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1. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, unveiled the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STI) 2013 by presenting its first copy to the President of India Shri Pranab Mukerjee at the inaugural session of the Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress at Kolkatta.

2. Market regulator Sebi has slapped penalties totalling more than Rs 50 lakh on 11 companies since the beginning of the current fiscal for allegedly failing to resolve investor complaints.

3.US President Barack Obama has signed into law a whopping USD 633 billion defence bill that authorises spending on the war in Afghanistan and enhanced security for American missions worldwide.

4. Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh has constituted a five-member Committee, headed by Prof. Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor of Economics & Public Systems, IIM, Ahmedabad to suggest various measures for cost cutting and optimal utilisation of resources in Air India.

5.  Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani is the 18th richest person in the world with a personal wealth of USD 24.7 billion in 2012, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 100 wealthiest individuals.

6. Stepping up measures for women's saftey in the backdrop of growing demand for such action, Karnataka Government set up a dedicated helpline.

7. Faced with recurring mishaps in firework units in the national cracker hub of Virudhunagar district and elsewhere, the Tamil Nadu government announced formation of a mobile monitoring committee that will undertake various tasks including safety checks.

8.  Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Vidya Balan have been named PETA's hottest celebrity vegetarians of 2012.

9. Veteran violinist M. S. Gopalakrishnan died following a brief illness. 

10.   C. Shamshuddin was the lone Indian among the five new third umpires appointed to the ICC's international panel announced.

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