Today's Important News (19-12-2013)

The Hindu

National:

1. Budget session likely to be advanced for Vote-on-Account
2. PM to partymen: don’t lose hope
3. Poverty higher among employed than unemployed: report
4. Historic Lokpal Bill passed
5. PM, Sonia hail passage of Lokpal Bill
6. RTI Act: panel differs with AG’s opinion

Current Affairs MCQ

International:

1. West abandoning regime change project in Syria: report
2. Now the turn of EU migrants to face U.K. curbs
3. U.K. draft bill prohibiting human trafficking presented

India & The World:

1. Kerry regrets treatment of diplomat

Business News:

1. Gold import curbs will spur smuggling: RBI
2. Centre did not sign any binding accord in Bali, says Sharma
3. RBI leaves rates unchanged
4. RBI strikes the right balance: Industry
5. Panel seeks review of Rangarajan formula on gas pricing
6. Jignesh benefited most in NSEL scam: FMC
7. Bitcoin crashes in China

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. Agni-III missile launch postponed
2. MERS-CoV virus has been identified in Qatari farm camels
3. New light on human hand evolution
4. Potential malaria vaccine discovered
5. Novel evolution of Mexican tetra fish
6. Wildlife keeps savannah from becoming woodland

Sports:

1. England’s seniors face tough questions
2. C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev
3. Elizabeth takes rifle 3-position gold
4. Boris Becker joins Djokovic’s team
5. Kohli delights with a well-crafted century

Others:

1. Beware fake Facebook, Twitter accounts: ISRO
2. AAP gets 4.2 lakh responses on govt. formation
3. Court clerk threatens to file sexual assault case against Justice Ganguly
4. Tiger census begins in Karnataka
5. “Will not return to House if I fail to restore Devyani’s dignity”

Editorials & Articles:

1. Outrage and overreaction
2. Welfare policies & electoral outcomes
3. A wait-and-watch policy
4. An internal struggle in Iran
5. A sea of conflict
6. New ways of learning old rules

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Courtesy: The Hindu