1st
April: US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell announced her resignation
and submitted her resignation to Barack Obama.
BCCI has taken out the employees from India Cements and its associate
companies from the Board as a follow up of the order of Supreme Court.
2nd
April: 5 killed in an earthquake of magnitude 8.2 in Chile on Tuesday
which also triggering a tsunami alert in the country's northern coast.
RBI granted "in-principle" approvals to Mumbai-based
infrastructure lender IDFC and Kolkata- based micro-finance Bandhan Financial Services
for new bank licences.
3rd
April: Election Commission India confirmed Amir Khan as its nationalicon
for the LokSabha elections 2014.
Myanmar started its first official census in 30 years.
Turkey's telecoms authority lifted a two-week-old ban on Twitter
after the constitutional court
ruled the block breached freedom of expression.
4th
April: The Indian Space Research Organisation has placed successfully
into orbit the second satellite of the seven in the series called the Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
India reaches the final of T20 World Cup after defeating South
Africa by 6 wickets.
5th
April: Peoples of Afghanistan votes in historic presidential election.
6th
April: BJP and Telugu Desam Party announce an alliance for the national
and state elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Koyal Rana of Jaipur crowned as Femina Miss India 2014 at the
51st edition of the beauty pageant.
Sri Lanka wins the T20 World
Cup after defeating India by 6 wickets in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Australia wins the Women T20 World Cup after defeating England
by 6 wickets.
7th
April: World Health Day 2014 observed across the world.
In the first phase of 16th Lok sabha election, 72.5
percent voting turnout in the five constituencies in Assam and 84 percent in one
constituency in Tripura.
17 people were killed when a bus fell about 400 metres into a
gorge near Milla village, Himachal Pradesh.
8th
April: Microsoft ending support to Windows XP operating system from
today.
9th
April: Second phase of the Lok Sabha election held for six Lok Sabha
seats in the four northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya besides
Arunachal Pradesh where Assembly elections were also held.
The decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikranthas
been sold for Rs. 60 crore to a company named IB Commercial Pvt Ltd.
10th
April: Third Phase of voting done across 14 states and union territories
for 91 Lok Sabha seats.
11th
April: Election Commission has banned BJP leader Amit Shah and Samajwadi
Party leader Azam Khan from addressing public meetings and rallies in Uttar Pradesh
and also ordered to registered FIR against the two politicians for making "highly
inflammatory speeches" while campaigning for the General elections in the state.
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief
Justice of India and he will
assume his charge on April 27.
12th
April: 12 people including five CRPF men and seven polling officials
were killed in twin Maoist attacks in
the Bastar area of Chhattisgarh.
79-year-old veteran filmmaker and lyricist Gulzar has been chosen
for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for
film personalities in India.
13th
April: 2 police personnel were killed by militants in Pulwama, Jammu
and Kashmir.
14th
April: India celebrates Ambedkar Jayanti in the memory of Bhimrao Ramji
Ambedkar.
71 people were killed and 124 injured in two blasts in a crowded
bus station in Nigeria.
15th
April: The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment recognised transgender
community as a third gender and called on the government to ensure their equal treatment.
The Guardian US and Washington Post were awarded the most prestigious
Pulitzer prize for coverage of secret surveillance by the U.S. National Security
Agency.
Vijay Seshadri, a Sarah Lawrence College professor wins Pulitzer
Prize for his "3 Sections," in poetry section.
16th
April: More than 280 people mostly students were missing after a ferry
capsized off South Korea.
Indian Premier League 2014 starts in Sheikh Zayed stadium in
Abu Dhabi.
Hansal Mehta wins the best director and Rajkummar Rao wins the
best actor award at the National Award for the film 'Shahid'. 'Jolly LLB' has won
the National Award for best Hindi film.
17th
April: Voting done in 12 states covering 121 constituencies in the
fifth phase which is the biggest of the nine-phased Lok Sabha polls.
Admiral RK Dhowan took over as 22nd Chief of Indian
Navy.
Supreme Court said that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
can audit the account books
of private telecom companies which share revenue with the government for using spectrum.
Real Madrid wins the 19th Copa del Rey title after
defeating Barcelona by 2-1.
18th
April: Election Commission lifts campaign ban on Amit Shah.
Nobel Prize winner and renowned Colombian author Gabriel
Garcia Marquez died at the age of 87.
19th
April: 13 sherpa died in an ice avalanche in Mount Everest, Nepal.
20th April: Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte
Carlo Masters Tennis title on 20 April . He defeated Roger Federer
(Switzerland) in the Men’s singles final. With this, the 29-year-old Wawrinka
has won his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. On the other hand the
Doubles trophy was won by America’s Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike. They defeated
Ivan Dodig ( Croatia) and Marcel Melo (Brazil) in the final.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix on 20 April 2014. With this win Great Britain’s Hamilton won three races in a row for the first time in his career. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg (Germany) was second while third spot was claimed by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso of Spain. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) was sixth.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix on 20 April 2014. With this win Great Britain’s Hamilton won three races in a row for the first time in his career. His Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg (Germany) was second while third spot was claimed by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso of Spain. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) was sixth.
21st
April Supreme Court lifted a 19 month oldban on mining in Goa.
Bengaluru FC beat Dempo 2-4 to wins I-League crown title for
the first time.
22nd
April: Earth Day is celebrated across the globe.
The Election Commission has banned BJP's Giriraj Singh from
campaigning in Bihar and Jharkhand for his hate remarks.
Midfielder Ryan Giggs
appointed as interim manager of Manchester United, shortly after the club
announced the sacking of David Moyes.
Chitra Magimairaj of Bangalore wins World Women's senior snooker
title on her debut.
23rd
April: The Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) amended the rule which bans use of portable electronic devices, allowing usage in all phases of the
flight – including take-off and landing in a non-transmitting mode, known as
the flight mode.
Cadbury India Limited announced to change its name to
Mondelez India Foods Limited.
24th
April: The sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ended
in 117 seats in 11 states and in one Union Territory.
BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi files nomination with massive
road show in Varanasi.
The asset of Sree Padmanabha swamy temple of Kerala will be
audited by Vinod Rai as order given by
Supreme Court.
25th
April: The Supreme Court referred the issue related to the release
of the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to a larger constitutional bench.
A chargesheet filed in a court by Enforcement Directorate against former Telecom
Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others over money laundering in 2G spectrum
allocation case.
26th
April: India successfully test-fired an anti-ballistic missile
capable of intercepting targets outside the earth's atmosphere.
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha sworn in as the 41st
Chief Justice of India.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his
resignation over the government response
to the ferry disaster in which 187 died till now most of which are students.
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards for 2014 given at Florida, USA.
Pope Francis declared John XXIII and John Paul II as saints in a historic
double canonisation in St. Peter's Square.
27 April 2014 Justice RM Lodha Sworn In As New Chief Justice of India
Justice RM Lodha was on 27 April
sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of
office by President Pranab Mukherjee. Chief Justice Lodha succeeds Chief
Justice P Sathasivam who demitted office on completion of his term on 26 April
2014. Lodha will preside over the Supreme Court for five months as his term
will come to an end 27 September, 2014.
Popes John Paul II
and John XXIII Declared Saints In Double Canonisation
John XXIII and John Paul II were
canonized on 27 April by the Pope Francis at the Vatican on 27 April. Pope John
XIII reigned from 1958-1963 and is perceived as a hero by the liberal Catholics
for having convened the Second Vatican Council. Pope John Paul II had reigned
from 1978-2005. The event was also attended by retired Pope Benedict XVI which
was seen as an unprecedented event in Vatican’s history.
28th
April: A court in Egypt sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters
of the country's ousted president.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez named the English Professional
Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year.
29th
April: The Indian Government submitted a list of 26 names in the
Supreme Court in the black money case.
Nokia appointed India born Rajeev Suri as its new President and CEO of the company.
30th
April: A FIR lodged against BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi by the Gujarat police following an order of
the Election Commission's which held that he violated the model code.
Seventh phase of Lok Sabha election held in seven states and
two union territories today. Real Madrid defeated title holder Bayern Munich 4-0 on the second semi-final to reach the
final of Champions League.
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