May 2012 India Current Affairs

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The Delhi government has proposed a scheme to rehabilitate victims of child trafficking after concerns over repeated incidents of the crime. — May 29, Hindustan Times

Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champion Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to lift their maiden IPL title. — May 28, News On Air

Kadapa Lok Sabha Member and YSR Congress party President Jaganmohan Reddy arrested by CBI in disproportionate assets case. — May 27, News On Air

High level meeting headed by Prime Minister reviews decline in rupee value and its impact on economy. — May 26, News On Air

Government justifies petrol price hike saying decision to hike prices taken by oil marketing companies; Opposition parties demand rollback of prices. — May 24, News on AIR

Anand Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2012 providing for separate registration of Sikh marriages gets Parliament approval. — May 23, News on AIR

The Government plans to invest over 7000 crore rupees for conservation and cleaning of river Ganga. — May 22, News On Air

Two day summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in Chicago — May 21, News On Air

Centre asks states to initiate deportation proceedings against foreign women-victims of human trafficking, instead of prosecuting them in courts. — May 20, News On Air

India and the United Arab Emirates decide to set up a high-level joint task force on investment. — May 19, News On Air

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce today its order on summoning Army chief Gen VK Singh and four others on a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh. — May 18, Hindustan Times

Referring to the green revolution in the Eastern States, Mr Mukherjee said an additional seven million tonnes of rice has been added to the country’s buffer stock, inviting appreciation from the world community. — May 17, News On Air

Former Telecom Minister A. Raja released from jail after getting bail in the 2G Spectrum case. — May 16, News on AIR

Income Tax department begins probe against all Telecom firms who got 2G licences during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja. — May 15, News On Air

In the IPL Cricket, Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by four wickets in Mohali. — May 13, Hindustan Times

On 60th Anniversary of Parliament President says people aspirations and expectations need to be translated into policy decisions and legislations; Prime Minister calls for reviving the tradition of reasoned and constructive debate. — May 14, News on AIR

Air India sacks 25 more striking pilots; Draws up a contingency plan for its international operations. — May 12, News On Air

RBI directs exporters to convert 50 per cent of their retained foreign exchange earnings into rupees. — May 11, News On Air

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says India should not be considered as a tax haven; rules out any rethinking over Vodafone Tax issue. — May 10, News On Air

Government says India cannot be a considered as a tax haven just to attract foreign investment. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee yesterday said that the government has also ruled out any rethinking over the Vodafone taxing issue. — May 9, News On Air

The first Indo-Bangla Joint Consultative Commission meeting to be held in New Delhi today; Issues like Extradition treaty, Teesta water treaty and boundary implementation agreement likely to dominate the agenda. — May 8, News On Air

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Deccan Chargers by 5 wickets in a league match at Bangalore. — May 7, News on AIR

Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by two wickets; Another match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers is underway. — May 6, News on AIR

Prime Minister to inaugurate special meeting of Chief Ministers on the National Counter Terrorism Centre in New Delhi today. — May 5, News On Air

Chhattisgarh government has ordered the constitution of the high powered standing committee to review all cases of persons for whom investigation and prosecution is pending in Chhattisgarh jails, including the maoist related cases. — May 4, News On Air