News : 18 June 2013
- Protest in Brazil over government's economic policies which led to increase in public transport prices in June 2013.
- The Punjab government has allocated millions of rupees to Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a front of the banned LeT, for various development initiatives.
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country’s armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for American and NATO military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role. It also opens the way for their full withdrawal in 18 months.
- M.V. OSM Arena, a stranded ship in the outer-anchorage of the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is to be towed out to the Chittagong ship-breaking yard in Bangladesh soon.The 28-year-old vessel has been in the high seas since February 2010 following an arrest order issued by the Calcutta High Court. The vessel drifted towards Napier Bridge on December 30, 2011, when cyclone Thane crossed the coast, resulting in loss of one of its anchors.
- M. Mallikarjun Kharge being allotted the Railways portfolio in the Union Cabinet reshuffle, the Ministry has returned to Karnataka
- Starting July, users will need to shell out less for calls made while on roaming as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on Monday, reduced the ceiling level for national roaming tariffs.
- Google India has taken its first step in committing to the Indian e-commerce market with the introduction of product listing ads, a new format that will appear when users key in shopping-related queries.
- The government appointed S.K. Roy as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
