A Russian translation of which Indian religious text did Russia try to ban?

A complaint was filed against the Russian translation of the Indian religious text Bhagwad Gita by some professors of a university in Russia. According to them, the text was spreading 'social discord'. This caused furious protests against the move and much uproar among Indian lawmakers.

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, declared a fugitive, has been living in self-exile for nearly three years. The Pakistani government authorities have made it clear that the 68-year old Musharraf will be arrested on his return to Pakistan. He has been accused of not respecting the Constitution, arresting members of the superior judiciary, compromising national interests and also. He also allegedly aided and abetted in the murder of Benazir Bhutto.

The former Malaysian Deputy prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was charged in 2008 with sodomizing a male aide. Ibrahim claimed innocence saying the complaint was politically motivated. After being tried in 2010 and then in 2011 he was finally acquitted in 2012.

Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on October 26, 2011. According to the provisions of SOPA, sites carrying user-generated content will be forced to impose restrictions on the content being posted. Websites like Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing-Boing, Mozilla, the Cheezburger network protested by putting down their website for 24 hours on January 18.

Bobby Jindal is the 55th and current governor of Louisiana, and the first Indian American governor in the United States. He began his second term as the chief of Louisiana following a landslide victory in January 2012.

Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia rammed a reef on January 13, 2012, on the Tuscan island and capsized a few hours later. it was carrying 4,200 passengers and crew onboard. 15 people died in the disaster and atleast 64 were injured.

The Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments are in a conflict with each other over the safety of the years old Mullaperiyar dam constructed over the Periyar river. The main concern is the maintenance of the water level which is said to be above the required level.

The 65-year old British Indian author skipped the Jaipur Literature festival after authorities warned him that he might be the potential target of Muslim groups protesting his appearance due to their opposition to his novel The Satanic Verses, which is banned in India.

In order to save the drowning cash strapped Indian aviation industry the government allowed foreign airlines 49% stake in Indian carriers. FDI in aviation will majorly help the industry to come out of it's current financial crisis.

The Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the blasts that ripped the north Nigerian city of Kano and killed seven people. Kano is plagued by an insurgency by Boko Haram, which is blamed for scores of bombings and shootings, aimed mainly at government targets. The attack killed more than 160 people, including one Indian.