Wimbledon Tennis 2013 Winner [7/7/2013]

Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to become the first Briton to win the Wimbledon men's singles title since 1936. Marion Bartoli (FRA) win the Wimbledon womens single title for 2013 by defeating Sabine Lisicki(GER). Bob Bryab (USA) and Muke Bryan (USA) win the Wimbledon mens double title 2013 by defeating Ivan Dodig (CRO) and Marcelo Melo (BRA). Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) and Shuai Peng (CHN) win the Wimbledon womens double title 2013 by defeating Ashleigh Barty (AUS) and Casey Dellacqua (AUS). Daniel Nestor (CAN) and Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) win the Wimbledon mixed double title 2013 by defeating Bruno Soares (BRA) and Lisa Raymond (USA) Sujatha Singh Appointed as Foreign Secretary [7/3/2013]

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Smt.Sujatha Singh, IFS(1976), presently Ambassador of India to Germany, as the next Foreign Secretary with effect from August 1,2013 for a tenure of two years. Director General BPR&D Appointed [7/3/2013]

Shri Rajan Gupta, IPS (PB:78) has been appointed as Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) till the date of his superannuation i.e. 31.03.2015, from the date of assumption of the post or until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier. LT Gen Vijay Kumar Saxena takes over as Director General of Army Air Defence [7/3/2013]

Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena assumed the appointment of the 8th Director General of the Corps of Army Air Defence on 01 Jul 2013. The General Officer has taken over the reins from Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh who superannuated from service on 30 Jun 2013, after a distinguished career of nearly 40 years. Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena, the incoming Director General is an alumni of National Defence Academy 1975 batch. Gen Saxena, is also an alumni of Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and the coveted National Defence College. The Officer has had to his credit, two tenures in the Military Operations Directorate, Instructional experience in India and abroad and Command experience of his unit and formation in active Counter Insurgency Operations in the Northern Command. The Gen Officer has also had a stint as Brigadier General Staff (Information Warfare) at HQ Northern Command besides serving as Deputy Director General Equipment, as well as, Operations in Army Air Defence Directorate and Additional Director General of Army Air Defence at Army HQ. ISRO Successfully Launches Indias First Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1A [ 7/2/2013]

ISROs Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C22, has successfully launched IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,

Sriharikota. This is the twenty third consecutively successful mission of PSLV. The XL configuration of PSLV was used for the mission. Previously, the same configuration of the vehicle was used thrice to launch Chandrayaan-1, GSAT-12 and RISAT-1 satellites. IRNSS-1A is the first of the seven System. satellites IRNSS constituting is an the space segment of the Indian satellite

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system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland. IRNSS would provide two types of services, namely, Standard Positioning Services (SPS) provided to all users and Restricted Services (RS) provided only to authorised users. Najeeb Jung to be new Delhi LG; K K Paul is Meghalaya governor [ 7/2/2013]

Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung was on Monday appointed Delhi lieutenant-governor replacing Tejendra Khanna while former Delhi Police commissioner K K Paul was appointed Meghalaya governor replacing Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary. President Pranab Mukherjee also appointed former Punjab Congress chief Virendra Kataria as LG of Puducherry succeeding Iqbal Singh while Lt Gen (retired) A K Singh replaced Lt Gen (retired) Bhopinder Singh as LG of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Lieutenant General Anil Chait Takes over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to CISC [7/1/2013]

Lieutenant General Anil Chait, has taken over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) here today. The General Officer in his career spanning over 39 years has held various coveted Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. The General Officer has a vast operational experience across the entire spectrum of conflict. Lieutenant General Anil Chait, in his formative years has been associated with the Special Action Group (The Black Cats) of the National Security Guards and was awarded the VishishtSeva Medal. He has served with an infantry division, as Colonel General Staff on the Line of Control during Operation Parakram. The General Officer has tenanted staff assignment in the Military Secretarys Branch in the Colonels rank and the Perspective Planning Directorate in the Brigadiers rank dealing with formulation of National and Military Security Strategy & Policy. The General Officer commanded an Armoured Regiment, an Independent Amoured Brigade and an Infantry Division with distinction on the Western Borders. The General brought glory to the Indian Military and the Nation by organizing the 4th Edition of Military World Games successfully. He has the proud distinction of attending the US Army War College and being awarded the Medal of Excellence. Shri Bimal Julka assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting [7/1/2013]

Shri Bimal Julka, IAS assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Belonging to the 1979 batch of M.P. cadre, Shri Julka has served at the Centre and State in various capacities. Prior to his appointment as Secretary (I&B), Shri Julka held the post of Special Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has also served as Additional Secretary and Director General in the Directorate of Currency under the Ministry of Finance.

Air Marshal Arup Raha Take Over as Vice Chief of Air Staff [ 7/1/2013]

Air Marshal Arup Raha PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command took over charge as the Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters on 01 July 13. Having done his early schooling from Sainik School Purulia, he graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune with the Presidents gold medal in 1973. He was commissioned in the Flying Branch in December 1974. Brazil beats Spain 3-0 to win Confederations Cup 2013 [ 7/1/2013]

Brazil beats Spain 3-0 to win Confederations Cup 2013. Golden boot winner Spain's Fernando Torres, silver boot winner Fred from Brazil and bronze boot winner Neymar from Brazil. India, Sri Lanka target $10bn bilateral trade in next 3 years [ 6/29/2013]

India and Sri Lanka have agreed to take steps to double their bilateral trade to $10 billion in the nextthree years. During the talks between Indian and Sri Lankan officials held on June 24-25 in Colombo, both the sides deliberated on ways to enhance trade and investments between the two countries. P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India [ 6/29/2013]

Supreme court Judge P Sathasivam is appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) after the expiry of present incumbent Altamas Kabir's tenure. Sathasivam, who will be the 40th CJI, will have tenure till April 26, 2014. Anil Goswami appointed as Union home secretary [ 6/29/2013]

Anil Goswami, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, will on Sunday take over as the new home secretary, officials said. Goswami was appointed officer on special duty in the ministry of home affairs in April after his name was cleared by the appointments committee of cabinet as the new home secretary. His tenure will be for two years. Stealth Frigate INS Trikand Joins Indian Navy [ 6/29/2013]

INS Trikand, the last of the three Follow On Talwar Class frigates built in the Russian Federation, was commissioned into the Indian Navy today at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in a glittering ceremony marked by traditional military fervour that included the Indian and the Russian navies. Prime Minister Dedicates Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (The Longest Transportation Tunnel of India) to the Nation [ 6/26/2013]

The Indian Railways added another feather in its cap with the historic milestone of connecting Kashmir valley with the Jammu region. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the newly constructed railway line between Banihal (Jammu region)-Qazigund (Kashmir valley) section to the nation by

flagging off the first DEMU train from Banihal through the Pir Panjal tunnel- the longest transportation tunnel of India, from Banihal Railway station in Jammu & Kashmir.