower of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help in safeguarding financial stability and preventing global crisis.


Seventh G20 Summit Held In LosCabos ,Mexico

Mexico Chaired the G20 On 18 ,19 June 2012 .This was the 7th summit Behind the back drop of the braking world economy and the 17 nations Euro zone crisis, all the G-20 members decided to take prompt actions to strengthen the global growth.