Important Current Affairs 15th June 2016

Mallya Declared Proclaimed Offender

1. A special court in Mumbai has declared Vijay Mallya a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case following a petition by the Enforcement Directorate or ED.
2. Under law, the court naming somebody a proclaimed offender requires the person to appear within 30 days of the date of publishing of the order.
3. Failing which all his properties will be attached & sold by government.

Centre Orders Import of Pulses

1. The Centre has ordered import of 12,500 tonnes of pulses for buffer stocks to ensure the availability of commodity at reasonable prices.
2. Of this,10,000 tonnes will be Masur & 2,500 tonnes will be Urad.
3. So far, over 14,000 tonnes of pulses have already been imported by the govt agencies against the total contracted of 38,500 tonnes.
4. The gap in demand & supply of pulses has widened due to drought.

Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai Quits

1. Delhi’s Transport Minister Gopal Rai has resigned from his post citing health reasons.
2. He was accused of indulging in corrupt practices in implementing government’s app-based premium bus service scheme.
3. Rai underwent a surgery & is currently undergoing physiotherapy.
4. Delhi’s PWD & Health Minister Satyendra Jain has been asked to take charge of the Transport Department.

Apple Opens up Siri to Third-Party Apps

1. Apple said it was opening up its Siri digital assistant to outside applications.
2. The new feature will enable iPhone users to connect with non-Apple services to send messages, make payments & search photos.
3. Siri is a computer program that works as an intelligent personal assistant.
4. Siri lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings etc.

Russia Given Suspended Disqualification

1. Russia have been handed a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 by Uefa following violent scenes at the game against England.
2. The Russians have been fined €150,000 & told they will be kicked out if incidents of a similar nature happen.
3. The suspended disqualification only to incidents that happened inside the stadium.
4. England were also threatened with disqualification but not formally charged.

Xerox Name Ashok Vemuri, CEO of BPO Firm

1. Xerox Corp has named Ashok Vemuri will become the chief executive of its business process outsourcing unit after the company splits into two entities.
2. Xerox has announced plans to split its printer operations & its BPOunits into two companies.
3. Vemuri has headed iGate Corp & will join Xerox effective July 1.
4. The current CEO of Xerox Ursula Burns will become chairman once the transaction closes.

Suresh Chandra Appointed Law Secretary

1. Senior legal service officer Suresh Chandra was appointed as Union Law Secretary.
2. He is an officer of Indian Legal Service & currently Additional Secretary in the department.
3. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Chandra as Secretary, Dept of Legal Affairs.
4. G Narayana Raju, Legislative Secretary was holding additional charge of the post of Secretary, Legal Affairs.

Sridevi to Receive Award at IIFA

1. Bollywood actress Sridevi to receive outstanding achievement award at  International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) gala in Madrid held from June 23 to 26 .
2. She has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada films.
3. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist with the 1975 movie “Julie”.
4. In her career spanning over 40 years, she has given various memorable performances in films.

Famous Hindi Novelist Mudrarakshas Dies

1. Famous Hindi novelist and critique Mudrarakshas has passed away.
2. He was educated in Lucknow & had later worked as editor of Hindi journal Gyanodaya, published from Kolkata.
3. He had also edited Hindi journal Anuvarta.
4. His original name was Subhash Chandra & he wrote novels & other forms of Hindi prose besides producing literature for children with his pen name.

Ivory Coast Honours President Mukherjee

1. President Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the highest national award of Ivory Coast, the ‘National Grand Crois’.
2. The President also held bilateral talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara.
3. Both countries also signed Headquarters agreement for re-establishment of Exim bank regional head quarters in the Ivory Coast.
4. President Mukherjee is on a three nation visit to Africa.