Current Affairs 19th September 2014

1- Scotland chooses to stay with United Kingdom; secessionists concede defeat with 45 percent votes as against 55 percent garnered by unionists.

2-Chinese tennis icon 'Li na' bids adieu to her career.

■ She was forced into this shocking decision due to the recurring knee injuries.

■ She, the first Grand Slam champion from Asia, is winner of women's singles titles at French Open 2011 and 2014 Australian Open.

3- Indian-American 'Richard Rahul Verma' is nominated by Barack Obama to be the next US Ambassador to India.

■ The appointment, subject to final approval by the senate, will see the first Indian-American as ambassador to India.

■ He will replace Kathleen Stephens to this office.

4- McKinsey India Chairman 'Adil Zainulbhai' has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a 3-year term.

■ He presently serves on the boards of Reliance Industries, the American India Foundation, Saifee Hospital, Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, Network 18 and the advisory board of Indian institute of Technology, Bombay.

5- Kaushik Basu is going to be the second Indian after Amartya Sen to head (president) the International Economic Association (IEA).

■ He is presently the Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

■ IEA is international federation of national economic associations which seeks to promote bonding among economists across the world through the organization of research programs, publications and scientific meetings.

6- Le Yucheng to take over as the new Chinese ambassador to India. He succeeds He Wei Wei.