Current Affairs 25th November 2014

Current Affairs 25th November 2014

Updated : 25-Nov-2014

Current Affairs 25th November 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 25th November 2014 - Details
PM Narendra Modi flags off Kathmandu-Delhi bus service
On 25th November 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala flagged off the Kathmandu-Delhi bus service from Kathmandu. This service was named as Pashupatinath Express.

This service is aimed to boost the bilateral ties between the two neighbouring countries and also expected to give a major boost to trade and tourism.
Route of the bus will be from Kathmandu to Bhairawa to Sanauli to Gorakhpur to Lucknow to New Delhi.
Legendary Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi died at 94
On 25th November 2014 Legendary Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi passed away in Mumbai. She was 94 years old.
Sitara Devi was a gem of Indian dance and was honoured with many prestigious awards including Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman. When she was just 16 years old then after watching her performance Rabindranath Tagore described her as Nritya Samragini. Apart from performing at various national and international platforms she also gave her performances in various hindi movies like Usha Haran, Nagina, Roti, Vatan, Anjali, Mother India etc.
Former SC judge CK Prasad to succeed Justice Markendey Katju as PCI chief
On 24th November 2014, Former judge of Supreme Court Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad was selected as next chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI) by a committee headed by Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
He will be succeeding Justice Markenday Katju.

Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad was appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 20 March 2009 and then took oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India in February 2010.
Shah Rukh Khan signed as brand ambassador by DHFL
On 20th November 2014, Second largest housing finance company of India, DHFL announced the name of noted bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. Shah Rukh Khan became first ever brand ambassador of DHFL.
Do You Know :
Rajesh Kumar Wadhawan founded DHFL in year 1984 and current Chairman and Managing Director of DHFL is Kapil Wadhawan.
Lahore based author Bilal Tanweer won Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2014
On 24th November 2014, Bilal Tanweer bagged the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. He got this award for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great. Lahore based author Bilal Tanweer was honoured with a trophy and 2 lakh rupees.
Chuck Hagel resigned as US defence secretary
Among the International Current Affairs on 24th November 2014, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned from his post. He started to serve at this post from Feb 2013, though he will stay on as secretary until his successor is confirmed.
Chuck Hagel was the 24th United States Secretary of Defence and he served as United States Senator from Nebraska between 1997 and 2009.
At Track Asia Cup 2014, Indian cyclist Deborah clinched four gold medals
Among the Important Sports Current Affairs On 23rd November 2014, Indian Cyclist Deborah clinched four gold medals at the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 which was held from 21st to 23rd November 2014 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi.

Overall India finished with medal tally of total 18 medals which includes 5 Golds, 4 Silvers and 9 Bronzes.
Do You Know :
Rising star of Indian Cycling Deborah is 19 years old and is from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She survived the 2004 Tsunami. She was getting training from Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Andaman.
Adani Power buys Avantha Group's 600 MW Korba West plant for Rs 4200 crore
On 24th November 2014, Adani Power signed a binding agreement with Gautam Thapar-led Avantha Group to buy its Korba West Power Co Ltd (KWPCL) 600 MW unit at 4200 crore rupees. This unit is located at Korba in Chhattisgarh. After this deal Adani Power became the largest private sector power utility in India with an installed capacity of 11040 MW.
Do You Know :
Chairman of Adani Group is Gautam Adani.