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  • Current Affairs 22nd November 2014

    Updated : 22-Nov-2014

    Current Affairs 22nd November 2014 - Important Points

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    US President Barack Obama will be chief guest of India's Republic Day 2015

    On 21st November 2014, US President Barack Obama accepted the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being the Chief Guest at 66th India's Republic Day celebrations 2015.

    Obama will be a part of Republic Day celebrations of India in New Delhi on 26th January 2015, thus he will become first US President to attend the Republic Day Parade of India. Last time Barack Obama visited India in 2010 on the invitation of then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

    Col CK Nayudu Lifetime achievement award received by Dilip Vengsarkar

    On 21st November 2014, Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar was honoured with Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award. This award is instituted by BCCI. He was conferred with the prestigious award for this contribution to Indian Cricket. He received cheque of Rs 25 Lakh among a citation and trophy.

    Indian medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also received  Polly Umrigar award and a cheque of Rs 5 lakh. A special award was conferred to Rohit Sharma for a world record of 264 runs in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in the recent series.

    India clinches 3rd SAFF Women's Championship in Islamabad

    Among the Important Sports Current Affairs On 21st November 2014, Indian team won South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad. Indian team defeated Nepal in the final by one sided match by the score of 6-0.

    From Indian Side Ngangom Bala Devi was the star of the game as she helped the team by scoring 4 goals. 

    Captain of Indian Team was Oinam Bembem Devi and Captain of Nepal team was Anu Lama.

    Another arrest in Saradha Chit Fund as Trinamool MP Srinjoy Bose Arrested

    On 21st November 2014, CBI arrested influential businessman and ruling Trinamool Party's Rajya Sabha member Srinjoy Bose in connection with multi-crore Saradha Ponzi scam. Srinjoy Bose became second Trinamool MP to be arrested in this case after Kunal Ghosh.