1. Peter Mutharika is new Malawi presidential
i. Malawi's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika has emerged winner of the May 20 presidential race in the southern African country, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said Friday.
ii. Mutharika, the 74-year-old brother of the late former President Bingu wa Mutharika, was elected president of the country after garnering 36.4 percent of the votes cast, Xinhua quoted MEC as saying.
iii. The official announcement came after Banda attempted to nullify the election and call fresh polls on the ground that the vote was marred by irregularities.
iv. MEC chairperson Maxon Mbendera said "the rule of law compels us to release the results" although some commissioners expressed reservations about the results.
v. "The democratic right of Malawians to elect their leaders is sacrosanct and must be respected," he said
2. Economy witnesses subdued 4.67% growth during last fiscal;
i. India's economic growth remained subdued at 4.7 per cent in 2013-14 and at 4.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of the financial year, mainly due to a decline in manufacturing and mining output.
ii. According to official data released today by the Central Statistics Office in New Delhi, the country's gross domestic product in 2013-14 was less than its advance estimate of 4.9 per cent.
iii. The manufacturing sector declined 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter whereas Mining and quarrying contracted 0.4 per cent in the January-March quarter.
3. Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Javed Usmani removed, Alok Ranjan to replace him
i. Amid huge uproar over a string of heinous gang-rapes and crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party government on Saturday ordered the removal of state Chief Secretary Javed Usmani, reports said.
ii. Alok Ranjan (inset) is likely to replace him, official sources said.
iii. Javed Usmani, a 1978 batch officer who has been transferred from Uttar Pradesh is likely to get Central deputation.
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