India Sucessfully Test Fired K-5 Ballistic Missile

On 27 January India successfully test fired medium range K-5 ballistic missile ,
with a strike range of around 1500 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Ba
y of Bengal.K-5 is part of the family of underwater missiles being developed by
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the Indian strategic fo
rces underwater platforms.
Iran successfully sent monkey into space
Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully send a monkey to the
space.It also declared that the monkey come back to the Earth successfully.The
rocket called Pishgam (meaning Pioneer) reached at a height of 120 km (75 miles)
for a sub-orbital flight before returning its shipment intact . The first country
to launch the primate into space was US.
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PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
Asif Ibrahim appointed as chief Intelligence Bureau
Indian Police Service officer SA Ibrahim appointed as chief of the Intelligence
Bureau on 01 January 2013 and he becoming the first from the country s main minori
ty community(Muslim Community) to hold the post. Ibrahim, an IPS officer of the
Madhya Pradesh cadre, has taken over as from Nehchal Sandhu who retired December
31. He will hold the post for two years.
Urjit Patel appointed as RBI deputy governor
On 02 January 2013 Urjit Patel, a consultant at Boston Consulting Group, had bee
n appointed a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, succeeding Subir Gok
arn who was aiding the governor in shaping the monetary policy.
YV Reddy to head 14th Finance Commission
On 02 January 2013 former RBI governor YV Reddy was appointed chairman of the 1
4th finance commission to suggest principles of sharing of revenues between the
Centre and the states and insulate pricing of public utilities like electricity,
water and public transport from policy fluctuations.
Ami Bera and Tulsi Gabbard Sworn In As US Lawmakers
On 4 January Indian American physician from California, Ami Bera, and the young
Iraq war veteran from Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, created history after being sworn i
n as new members of the US House of Representatives.Bera is only the third India
n American have ever been elected to the House of Representatives.Tulsi Gabbard
is the first Hindu ever to won the Congressional election.
Malala s Father Appointed as Education Attache in Birmingham
On 3 January Malala s father Ziauddin Yousafzai has been appointed as the educatio
n attache at the Pakistan consulate in Birmingham, England.The job is believed t
o be for up to three years.
Indian American Srinivasan re-nominated as Federal Judge
On 4 January Srikanth Srinivasan a brilliant Indian American legal mind has be
en re-nominated by US President Barack Obama to serve as Federal Judge for the D
istrict of Columbia Circuit.In June 2012 he was nominated by Obama to serve on t
he US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Justice D K Jain appointed new Law Commission chief
The Union Cabinet of India on 7 January 2013 appointed Justice D K Jain as Chai
rman of 20th Law Commission of India. He gives advice to the government on com
plex legal issues. Justice Jain, 64, will take over as the chief of the law pane
l on January 24 after retiring from the Supreme Court on the same day.
John Brennan as a CIA director
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on )7 January 2013 John Brennan wasnomin
ated as director of the American Intelligence Agency(CIA) and Chuck Hagel as a
Defense secretary. John Brennan played a key role in encounter the Osama Bin La
den.
Indian-origin politician to be Singapore s first woman speaker
Indian-origin politician Halimah Yacob elected as the first woman Speaker of Si
ngapore s Parliament on 08 Janauary 2013.She take charges from 14 January 2013.Hal
imah, a former labour lawyer, is a member of Parliament from the ruling People s A
ction Party