Current Affairs 24th - 26th October 2014

Current Affairs 24th - 26th October 2014

Updated : 26-Oct-2014

Current Affairs 24th - 26th October 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 24th - 26th October 2014 - Details
Pankaj Advani emerged as World billiards champion
Among the Important Sports Current Affairs, On 24th October 2014, Noted Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won World Billiards Point Format Championship. It was 11th World title and third of the year in different formats of the game for Pankaj Advani.

Green Oscar award bagged by Ashwika Kapur for her film on a Kakapo parrot
On 24th October 2014, Green Oscar award bagged by Ashwika Kapur for her film on a Kakapo parrot. Green Oscar is the popular name of Panda Award.
She won coveted wildlife photography award in best newcomer category for her film, name of her film was "Sirocco - how a dud became a stud".
Sarita Devi and her coaches provisionally suspended by AIBA
After Sarita Devi refused to accept the bronze medal during the Asiad, On 22nd October 2014, AIBA (International Boxing Association) provisionally suspended Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for protesting against a controversial verdict.
Sarita devi coaches, Messrs Gurbakhsh Singh Sandhu, Blas Iglesias Fernandez and Sagar Mal Dhayal as well as Indian chef-de-mission in the Incheon Asiad, Adille J. Sumariwalla were also provisionally suspended after this incident.
Noted freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande passed away
On 23rd October 2014, Noted freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande passed away after prolonged illness in Almora, Uttarakhand. He was 95 years old.
He was active social worker and had also worked for Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj. He had been jailed for two years in Burma in 1943-44 while working for Azad Hind Fauj.

Manohar Lal Khattar sworned in as Haryana CM
Among the Major Political Current Affairs on 26th October 2014, Mr. Manohar Lal Khattar sworned in as chief minister of Haryana. This was the first time ever that BJP has formed govt of his own in the state of Haryana.
Khattar became 10th CM of Haryana.
Do you Know :
BJP bagged 47 out of 90 assembly seats in Haryana to form govt.
Sania-Cara won WTA Finals Crown
Among the Important Sports Current Affairs on 26th October 2014, Tennis pair of Sania Mirza (India) and Cara Black (Zimbabwe) clinched prestigious WTA Finals title in Singapore.
Sania-Cara defeated Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) and Peng Shuai (China) pair in the finals by 6-1, 6-0.