Current Affairs 21st December 2014

Current Affairs 21st December 2014

Updated : 21-Dec-2014

Current Affairs 21st December 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 21st December 2014 - Details
India defeated Pakistan to won Kabaddi World Cup
On 20th December 2014, Indian Men Team as well as Indian women team won Kabaddi World Cup title. Indian men team defeated Pakistan men team by 45-42 for the fourth time to clinch the title.

Indian women team defeated New Zealand by 36-27 for the second time in a row to bag the title.
Winning team got Rs 2 crore money and First runners up got Rs 1 Crore team.
Rajinder Khanna appointed as new RAW Chief
Among the important appointments, On 20th December 2014, Mr. Rajinder Khanna was appointed as new RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) chief. At the time of appointment he was Special Secretary in RAW.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the name of Mr. Rajinder Khanna who is a 1978 batch RAS cadre. He will be succeeding Mr. Alok Joshi who is retiring on 31st December 2014.
Atletico de Kolkata won inaugural season of ISL by beating Kerala Blasters by 1-0
On 20th December 2014, Atletico de Kolkata won inaugural season of ISL by beating Kerala Blasters by 1-0. Final was held in D.Y. Patil stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra, India which was fully packed with fans from both teams to witness the final match.

Do You Know :
Sachin Tendulkar is co-owner of the Kerala Blasters and Sourav Ganguly is co-owner of Atletico De Kolkata .
Golden Boot went to Elano Blumer in ISL
Chennaiyin FC's Elano Blumer clinched Golden Boot in inaugural season of ISL. He scored eight goals in 11 matches to get this award.
Golden Glove award went to FC Goa's goalkeeper Jan Seda for 40 saves/ seven clean sheets in 14 matches.