Current Affairs 24th June 2014

Current Affairs 24th June 2014

Updated : 24-Jun-2014

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Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie won Pen Pinter writing prize
Indian-born Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie was named the winner of this year's prestigious Pen Pinter prize for his outstanding literary output and support for freedom of expression.

The award was established in 2009 by writers charity English Pen in memory of famous British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
Maureen Freely, chair of the judging panel, said, "This prize is English Pen's way of thanking Salman Rushdie not just for his books and his many years of speaking out for freedom of expression, but also for his countless private acts of kindness."
"It's very moving to receive an award named after my friend Harold Pinter, whose literary genius was matched by his passion for social justice, and to follow in the distinguished footsteps of the previous recipients Tony Harrison, Hanif Kureishi, David Hare, Carol Ann Duffy and Tom Stoppard," Mr. Rushdie said.
Aziz Qureshi takes oath as Uttar Pradesh Governor
On 23rd June 2014, Mr. Aziz Qureshi who is Governor of Uttrakhand, took oath as Uttar Pradesh Governor. He took oath following the resignation of former Governor Mr. B L Joshi.
Mr Aziz Qureshi has been given additional charge of Uttar Pradesh. Oath was administered by Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud at a function in Raj Bhawan.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, former chief minister N D Tiwari, several ministers, MLAs, senior bureaucrats and police officers were present on the occasion.

UK firm honours Sachin Tendulkar with exclusive gold coin
East India Company, Britain's premium luxury goods brand has issued an exclusive legal tender gold coin worth 12,000 pound sterling in honour of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The rare coin has been issued in honour of Tendulkar’s remarkable career spanning 24 years.
“Every single 200g coin issued is a masterpiece in its own right. Exclusively presented in a custom made presentation box the coin is accompanied by an individually numbered and personally signed certificate of authenticity along with an autographed cricket bat by Sachin Tendulkar” , Company said.
"All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I am very fortunate to have lived this dream for the last 24 years. I am honoured to be recognised with the issue of these special coins, which have been impressively designed with a lot of thought," Tendulkar said.
Seventh title in women's World Cup hockey clinched by Netherlands
Olympic gold medallists The Netherlands defeated Australia 2-0 in the title showdown to clinch the women's hockey World Cup at the Kyocera Stadium, which is important news among Sports Current Affairs.
So Australia won gold while Bronze title was clinched by Argentina.
Akashdeep Singh scored two goals as India posted a comfortable 3-0 win over Asian champion South Korea to finish ninth.