vehicle on 18 February by troopers of Assam Rifles at Sathupang area in Wokha di

strict.
Pope Benedict XVI Resigned
On 28 February Pope Benedict XVI a position in which he serves dual roles as Sov
ereign of the Vatican City State and leader of the Catholic Church resigned his
post.Pope Benedict XVI s birth name is Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger.Benedict XVI was
elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration
Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Archbasilica of
St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. A native of Bavaria, he has both German and Va
tican citizenship.
C)DEATHS
Former Puducherry CM Shanmugam passes away
Former Chief Minister of Puducherry P. Shanmugam passed away at the Karaikal Gov
ernment Hospital on 02 February 2013.A bachelor, Shanmugam was the chief ministe
r of Puducherry from March 22, 2000 to Oct 27, 2001 and represented the union te
rritory in the Lok Sabha between 1980-1991.
China s Table Tennis Legend Zhuang Zedong Died
On 10 February the china s table tennis legend , Zhuang Zedong died in Beijing .Zh
uang Zedong is a three-time world table tennis champion.Zhuang Zedong remained a
crucial figure in ping-pong diplomacy of 1971 and is popularly also called the
Architect of Ping-Pong Diplomacy. Pingpong diplomacy means exchange of the table
tennis (ping-pong) players between China and US
American Philosopher and Legal Scholar Dworkin Died
Ronald Dworkin a renowned American philosopher and a Constitutional Law expert d
ied on 14 February at London .He wrote books named A Matter of Principle, Law s Em
pire and Justice for Hedgehogs.
Radhakishan Malviya former Union Minister died
Former Union Minister and senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Radhakishan Malv
iya died on 19 February 2013 in Indore.Malviya was elected MLA from Sanver in In
dore district in 1972. A three-time Rajya Sabha MP, he was Labour Minister in th
e Rajiv Gandhi government in mid-1980s. Malviya was Madhya Pradesh Congress Comm
ittee president during 1998-2003 when Digvijay Singh was the chief minister.
D)VISITORS
Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Visited India
Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigmi Y Thinley visited India from 7
9 February.During
his three-days visit he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at NewDelhi and discus
sed on developmental issues of his country with the Indian leadership, and sough
t financial assistance for the 11th five year plan of his country.
France s President Francois Hollande Visited India
France s President Francois Hollande Visited India from 14th and 15th February.Dur
ing the 2 day visit he met manmohan singh at NewDelhi and discussed the sale of
Rafale fighter jets , bilateral issues , after signed the both nations on severa
l agreements .
Britain s PM David Cameron Visited India
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther
n Ireland , visited India from 18
20 February.During the visit on 18 February he
attended India Britain delegations meeting in Mumbai .On 19 February Cameron me
t Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and discussed bilateral and global
issues.The British Prime Minister last visited India in July 2010.
E)MISCELLANEOUS
Three Year Old Girl Joins Mensa After Taking IQ Test in Russian
A brainy 3 year old girl Clever Alice Amos has been unveiled as the youngest new
member of Mensa with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking.Amos has been granted ful
l membership of the brain box society after scoring an incredible 162 on an IQ t
est she took in Russian.Her IQ of 162 ranks her higher than a list of the world s
greatest luminaries
dead and living.Former US presidents Abraham Lincoln, Benjam
in Franklin and Bill Clinton could only muster 128, 160 and 137 respectively.
Mohamed Nasheed Took Refuge In Indian High Commission
On 13 February the former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the
Indian High Commission in Capital Male to evade arrest, a year after he was top

pled.He turned up at the single-storey Indian mission around noon to evade arres
t warrant issued by a co