12 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs
TOI - times-175-years
1) Which English newspaper is witnessing 175 years of its establishment during November, 2013? – ‘The Times of India’ (‘The Times of India’ was established in 1838 and it completed 175 years of its establishment. On this occasion a special book titled “Momentous Times” was released by the Vice President Hamid Ansari on 11 November, 2013)
2) The website of the online ticketing and delivery service provider, which was appointed as the Official Ticketing Partner for the second Test between India and West Indies, the 200th and final Test of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, crashed on 11 November, 2013. This was the day when the bookings for 5,000 odd tickets available for general public began on this site. Which site is this? - KyaZoonga.com (KyaZoonga.com had provided its ticket service delivery over the last several matches including the final of the ICC World Cup 2011, which was also hosted at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The online sale of tickets for this historic match to be held at the Wankhede from November 14-18 started on 11 November, 2013. However, this site crashed due to heavy traffic)
3) India’s first police academy for riot control and public order management was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 10 November, 2013. This academy has been established at - Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (This academy will be run by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in its 108th battalion campus of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) at Meerut. The academy will be known as the RAF Academy. The RAF is the specialised riot control unit of the CRPF. This academy will train personnel of Rapid Action Force along with selected members of other paramilitary forces and civil police. Public administration, riot control, crowd management, disaster management, human rights, media management and first aid to the victims are some of the core issues on which focussed training will be provided to troupes)
4) Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of the largest animal welfare organization in the world, came to India during November, 2013 on her 'Naked Truth' tour series that highlights the exploitation of animals and focuses on the power of individuals to drive change as consumers. Newkirk was educated at convent boarding schools in

