*CURRENT AFFAIRRS (27:02:2014)

1. Admiral DK Joshi becomes the first chief of Indian armed forces to
resign since independence.
- He did so in the aftermath of a fire accident aboard INS Sindhuratna
submarine which claimed at least 2 lives.
- Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan is to serve as acting Navy Chief till a
new chief is selected.
- The recent string of accidents has raised many concerns on safety in
the Indian Navy.
2. Egypt gets a new Prime Minister in Ibrahim Mehlib.
- He has been chosen by the interim president Adly Mansour to succeed
Hazem el-Beblawi.
- It will be the country's sixth government since the ouster of
autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011 uprising.
3. Sri Lanka rejects UN call for international investigation into war
crimes committed by government forces during bloody civil war.
4. Sourav Kothari clinches his maiden National billiards championship
by pipping Alok Kumar in a marathon encounter.
5. Indian origin scientist 'Madan Babu' has been honoured with Protein
Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge (UK).
- The prize, given by Protein Society, recognizes notable contribution
made in the study of proteins.
6. Israel's highest civilian honour, the 'Medal of Distinction', has
been awarded to German chancellor Angela Merkel.