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CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 2016 – QUICK RECAP
IMPORTANT DAYS
• World Milk Day – June1 • Global Parents Day – June 1 • Telengana Day – June 2 • World Environment Day-June 5 • International Level Crossing Awareness Day – June 3 • World Brain Tumor Day – June 8 • World Oceans Day being observed on June 8 • Anti Child Labour day: June 12th • World Naked Bike Day – June 13 • International Albinism Awareness Day observed worldwide on June 13 • World Blood Donor Day – June 14 • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Observed on June 15 • Global Wind Day observed on June 15 • June 16 : International Integration Day • June 17 : World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought • International Picnic Day – June 18 • Autistic Pride Day – June 18 • June 19 : Fathers Day • June 20 : Word Refugee Day • Maharashtra to observe 21st of every month as Yoga Day • June 21 : International Yoga Day • United Nations Public Service Day 2016 observed globally on June 23 • International Widows' Day observed on June 23 • International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26 • International Day in Support of Victims and Nature – June 26 • National Statistics Day Observed on June 29th • Mizoram to celebrate 'Peace Accord Day’ on June 29.
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• Prime Minister releases National Disaster Management Plan • Vice President Hamid Ansari to deliver lecture at University in Morocco • Madhya Pradesh cabinet to give 6 % additional DA to state government staff • Odisha government to create 500 more gram panchayats • Maharashtra government announces compensation of Rs 5 lakh to next kin of those killed in Pulgaon ammunition depot fire • Assam assembly session begins today • India tops global slavery index with 18.35 million people enslaved • Prime Minister approves retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years • Delhi Government Launches ‘DVAT M SEWA’ Mobile App • Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology • National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) to launch Ganga cleaning project in Bihar • India and Morocco launch Chamber of Commerce and Industry • India and World Bank sign agreement to improve efficiency and attractiveness of City Bus Services • Union Cabinet approves MoU between DGCA and French Civil Aviation Authority • Defence Minister to travel to Singapore; hold talks on Rafale jets • India gifts 2,000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in Nepal • National Film Archive of India (NFAI) acquires film songbooks • Andhra Pradesh government to observe Navanirmana Week to commemorate state's new formation day • Telangana Government announces 15 new districts • Odisha becomes first state to give social welfare benefits to transgender community • 2 Indian-origin women in Forbes’ self-made American women list • India to grant tourist, e-visa for Yoga courses • India among top five in 2015 in green energy spending • India joins Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation • Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Notified
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• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves Mau-Tarighat Railway line project • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat • Government to launch Shala Asmita Yojana this month: Smriti Irani • Asian Development Bank (ADB), government sign deal for $200M loan to Jharkhand • CCEA approved Minimum Support Prices for Kharif Crops for 2016-17 Season • India will not have power deficit for the first time in history • Singapore International Arbitration Centre to open Representative Office at GIFT City • Assam Assembly passes Ease of Doing Business Bill • Amritsar to get 1947 partition Museum • Swachh Bharat: 100 iconic sites to be cleaned • Government announces national competition for students • Himachal Pradesh becomes first state to have State Data Centre • Asia's first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme launched • MoU signed to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into US • Centre plans setting up satellite port in Goa • Andhra to get two high-speed railway lines • Telangana-California ink MoU for cooperation • Kerala coastline to be plastic and garbage-free • India’s 1st green swearing-in ceremony organised • Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar lays foundation stone of ‘Jai Jawan Awas Yojana’ • Army partners Tata Motors for skill development • India has a floating post office, situated on a houseboat on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir • Gujarat government announces IT policy to promote new ventures • Post Offices to witness core banking operations by 2017 • Gadkari launches Setu Bhartam project in Himachal Pradesh • Prabhu flags off semi-luxury train Tiger Express • Government to set up 6 bulk drug, medical device parks • Public Grievance Redressal Act launched in Bihar • Government in Arunachal town to observe car-free day
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• Odisha becomes first Indian state to give pension and food benefits to transgenders • Cambridge, MIT experts to design Indian syllabi • 32 DTH channels to live-telecast IIT lectures • Guwahati declares Gangetic River Dolphin as its ‘city animal’ • Delhi Government approves solar policy with 1 GW target by 2020 • Swachh Yug campaign to make gram panchayats along Ganga open defecation free • WCD Ministry holds first ever All India Women Journalists workshop today • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to be launched in Odisha: • India, ADB sign $120 mn loan pact for irrigation in Odisha • Uttrakhand government to reduce land circle rates by 50% • Western Railway observes safety awareness week • Jharkhand government to launch medical cover for poor • All train coaches to have bio-toilets by 2019 • India becomes co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness under CGPCS • Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 released • Centre to introduce International Yoga Award Scheme • AYUSH minister to inaugurate National Health Editors’ meet on Yoga today • India all set to become member of Missile Technology Control Regime • Centre to open 100 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bihar • President to embark on 4-day visit to Ghana, Ivory Coast on June 12 • Joint Indo-Korean coast guard exercise begins in Chennai • Rajasthan Government launches mobile app RajVayu on Air Quality Index • Kiran Bedi bans use of siren in VIP cars in Puducherry • All India Radio completes 80 years on June 8 • Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh announces upgradation, new stadium in J&K • Railway Minister lays foundation stone for 8 rail projects in Gujarat • Government to launch e-commerce website its employees • Union Government launched Surya Mitra Mobile App • World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 2.4 per cent • Mexico backs India's bid for NSG membership;PM Modi heads home after winding up five-nation tour
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• Mirza Imtiyaz Judicial Commission constituted to probe Mathura violence • Researchers in Assam devlop two rice variants for submerged areas • Railways starts providing baby food at stations • IRB battalion to be named after Maharana Pratap • Centre announces new Print Media Advertisement policy • Nepal's Deputy PM to arrive New Delhi for three-day visit • Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Bihar • Venkaiah Naidu launches ‘Swachh Map’ app of Rajkot civic body • Food Ministry proposes 25% duty on sugar export • Central Railway to issue safety warnings via SMS • NIIF, Qatar Investment Authority signed MoU to facilitate investment in Indian infrastructure sector • ADB approves $100 million loan for irrigation system in Tamil Nadu • Union Railways Ministry flags off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Bihar • MP eyes Rs.1.3k crore tourism investment in FY17 • Congress observes 'dhikkar divas' in Odisha • Telangana to set up 'Pharma City' near Hyderabad • Machilipatnam town sanctioned for development under AMRUT scheme • Delhi government renames flyover after Sikh icon • Govt to invest Rs.25L cr in waterways, ports, rail • Official site of Karnataka State Police hacked • Union Ministry of Power launches Surya Mitra Mobile App • UP has a village named 'Snapdeal.com Nagar' • President leaves for 6-day tour of 3 African nations • West Bengal government to offer rice at Rs 2 per kg to sex workers, HIV patients • Gujarat island gets electricity for first time • 10-day economic blockade begins in Manipur • Central Government approves Rs.300 cr for boosting tourism in UP • Andhra launches IT irrigation project management • Andhra Pradesh government to invest Rs.2,400 cr for tourism boost
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• Arvind Kejriwal Sets Up Committee to Look Into Matters Related To Delhi Water Bodies • Sikkim becomes India’s first State to launch open government data portal • President Mukherjee to hold bilateral talks with Ghanaian counterpart; Both sides likely to ink pacts including visa waiver • Kishore Tiwari-headed Task Force on Farmers submitted its report to Maharashtra Government • Bihar education dept launches Operation Clean Up • Vaishno Devi shrine sets new record, over 51,000 pilgrims visit in single day • PM Modi to inaugurate the two day Annual Conference of Tax • PM Modi to go on 4-nation tour in Africa in July • India, Ghana sign three agreements to strengthen co-operation in varied fields • Gujarat Government to launch mobile app for delivery of common services • Arun Jaitley, State FMs taking part in two-day meet on GST bill • AirAsia Group chief gets Overseas Citizen of India status • President Pranab Mukherjee receives highest civilian award of Ivory Coast • NITI Aayog to set up 500 'Atal Tinkering Labs' • Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Child Labour Tracking System • Telangana government to set up pharmaceutical city in Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar districts • Government releases draft wind-solar hybrid policy • Union Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project • Andhra Pradesh Police to acquire 10 UAVs for aerial surveillance • Government may develop 23 destinations under Ramayana, Krishna Circuit • BHEL commissions 195 MW unit at Muzaffarpur • India to form alliance with Japan, South Korea to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) • Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to launch integrated bio energy mission • Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) ties up with Axis Bank • PM Modi inaugurates 1st conference of CBDT, CBEC • Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha to arrive in Delhi today on 3-day visit
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• HRD minister Smriti Irani launches Vidyanjali in New Delhi • Rajnath Singh to chair meeting of coastal States in Mumbai • Railways start social media system for grievance • Grievance redressal app for panchayats in Bengal • India to provide Rs 48 million aid for college building in Nepal • Nawazuddin introduces irrigation system in UP • Karnataka government bans electronic cigarettes • Haryana bans sale of paint thinner in bottles • Government increases buffer stock of pulses by 5 times • Maharashtra government to use plastic wastes to build roads • Government gives nod to six international agreements • Government to give unique ID cards to disabled persons • Sikkim to start courses on endangered languages • 'Delhi's CP world's 7th costliest office space' • India, ISA contract for exploration of Polymetallic Sulphides in Indian Ocean Region approved • Union Cabinet approved Bill to fast track recovery of bad loans • Karnataka, Goa sign pact to join Uday scheme: Piyush Goyal • UGC approves new guidelines for Deemed universities • Garment bank set up in Himachal Pradesh • India and Namibia call for reform in UN Security Council • Rajnath approves setting up central marine force • Railway Ministry launched Liberalised Policies on Parcel Leasing and Parcel Cargo Train Express • National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 released • Government imposes 20% duty on export of sugar • Union Cabinet approves MoU between ISRO and Canadian Space Agency • India, Namibia sign two MoUs • President returns home after concluding his three nation visit • India scripts history as IAF inducts 3 women fighter pilots • PM Modi, Lankan President dedicate Duraiappah Stadium to Sri Lankan people • Government clears Rs. 300 Crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme
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• NCERT to organise 3-day 'Yoga Olympiad' from tomorrow • States resolve to provide 24x7 power to everyone by Mar 2019 • Government decides to allow export of 10% missile systems to friendly countries • Odisha to invest Rs.1,000 Crore for skill development • Jammu &Kashmir to develop new travel destinations • Haryana to have India's 1st AYUSH university • Assam government announces free admission for Divyang students in government institutes • IRCTC launches mobile app to book air tickets • Delhi to pay social security pensions monthly • PM Modi outlines RAPID, a five-point charter for tax administrators at the Rajasva Gyan Sangam • Union Ministry of AYUSH released Yog Geet for International Day of Yoga–2016 • Centre approves proposal for Greenfield Electronic Park in Odisha • Government to bear full coaching cost for SC students • Odisha announces cash incentives for districts • Punjab 1st to provide free Hepatitis C treatment • Andhra Pradesh to start Internet-based phone service • Tamilnadu government closes down 500 state run liquor outlets • Union Home Ministry notifies 10 coastal police stations • Railway Ministry launches two liberalised Policies • Government approves 100% FDI in defence, caviation, pharma under automatic route • President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Mass Yoga Demonstration • URJA Mobile app launched to enhance consumer connect with Urban Power Distribution sector • Himachal government launches skill development project • PM Modi to get new 'Air India One' plane • PM Modi releases stamps on Surya Namaskara • Government releases draft National Forest Policy • 2,000 women set world record in prenatal yoga • First-ever National Yoga Olympiad held in Delhi
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• Union Government bans use of Potassium Bromate as food additive • Punjab government launches MukhMantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund • Delhi starts portal to facilitate student loans • Railways' new rules to be effective from July 1 • Madhya Pradesh inks MoU with Chinese firm on $1bn investment: • Delhi launches project to ease school admissions • Cabinet approves biggest ever spectrum auction • Government okays Rs 10,000 crore corpus for Startups • Maharashtra to set up anti-terrorism school for cops • Maharashtra cabinet approves minority status for Jews • Nagpur and China's Jinan become 'sister cities' • Assam starts SMS drive for tobacco-free schools • Banda Singh Bahadur commemorative coin released: • Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates • Andhra Postal circle releases stamps on Yoga booklet • PM Modi reaches Uzbekistan capital Tashkent to attend SCO • FM ArunJaitley to embark on 5-day China visit today • Government launches drive against lifestyle diseases • India's first sunken museum to come up in Delhi • Government withdraws Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2013 • Union Cabinet approves special package for Textile and Apparel sector • Union Cabinet approves pact for avoidance of double taxation with Belgium • Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany • Aadhaar to be linked with caste certificates • India to sign Memorandum of Obligation to join SCO • Maharashtra districts get own disaster plans • Mobile van to teach disabled kids in Chandigarh • Chhattisgarh to ban 10-12 year old trucks, buses • Haryana to provide 100% rebate in property tax • Government launches project for CNG-run two-wheelers • Austria to share technology with Andhra Pradesh in agriculture, water purification • Telangana to join Centre's Uday scheme
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• Britain offers cooperation for development of Andhra Pradesh • Union Government approved setting up of District Level Advisory and Monitoring Committees • Arunachal to opt for e-governance, go paperless • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 84 smart projects of 2000 crore rupees from 20 cities in Pune • ADB approved $500 million loan to build India’s longest river bridge across Ganga near Patna • Nepal bans citizens from working in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya • FM Arun Jaitley to attend AIIB’s 1st annual meeting in Beijing • NEDA to be formally launched in Guwahati on July 13 • Government to observe NPS Service Fortnight from June 27 to July 9 • Petroleum ministry to conduct road show in Guwahati • New Sonepat-Jind railway line to be dedicated to nation • President to present National Awards on drug prevention • Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag by-poll • Three-day Summer Festival inaugurated in Delhi • Government extends import ban on Chinese milk products • Mizoram to launch two-wheeler taxi service • Maharashtra to fund Pune College's next satellite • Nagaland launches women helpline '181' • Greater Noida to develop Paris-like Eco Park • Union Defence Ministry gives nod for purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers guns from the US • ADB approves $500 million loan for bridge over Ganga River in Bihar • Jan Dhan deposits up 118 per cent over 21 months • Arun Jaitley cut short his China visit • Include chapter on Emergency in textbooks: Naqvi • India to continue NSG membership talks: MEA • India owns USD 121.6 bn worth US govt securities • Indo-Nepal boundary pillars to be GPS-enabled • Rajnath to chair Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Ranchi
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• Rs.13k cr black money found in offshore accounts • 'India Couture Week' 2016 to begin on July 20 • Government eliminates 1.6 cr bogus ration cards • Modi government launches RFID-based access control system at Cochin Port • Delhi hospitals to provide subsidised treatment to North East people • Assam’s Majuli becomes India’s 1st island district • AP govt signs deal for Rs.10k cr fertiliser plant • Andhra to set up $6.4 bn building materials park • Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs to meet tomorrow to decide Monsoon session dates • Talgo high-speed train trials to begin from July 7 on Mathura-Palwal route • I-T department to establish over 60 taxpayer centres across country • Odisha announces education loan at 1% interest • 50L BPL families in Bihar to get LPG connections • 7-member panel formed to end Nepal parliament deadlock • Home Ministry team to visit valley to probe attack on CRPF • Maharashtra Govt announces housing concessions for EWS • Agriculture Minister launches app for Bihar farmers • Centre to invest Rs 1,000 cr for 750-bedded AIIMS in Assam • Puducherry govt to build toilets in 55,000 homes • Maharashtra, Tata Power to ink pact for 1,000 MW for Mumbai • J&K govt launches e-file tracking system • 8 new IITs' cost estimate overshoots by Rs.7,910 cr • Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania • Tamil Nadu's fiscal deficit highest in India
INTERNATIONAL:
• Philippine parliament declared Rodrigo Digong Duterte to be president-elect • Indian Air Force Participation in Exercise Desert Eagle II at UAE • Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament • World’s longest rail tunnel to be inaugurated in Switzerland • UNICEF to expedite operations in Greece to support migrant children
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• India, USA ink deal to exchange terrorist info • India, Qatar MoU on tourism approved by Union Cabinet • Canada to enforce plain cigarette packaging • France opens its first wine theme park • India, US sign MoU on energy security, climate • Asia's largest annual security forum opens in Singapore • German Parliament passes Resolution recognising Massacre of Armenians as Genocide • Sweden best country in the world, India ranks 70th • India, Tunisia sign MoUs for co-operation in IT, handicrafts sector • France declares flood emergency after River Seine burst its banks • China to participate in US-hosted naval drill • Environmental crime 4th biggest global crime: UN • Switzerland holds first ever vote on basic income • India-Qatar to combat terror finance, Hawala • 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Maluku Islands in Indonesia • Belgian city to get pipeline for beer • Pope's new law to deal with paedophile priests • Norway to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2025 • World’s biggest cruise ship docks in Barcelona • Hillary Clinton secures Democratic presidential nomination • Saudi plans to triple non-oil revenue in 5 years • Thailand becomes first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV • France to launch terror alert mobile app today • UN welcomes Indo-US commitment to join Paris agreement • India to open new consulate in Seattle • Turkey's president lifts lawmakers' immunity • China disapproves anti-dumping probe on steel • 'India joins 5 nations to tackle tax evasion' • Peru election: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins majority of votes • NATO launches biggest ever Joint Military Exercise Anaconda-16 in Poland • Russia unveils indigenous passenger plane
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• India-US ink six agreements • Pakistan tops in 2016 Malware Infection Index • India ranked 141 out of 163 countries on 2016 Global Peace Index • Indo-US-Japan naval exercise starts in Western Pacific • Obama gives US military broader role in Afghan • China Is The Biggest And Best 'Abuser': Donald Trump • China, Nepal connected with optical fibre link • IEP released the 2016 Global Peace Index, India ranks 141 • Norway becomes first country to prohibit deforestation • China launches 23rd BeiDou Navigation Satellite • China's crude oil output drops by most in 15 yrs • India, EFTA agree to address issues to resume FTA talks • The Rise of Environmental Crime Report released by UNEP and INTERPOL • US reopens Gambia embassy after guards return • World’s first vaccine developed against “tampon disease" • Israel elected as Chair of a permanent committee of UN for the first time • Joint Naval Exercise Malabar 2016 begins • China bans exports to NKorea with possible military use • France creates meteor-tracking camera network • Congressional resolution introduced backing India's UNSC bid • India-Bangladesh transit facility becomes operational • North Korea Ryugyong Hotel is world’s tallest unoccupied building • France formally ratifies Paris climate accord • US: Philadelphia introduces soda tax to fight obesity • India, Bangladesh launch transhipment facility • North America to have its first sanctuary for dolphins • Arktika, the most powerful nuclear icebreaker launched by Russia • First Chinese Disneyland opens in Shanghai • Dow 1st foreign firm to get Saudi trade licence • India, South Korea launch platform to promote investments • India, Thailand to up defence cooperation • Rio declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
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• Thailand PM visited Mahabodhi temple in Bihar • Eurozone approves €7.5 bn in funds for Greece • California becomes world's sixth-largest economy • Iran, US aerospace giant Boeing reach deal on purchase of 100 planes • Canada's parliament passes bill on medically assisted death for terminally ill people • New York State Senate passes anti-Airbnb bill • Niue's currency coins have cartoon characters • India-UAE to form joint parliamentary panel • Martian crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang • India, Thailand signed 2 agreements on cooperation in culture and education sectors • Russia signs deal to build Hyperloop in Moscow • Chinese Prez, PM Modi to meet on sidelines of SCO summit in Tashkent • India, Switzerland sign MoU to establish cooperation in skill development • US to host pledging conference for Iraq • EU reached agreement on new border force to tackle migrant crisis • Ikea to open furniture museum in Sweden • Hong Kong most expensive city for expats • Britain votes to leave the European Union • British PM David Cameron announces resignation • SCO summit 2016 begins in Tashkent, Uzbekistan • India, Switzerland ink MoU to enhance cooperation in skill development • China launches its 1st dark sky reserve in Tibet • Sweden opens its first ever electric road • Colombia government, FARC rebels sign ceasefire • Sri Lankan Parliament passes Right to Information bill with amendments • Bangladesh becomes one of the 1st nations to secure loan from China-led AIIB • Gudni Johannesson claims victory in Iceland Presidential election • Panama to open its renovated canal • US to lift ban on transgenders in military • World's tallest and longest tunnel slide opens • India, Uzbekistan to up security cooperation • China sets up first dark sky reserve in Tibet to limit light pollution
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• India Deserves to be in NSG, the US Will Work for it: Envoy • Mahashangarh declared as the SAARC cultural capital for 2016-17 • Russia, China approve business initiatives worth $50bn during Putin visit • India joins Missile Technology Control Regime • Brexit won't affect border deal with UK: France • Myanmar torches drugs worth $57 million • India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops • IMF clears payment of $500 million to Pakistan • An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships • Israel and Turkey end six-year standoff • Italy and Netherlands to share Security Council seat in a 'show of unity' • Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden elected non-permanent UNSC members • Asia's cleanest village is in Meghalaya • Sweden inaugurates world’s first electric road • US, Canada, Mexico to commit 50% clean energy by 2025 • India up 19 Rank in Logistic Performance • Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania • BRICS Youth Summit to be held in Guwahati from July 1-3 • Duterte, 'the punisher', sworn in as Philippines' president
APPOINTMENTS:
• Former Delhi Police commissioner B S Bassi appointed UPSC member • Madhavan becomes goodwill ambassador for LEPRA India • Rahul Johri assumes charge as first ever CEO of BCCI • Navin Agarwal appointed NADA chief: • Prabhu, Chidambaram elected to Rajya Sabha • LDF candidate Sreeramakrishnan elected as Kerala Assembly speaker • P Dhanapal, Jayaraman re-elected as TN Speaker, Deputy Speaker • NK Chari is the new State Bank of Mysore MD • Nita Ambani nominated for International Olympic Committee
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• Goa-born Sayonara Luxton takes charge as UK royal borough mayor • Alphabet's Nest Labs CEO Tony Fadell steps down • Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse quits • Sasikumar takes over as MD of State Bank of Travancore • V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM • Dia Mirza named ambassador for 'Swachh Saathi' • Kulmeet Bawa appointed Adobe MD for South Asia • Ashok Ganapathy appointed as Director of Airtel Business • Facebook appoints Adobe's Umang Bedi as India MD • Fashion designer Kenneth Cole named UNAIDS international goodwill ambassador • Karnataka woman Nandini Singla becomes Ambassador to Portugal • Shahid Rasool takes charge as Director of Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia • Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki to step down as CEO • Dr Shahid Rasool Takes Charge at CEMCA • Naresh Goyal re-elected to IATA Board of Governors • Rama Mohana Rao named TN Chief Secretary • Major General Per Lodin appointed head of UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) • G Kalyanakrishnan took over as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex • MTNL CMD Narendra Kumar Yadav steps down • Ilmi, Dhillon nominated as FCAT members • Rakhi Birla elected Delhi Deputy Speaker • Birender Singh, Subhas Chandra win Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana • Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath appointed Congress General Secretaries • MTNL chairman Narendra Yadav steps down • Satya Pal Jain appointed as part time member of 21st Law Commission • Ragesh Chandra Appointed Secretary to Puducherry CM • 3M India appoints Debarati Sen as new managing director • V. Vaithilingam elected as Speaker of Puducherry Assembly • Azad appointed general secretary in-charge of UP • Ranu Langthasa appointed as first woman chairperson of NCHAC in Assam
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• Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad takes charge of Chief Justice of Manipur HC • Gopal Rai resigns as Delhi Transport Minister • Gunit Chadha resigns as CEO of Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific Region • Peter Thomson elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly • Xerox names Vemuri as CEO of BPO unit • Dr. M Beena, has been appointed as Managing Director of the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) • Development Bank of Singapore(DBS) Bank appoints Niraj Mittal as institutional banking head • Ex-Spinner Venkataramana named coach of Dindigul franchise • Brazil name Tite as new Football coach • Sunil Bharti Mittal elected as International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Chairman • Stayzilla appoints former Goibibo director Gopalakrishnan as vice-president of products • Tokyo Governor, Yoichi Masuzoe, Resigns Over Spending Scandal • Kamal Nath resigns as Congress' Punjab chief • Obama nominates Indian-origin as ambassador to Malaysia • Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu appointed as Director General of Doordarshan • Hollywood actor Anne Hathaway appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador • Cricketer Chetan Chauhan named National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) chairman • Soram Sunil sworn-in as first mayor of Imphal • Bipin R Patel appointed as President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Flipkart rehires Tiger Global's Krishnamurthy • Italian capital Rome gets 1st ever female Mayor • Peter Thiel gets re-elected to Facebook's board • Ken Miyauchi replaces NikeshArora at SoftBank • UP Congress President NirmalKhatri resigns • PayPal appoints AnupamPahuja as India Country Manager and MD • AveekSarkar resigns as Chief Editor of ABP Group of Publications • Olympian Anju Bobby George resigned as president of Kerala Sports Council
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• Anil Kumble named head coach of Indian team • Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka to chair panel on human rights in South Sudan • Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik as India head • Belgian Didier Seeuws to head EU Brexit task force • Uttar Pradesh Assembly: Gaya Charan Dinker elected as new Opposition Leader • Lalchand Rajput named coach of Afghanistan team • Bangar to be India's batting coach for West Indies tour • Facebook hires Google Fiber's Co-founder Kevin • Guoni Johannesson wins Iceland’s presidential election • Appointed by Nokia, Sanjay Malik will now head business in India for the company • Lionel Messi retires from international football • Srinivasan elected TNCA President for 15th time • Asha Kumari appointed Cong's Punjab in-charge • Nestle hires Fresenius's Schneider as next CEO • Sujoy Bose appointed as NIIF CEO • NS Vishwanathan to be new Deputy Governor of RBI; 4 officials shortlisted for RBI Chief Position • Montella named as new AC Milan manager • 2 women appointed as Shariah High Court judges in Malaysia • U C Maheshwari sworn-in as new deputy Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh • V Sasi Elected Kerala Deputy Speaker • Nand Kishore appointed Dy CAG • Suzuki Motors appoints Toshihiro Suzuki as CEO
BOOKS & AUTHORS:
• The Unseen Indira Gandhi authored by Dr KP Mathur released • President of India to receive first copy of book ‘The Education President’ • Shri Piyush Goyal Releases Book ‘The World in 2050- Striving for a more just, Prosperous and Harmonious Global Community’ • A Life in Diplomacy authored by MK Rasgotra • PM Narendra Modi releases book titled The Birds of Banni Grassland
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BANKING:
• BRICS New Development Bank to issue first yuan-denominated bonds • ICICI Bank cuts lending rate by 0.05% • India Post gets government nod to set up payments bank • RBI directs banks to make cybersecurity policies • Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) gets RBI nod for e-bidding of gold bonds • Pension body to hold awareness campaign on NPS • RBI keeps key policy rate unchanged • ICICI Bank offers new services on ‘iMobile’ • Axis Bank launches India’s first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange • SBI, CaixaBank ink pact to fund Indo-Spanish JVs, local biz • Citigroup sues AT&T for trademark infringement • India Post invites logo design, tagline for its payments bank; winner to get Rs 50,000 as prize money • Government drafting separate bankruptcy law for financial companies: Jayant Sinha • Contest announced to design Postal Bank logo • FPI limit in YES Bank hiked to 74%: • RBI introduces Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets • BRICS bank to issue maiden local currency bond • Sovereign gold bonds' trading on exchange begins • DCB Bank launches Aadhaar-based ATM in Bengaluru • Market cap: ICICI Bank, SBI out of top 10 • Cabinet approves SBI's merger with 5 associates • Bank issues first US credit card for use in Cuba • Punjab National Bank Home Fin mandates 3 banks for $300m IPO • Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged • US Federal Reserve holds interest steady • SBI launches Rs.200 Crore fund for fintech startups • RBI approves common rural bill payment centres
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• NRIs can now join NPS online through eNPS: Finance Ministry • SEBI eases norms for overseas fund managers • SBI named in Hall Of Shame list of Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers • Government allows complete PPF withdrawal after 5 yrs • Government keeps interest rates on small savings scheme unchanged • HDFC Bank CEO AdityaPuri’s salary hiked 32% to Rs9.73 crore in FY16 • ICICI Bank Launches ‘Smart City Pre-paid Card’ in Ahmedabad • NSE to file draft papers for domestic listing by Jan 2017 • Startups can open foreign currency accounts: RBI • Bank of Maharashtra raises Rs 500 cr via bonds • SBI to raise $1.5 billion by issuing bonds • United Bank remains cautious on corporate lending, aims at 30% retail loan growth this fiscal • Gross NPAs rise to 7.6% in 2015-16: RBI • SBI to Raise Over Rs 10000 Crore • GIC Re profit rises 6 per cent in 2015-16 • Axis Bank opens innovation lab for start-ups in Bengaluru
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
• Pope Francis Awards Medals to Richard Gere, George Clooney, Salma Hayek • Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award • Punjab teenager Prince Pal Singh earns scholarship to train in US • Sachin Tendulkar's name to be used in Kerala Government's Anti-Drug Campaign • Indian banker Raghavan Seetharaman awarded Green Economy Visionary Award • PM Modi awarded Afghan's highest civilian honour Amir Amanullah Khan Award • Indian Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold at World Sand Art Championship • India Post releases Amazon India stamp • 96-yr-old man Shigemi Hirata becomes world's oldest graduate • V.O.Chidambaranar Port Bags National Award For Excellence In Cost Management • US Army Reserve officer Deshauna Barber crowned as Miss USA 2016
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• IOC honours IOA chief N Ramachandran with Olympic Order • 4 Indians in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list • Indian prof's dept awarded UK royal patronage • Putin awards UN chief Ban Ki-Moon with Order of Friendship • Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya awarded Regius Professorship by Queen • Umesh Sachdev, a 30-year-old Indian entrepreneur, has featured in TIME Magazine’s 2016 list of ‘10 millennials who are changing the world’ • Ronaldo highest earning athlete: Forbes • Sheryl Sandberg most powerful woman in tech: Forbes • Two Indian-Americans shortlisted for WH Fellows programme • Ridley Scott to receive American Cinematheque Award • AAI bags national award for solar power projects • Indian short film 'Leeches' wins at Seoul film gala • Priyanka Chopra nominated for Choice TV Breakout Star in 2016 Teen Choice Awards • Government proposes yoga medals for paramilitary force • 9-yr-old Indian-origin youngest at Apple's WWDC • Indian-American Author Akhil Sharma wins 2016 International Dublin Literary Award • IISc, IITs in top 50 QS Asia university rankings • Margaret Atwood awarded 2016 PEN Pinter Prize • Syed Nayeemuddin, former Indian football team coach, to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna • Italy's Osteria named world's best restaurant • Priyanka Chopra tops Maxim Hot 100 list • Cambodia named World's Best Tourism Destination • 'Thithi' wins two awards at Shanghai Film Fest • Baahubali wins 5 awards at Filmfare South Awards • Kerala Tourism bags four awards at ‘FilmAT’ International film festival in Poland • Panama Papers wins Investigation of the Year • 106-yr-old becomes oldest Olympic torchbearer • JaliYogpeeth sets 'sirsasana' world record
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• Freida to get International Icon Award at IIFA • IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded with G D Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2015 • 'Bajirao Mastani' wins 9 technical IIFA awards • Ranveer Singh wins Best Actor at IIFA Awards '16 • Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative • Mahashangarh declared as the SAARC cultural capital for 2016-17 • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar awarded Honorary Fellowship in UK • 2 Indians get Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016 • International Indian Film Academy Awards 2016 • Beyonce wins four awards at BET Awards 2016 • Viswanathan Anand honoured with ‘Honoris Causa’ Doctor of Science degree • Four Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants Award • Abhishek Bachchan holds a Guinness world record • Amazon named world's smartest company of 2016
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
• Mahindra inks brand licence agreement with Pininfarina • Asia's largest tech trade show COMPUTEX kicks off in Taipei • Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme 2016 comes into force • TRAI launches mobile app for subscribers to register complaints against pesky calls, SMSes • India's growth to remain 'strong';to hover around 7.5%: OECD • Salesforce buys Demandware for $2.8 billion • Johnson & Johnson to buy Vogue International for about $3.3 billion • TERI signs MoU with IKSL • HDFC Ergo buys L&T General Insurance for Rs 551 crore
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• Flipkart launches its own eSports tournament • Tata Trusts, MP government join hands to work in healthcare • Jubilant gets USFDA nod for epilepsy injection • ATM-based validation of tax returns activated • India suggests EU to resume stalled FTA negotiations • IMF approves $1.5 Billlion Loan for Sri Lanka • Seco Tools India inaugurates new plant near Pune • India ranked 2nd on GRD index on ease of doing business • Airbus unveils world's 1st 3D-printed aircraft • Fashion marketplace Voonik acquires 3 startups • Sumitomo to acquire 45% stake in Excel Crop Care • JV of L&T wins contract to develop Qatar stadium • Walmart retains top position in Fortune 500 list • India gets first F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme cafe in Kolkata • Government procures 1.11 lakh tonne of pulses to cool retail prices • India, ADB sign $120 miilion loan pact for irrigation in Odisha • Amazon to increase investment India to $5 billion • Modi-Obama talks: India, US ink eight agreements • India, US set up 2 clean energy financial support Programmes for $60 million • World Bank cuts 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4%: • Datsun launches hatchback redi-GO with prices starting at Rs. 2.49 lakh • India ranked 141 on Global Peace Index • Google, Tata Trusts launch `Internet Sathi’ in West Bengal to empower rural women • IIIT-B, IIMB sign pact to offer tech, management expertise to start-ups • Granules India arm inks pact with US Pharma Windlas • Crude oil futures surge to Rs. 3,432 per barrel • US Company, 8minutenergy, to build 4 GW of solar capacity in India • Paytm to use Infosys Finacle for payments bank • TI Cycles opens 105-crore unit in Punjab • SBI ties up with Jain Farm to extend loans to farmers associated with co • Factory output slips into -ve zone; shrinks 0.8% • 180% rise in tourist arrivals on e-visa in May
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• Fortis subsidiary fined Rs.500 cr on land dispute • Textile exports fall $7.5B short of FY16 target • TVS invests $11 million in three startups • Apple creates new company to sell solar energy • Ratan Tata invests in e-ticketing site Kyazoonga • 'Gujarat Connecting India to World' to be the theme of 'Vibrant Gujarat 2017' • FCI inks pact with Adani Group • Bain chief Bechek highest-rated CEO: Glassdoor • Tata Power acquires Welspun’s renewable energy assets • Bitcoin price surges to two-year high • SKS changes name to Bharat Financial Inclusion • Jet Airways to launch Hyderabad-Sharjah flight in August • Government eyeing to sell Nokia plant to Foxconn • Sony launches Hindi movie channel • Uber offers choppers in Brazil to escape traffic • Airtel, Singtel partner for global data business • Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)opens first facility outside UK in Brazil • ESIC to provide free health checkup to subscribers • Blackberry partners HCL for selling software • Revlon acquires Elizabeth Arden in $870 million deal • Tata, Uber tie up for solutions to cab drivers • Max Life, Max Financial to merge with HDFC Life • CBDT to soon launch e-nivaran for speedy grievance redressal • Microsoft & AICTE signed agreement to build app for HRD ministry's SWAYAM platformIndia sees highest-ever tea production in FY16 • Women bikers tour to promote women empowerment • India ranks 4th in hacked server list: Kaspersky • Maharaja Express to be introduced in south India • India most open economy in world for FDI • Government to set up ETF to meet disinvestment target • Tata-Boeing joint venture establishes aerospace facility in Hyderabad • Flipkart named India's most sought-after company
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• Apple named world's most sought-after company • Government extends date for reporting accounts details under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA • Tech Mahindra Ltd acquires UK-based BIO Agency Ltd • Mercer's Cost of Living Survey 2016 released; Mumbai costliest in India • Moody's lowers UK's credit rating to "negative" • Lending agency AIIB approves 1st batch of loans • 4 Chinese companies in top 5 VC fundings in 2016 • JSW gets green nod for ₹35k Crore Jharkhand plant • BHEL commissions two hydel units in Afghanistan • Tata, Starbucks launch new joint initiatives • Coca Cola to set up plant in Uttarakhand • GAAR not to apply on income before April 1, 2017 • IPL brand valuation rises to $4.16 billion: D&P • Coastal shipping of goods to save Rs.40k cr per year • IFC, Wadhawan Global Capital to invest Rs 60 crore in Aadhar Housing Finance • BSNL to expand its network in Chhattisgarh • ITC to invest Rs 4,000 cr to set up to 9 plants • Ola to invest Rs 350 crore in Haryana over 5 years • Indiabulls Housing Finance to raise Rs. 300 cr via NCDs • RCom to provide 4G on Reliance Jio network at Rs 93 per 10 GB • Power sector sees $1.6 bn deals in Jan-May: EY • Sistema to buy Russia's stake in Indian subsidiary • Amazon launches two data centres in India • Paytm ties up with Suzuki Motorcycle for easy booking of two-wheeler models • India up 19 ranks in World Bank logistics report • Quality analysis: CIMFR, power developers, coal miners ink MoU • EPFO aims to cover all workers under provident fund, pension by 2030 • EESL Signs MoU with TERI • Amul signs up as official sponsor of Indian team to the Olympics • Standard Chartered Rolls out ‘Touch ID’, a Fingerprint Verification System
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
• China to launch first hack proof Quantum Communication Satellite • Google launches tool to test website speed • Microsoft releases SQL Server 2016 • NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to ISS • 60 nations to monitor emissions using satellites • World’s smallest pacemaker implanted in 92-year old at Gurgaon Hospital • Pluto's image shows 1st proof of possible cloud • Kerala brothers Arun and Anoop George invent low-cost wind turbine • Researchers develop new Terahertz camera • Oldest plant root stem cells discovered in UK • Scientists develop new RNA-editing technique • Flexible OLED built using graphene electrodes • Twitter’s logo bird is called ‘Larry’ • LISA Pathfinder mission demonstrates ways to detect gravitational waves • Lenovo partners with Project Tango chipmaker Movidius ahead of Tech World Conference • YouTube launches Smart Offline feature in India • Telcos to install 60k towers to check call drops • Lenovo unveils bendable smartphone, tablet • Four new elements on the Periodic table get their names • Luminati Aerospace successfully tests solar-powered aircraft • World's smallest violin made with Google sensors • US successfully launches world's largest rocket • Daimler to unveil long-distance electric car • Microsoft signs agreement to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion • Apple launches new macOS version 'macOS Sierra' • Microsoft’s 1st major acquisition was PowerPoint • Jupiter-like planet orbiting two stars discovered • Alibaba B2B shuts India offices as it expands reseller plan • Twitter launches first-ever #EveryCharacterMatters week
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• NASA to Conduct Experiments with Fire in Space • Airtel ranks 1st spot on data usage, Reliance jio 6th • Facebook, Deepika launch suicide prevention tool • Methane leak spotted from space for 1st time • India-made trainer plane makes inaugural flight • Chinese surgeon to transplant human head for first time in the world • Scientists for the first time grow living bone in lab • China to operationalise the exascale supercomputer Tianhe -3 by 2020 • Snapchat to launch tech-based digital magazine • Yatra acquires auto rickshaw aggregator mGaadi • Microsoft to design app for HRD Ministry’s SWAYAM platform • SpaceX successfully launches two commercial satellites • ISRO begins countdown to launch record 20 satellites on Wednesday • NASA unveils X-57 Hybrid Electric Research Plane • World's 1st magnetic refrigerator launched • Microsoft funds anti-terrorism software • Blue Origin completes its 4th successful landing • London startup develops home blood test kit • Sunway-TaihuLight: World’s powerful Supercomputer for the sixth consecutive time • Twitter acquires AI startup Magic Pony • Sphero's new robot teaches coding to kids • ISRO launches record 20 satellites in a mission • Darjeeling Zoo to receive snow leopard from London’s Dudley Zoological Gardens • Scientists developed Kilo Core, world's first 1000-processor computer chip • Alphabet unveils home robot dog 'SpotMini' • BrahMos integrated with IAF's fighter jet • Microsoft launches prototype mosquito trap • Scientists develop new bio-ink for 3D bio-printing with stem cells • Yamaha unveils 3-wheel electric vehicle concept • US marks its first ship-to-shore drone delivery • China launches next-gen rocket; on track for ambitious space program • Defence Ministry nod to buy 145 ultra-light Howitzers from US
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• CSIR launches ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug: • Tejas to be put in combat roles by 2017: Reports • Google brings Earth into better focus • CarDekho.com launches battery research portal ‘BatteryDekho’ • Most powerful rocket by NASA set for journey to Mars • India Test-Fires Surface-to-Air Missile • Porsche created world's 1st hybrid car • NASA successfully tests Mars-bound booster • Badminton-playing robot developed
Sports:
• French Open: Sania Mirza enters mixed doubles quarterfinals • Sri Lanka seam bowler Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test cricket • Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to win a $100m prize money • Argentina retain top spot in FIFA rankings • BCCI allows women to compete in foreign leagues • Ronaldo world's most famous athlete: ESPN • Paes-Hingis complete mixed doubles career slam • India’s Shubham Jaglan Clinches Maiden European Junior Golf Title • International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveils first ever team of refugees • Muguruza beats Serena to win her 1st Grand Slam • Judoka Avtar Singh books Rio Olympics berth • Seema Tomar finishes 5th in shooting World Cup • Indian Boxing Council gets Affiliation from Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) • Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to claim 1st French Open title • Tennis star Rohan Bopanna secures direct entry into Rio Olympics • Six Russian weightlifters banned for doping • Lucknow to host Junior hockey World Cup • Tintu Luka won silver at Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Prague • West Indian all-rounder Kavon Fubler banned for seven years • Maria Sharapova receives two-year suspension for failing drug test
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• International paralympics body lifts Indian athletes ban • Tamil Nadu teen IM Visakh becomes first Indian to win Mayor's chess • SainaNehwal through to Australian Open final • Messi hat-trick helps Argentina beat Panama 5-0 • Bindra to be India’s flag-bearer at Rio Olympics • Usain Bolt registers 2016's 2nd best 100m timing • Saina Nehwal trumps Sun Yu to bag second Australian Open title • Lewis Hamilton secures pole at Canadian GP • Paes only tennis player to appear in 7 Olympics • KL Rahul 1st Indian to make century on ODI debut • Hamilton dedicates Canadian GP win to Boxer Muhammad Ali • Indian men's 4x400m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record • USA wins FINA Women Water Polo World League Super Final • Dhoni 1st Indian Keeper to post 350 ODI dismissals • India to play for the 1st time in U-17 Futsal WC • Dhoni joint 2nd most successful ODI captain • India won three-match ODI Series against Zimbabwe, 3-0 • India in their 1st Champions Trophy hockey final • Nine-year-old sets swimming record in US • Australia beat India to clinch 14th Champions Trophy title • BCCI to distribute state funds electronically • Argentina, Chile enter semi-finals of Copa America • Sri Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga suspended by ICC for illegal action • Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe • India won Silver medal at Archery World Cup in Antalya • Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA championship title • World’s oldest footballer sets new goal record • AIFF to launch 'Mission 11 Million' for football • Russian hockey winger ArtemiPanarin wins 2015-2016 Calder Memorial Trophy • Jasprit Bumrah no 2 in T20I bowling rankings • Kumble got license no KA-10-N-10 for 10-wkt haul • Boxers Manoj, Vikas qualify for Rio Olympics
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• Artemi Panarin wins 2015-2016 Calder Memorial Trophy • Sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for Rio Olympics • Vikas Krishan, Manoj Kumar settle for bronze in AIBA qualifiers • 4th edition of Pro Kabaddi league to kick start today • Euro Cup : Poland ,Wales, Portugal enter into Quarter Final • Jitu Rai wins silver medal at Shooting World Cup • Harmanpreet 1st Indian woman in int'l T20 league • India jumps to number 5 in world hockey rankings • Colombia beat USA 1-0 to finish third in Copa America • Australia beat West Indies to win Tri-Nation Series • Chile beat Argentina to win Copa America • Belgium enter Euro quarter-finals with 4-0 win • Germany beat Slovakia 3-0 to progress to quarter-final • Mascot Games organised in the US • Rio-bound sprinter breaks 400m national record • India's Rajput wins silver in ISSF World Cup • De Villiers retains top spot in ICC ODI rankings • Messi was ‘Player of the Tournament’ in WC 2014 • Alexis Sanchez wins Golden Ball at Copa America • Argentina women win record seventh Champions Trophy title • Indian men’s hockey team jumps to fifth place in FIH (International Hockey Federation) rankings • Indore to host first ever Test, no day-night Test in NZ series • Serena gets her 80th win at the AELTC • Sangakkara Picks Dravid in All-Time XI
Obituary:
Bollywood actor Razak Khan passes away US singer Prince died from accidental overdose of painkiller Actor-director-Balu-Anand-passed away Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at age 74
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Sulabha Deshpande passes away at 79 Moto2 rider Luis Salom dies after crashing during practice India's first Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away Veteran musician, composer of Nepali national anthem dead Chess Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi dies Eminent journalist KK Katyal passes away Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John passed away Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra passes away Former Karnataka Bank Chairman Krishna Bhat passes away Singer Grimmie dies after Florida shooting, suspect dead Gordie Howe, dubbed 'Mr. Hockey' for skill and toughness, dies at 88 Noted Playwright and Actor Achyut Lahkar passes away Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra passes away Gordie Howe, legendary ice hockey player dies Donald Carr, former England Cricket captain, dies aged 89 Renowned Hindi writer Mudrarakshasa passes away Margaret Heldt, creator of beehive hairdo, dies at age 98 Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta passes away American Literary Translator Gregory Rabassa dies McCartney’s Wings guitarist McCullough passes away Veteran Tamil film director AC Tirulokchandar passes away Veteran Odia actress Manimala Devi passes away Famous TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert dies Former Maharashtra DGP Suryakant Jog passes away Renowned Educationalist Jeppiaar passes away AIFF to launch 'Mission 11 Million' for football Noted Telangana poet and lyricist GudaAnjaiah dies Pioneer of Indian quizzing Neil O'Brien died Eminent Odia writer Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo passes away N.Y. fashion photographer Bill Cunningham dies at 87 Veteran Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker has passed away
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Xerxes Desai, founder of Titan, dies Nagaland insurgent leader Isak Chishi Swu dead Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley’s first guitarist, dies at 84
Senior artist K.G. Subramanyan passes away
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