20 Feb 2013

‎1. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Tuesday submitted his resignation to President Moncef Marzouki, after failing to form a new governmentaimed at ending a political crisis.

2. The Government of Bulgaria resigned from the office on 20 February 2013 on grounds of protests in the nation against the high electricity prices.

3. Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been presented with the leadership award for giving boost to employment in the automobile sector.

4. Retd. Justice Bhatt to Conduct Judicial Probe in Allahabad Railway Station Stampede.

5. Top private sector lender ICICI Bank has decided to discontinue its co-branded credit card with Kingfisher Airlines in the wake of continued grounding of the debt-laden air carrier.

6. Radhakishan Malviya, the former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha Member from Madhya Pradesh died on 19 February 2013 at a private hospital in Indore after suffering from a brief illness. He died at the age of 68.

7. FIFA confirmed the use of goal-line technology during the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be organised in Brazil .

8. Milos Raonic on 17 February 2013 won SAP Open 2013 at San Jose defeating Tommy Haas in the championship match. With this victory, he became first player to grab the trophy for three years consecutively, since Tony Trabert in 1953-55. On the other hand, in SAP Open 2013 doubles final , Xavier Malisse and Frank Moser beat Lleyton Hewitt and Marinko Matosevic.

9. Kohli appointed captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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