MONTHLY ONE-LINERS GK DIGEST-MAY 2018
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS:
SEBI Tightens KYC Norms for FPIs clarifying that non-resident Indians (NRIs), overseas citizens of India (OCI) and resident Indians cannot be beneficial owners of FPIs. Core sector growth slows to 4.1% in March 2018. GST Revenue collection in the month of April 2018 exceeds Rs. 1 Lakh Crore. YES Bank Set to Launch Water-Security Programme. RBI Announced Rs10,000 Crore Bond Purchases. RBI Puts Dena Bank under PCA (Prompt Corrective Action). Automatic Recurring Payments Feature Introduced by Paytm. YES Bank Launches Agenda 25×25. Fino Payments Bank Launched Digital Suite. SIDBI to Extend Direct Funding Facility to VLEs in CSCs. Bank of Baroda Locates Major Operations at GIFT City. SBI Reports Loss of Rs. 7,718 Crore in March Quarter. RBI Slaps Rs5-Cr Penalty On South Indian Bank.
APPOINTMENTS
New DG of PIB (Press Information Bureau) – Sitanshu Ranjan Kar. Subhash Chandra Appointed as the New Chairman of IRDA. Vineet Joshi appointed 1st DG of NTA (National Testing Agency). Radhakrishnan Nair appointed as Independent Director of ICICI Bank. Justin Langer Appointed Head Coach of Australian Cricket Team. Hockey India Appoints Harendra Singh as Chief Coach of Men's Team. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum Quits Facebook. Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Prime Minister of Malaysia. FB Appoints Product Exec Chris Daniels to Take Over WhatsApp. Nikol Pashinyan Becomes Prime Minister of Armenia. Google Names Nitin Bawankule Head of India Cloud Business. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigns. Vladimir Putin Sworn-In as Russian President for 4th Term. BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Susheela Jayapal Becomes 1st South Asian to Be Elected in Oregon. Ambika Sharma to Head USIBC India Office. Gina Haspel Confirmed as 1st Female Director of CIA. Uttam Pacharne Appointed Regular Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
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Amit Khare to be Appointed as New I&B Secretary. Rajinder Singh Appointed as New Hockey India President. Justice C K Prasad Likely to Become PCI Chief for 2nd Time. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has promoted Stacey Cunningham to President, making her the first sole woman head of the 226-year-old exchange. Ganeshi Lal and Kummanam Rajasekharan were appointed as Governors of Odisha and Mizoram. Airtel Payments Bank Appoints Anubrata Biswas as MD and CEO. Barbados Elects Mia Mottley as 1st Female Prime Minister. HD Kumaraswamy Took Oath as New Karnataka CM. Pravin Agrawal Appointed BHEL Director. Venezuela's President Maduro Wins Re-Election. Anil Kumar Jha Appointed CMD of Coal India.
HONOUR, AWARDS AND RANKS
Chandrapur and Ballarshah railway stations in Maharashtra have bagged the first prize in the "most beautiful" stations category of the Indian Railways. Neeraj Goyat has been honoured with WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award. Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle Honored with PC Chandra Puraskaar. India at 11th Spot in AT Kearney FDI Confidence Index 2018, USA Tops. The Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Prize for literature has announced that they will not give out an award this year. FDI Confidence Index 2018 – India ranked 11th. India ranks 4th in Asia Pacific on Power Index. Prof Muhammad Yunus Conferred KISS Humanitarian Award 2018. Nisha Bhalla Conferred with 'WEF 2018' Award. Business Optimism Index: India Ranks 6th, Austria Tops. India Fastest Growing Economy at 7.4% In 2018: IMF. Forbes Most Powerful People in The World: PM Modi 9th, Xi Jinping Tops. Forbes World’s Most Powerful People List 2018 – Modi Ranked 9th. Lata Mangeshkar Conferred with Swara Mauli Award. The KISS Humanitarian Award 2018 was presented to Prof. Muhammad Yunus.This was the 11th edition of the Award. According to a report by the Mercom Communications, India emerged as the third largest solar market in the world in 2017. Sir William Mark Tully has been chosen for this year's RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism. Swachh Survekshan 2018 - Indore the cleanest city. Bollywood actor Sridevi was honored with the TITAN Reginald F Lewis Film Icon Award at the Cannes Film Festival. According to the United Nations estimates, Delhi is projected to become the most populous city in the world around 2028. Japanese Director Wins Cannes' Top Award.
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India’s Jagriti Yatra Wins Charity Award In UK. Neymar Named France's Player Of The Year. Senior journalist Mark Tully will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Red Ink Awards in Mumbai. Anindita Honoured With Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar Award. DRDO Awards 2016 & 2017 Presented By Defence Minister. Noted Lyricist, Poet, Politician Balkavi Bairagi Passes Away. India:6th Wealthiest Country as per AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review 2018. Man Booker International Prize for English translation of ‘Flights. As per the annual rankings compiled by International Institute for Management Development (IMD), India ranks 44th. INSV Tarini Team Conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017. CSIR Bags Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018. Lionel Messi Wins European Golden Shoe for The 5th Time. Prajnesh Gunneswaran Wins T.K. Ramanathan Award for 2017-18. India Stands 44th In Competitive Rankings, USA Tops. India 145th In Healthcare Access, Quality, Iceland Tops, according to a Lancet study. India’s Q4 GDP Growth Likely at 7.4%: ICRA Report.
OBITUARY
Former AIFF President P P Lakshaman passes away. Eminent Economist Ashok Mitra Passes Away. Renowned Artist-Philosopher Ravinder Sharma Passes Away. Oscar-Winning Film Editor Anne V. Coates Passes Away. Renowned Marathi Singer Arun Date Passes Away. The actor Margot Kidder, best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman films died. Alan Bean, 4th Man to Walk On the Moon Died. Telugu Writer Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani Passes Away.
IMPORTANT NEWS- WORLD
Venkaiah Naidu On 5-Day Visit to South America. California Surpasses UK to Become World's 5th Largest Economy. UK marketing analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which has been at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, Shuts Down All Its Operations. Dominican Republic Establishes Ties with China, Breaks with Taiwan. Jaipur Foot is a world famous and most widely used artificial limb which will be exhibited at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Israel Withdraws from Race for UN Security Council Seat. USA Withdraws from Iran Nuclear Deal. NASA, Uber Team Up to Make Flying Cars a Reality.
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China’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Type 001A begins Sea Trial. WHO published its 1st Essential Diagnostics List. SCO Cultural Ministers Meeting held in China. Netherlands PM Mark Rutte to Be On 2-Day Official Visit to India. Army Chief Begins 4-Day Visit to Sri Lanka. Russia Unveils World's 1st Floating Nuclear Power Station. Guatemala Becomes Second Country to Open Jerusalem Embassy. 1st Floating Nuclear Power Plant Unveiled by Russia. According to an analysis by the National Crime Agency (NCA), Pakistan has been identified among three main source countries for money laundering in the UK. Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum Inaugurated by the PM of Netherlands. Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial Held at Malmo, Sweden. Nepal -1st country in South East Asia to eliminate Trachoma. SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) meeting held in Pakistan. Netherlands PM Mark Rutte Arrives in India. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa On 4-Day Visit to Israel.
MOU’S, AGREEMENT AND SUMMITS
Maharashtra Govt. Signs MoU with British Council. MoU Signed Between PHDCCI, Indian Yoga Association to Promote Yoga. 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi. NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to Develop Precision Agriculture Using AI. PGCIL Inks Pact with Power Ministry for Rs. 25,000 Crore Capex. 12th Informal Meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers Held in Manila. Google to Grant $3 million for e - learning, Teachers in India. India to host 15th Asia Media Summit. The 19th edition of TOONZ Animation Masters Summit 2018 was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. India and Guatemala sign MoU to cooperate in diplomatic training. MoU signed between Ministry of MSME and NSIC. Gujarat-Poland Sign MoU On Organizing Independence Centenary. Venkaiah Naidu 3-Nation Visit: India, Panama Sign 2 Agreements. NSIC Inks MoU with MSME Ministry for FY 2018-19. Venkaiah Naidu 3-Nation Visit: India, Guatemala Sign Agreement in Education Sector. NITI Aayog, Google Sign SoI to Help Grow AI Ecosystem in India. India Signs USD200 Million Loan Deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission. CBDT Approves Amendment of India-Kuwait Tax Agreement. Customs and Postal Department Hold 1st Ever Joint Conference. India, Sri Lanka Agree On Information Exchange for Drug Control. SCO Tourism Ministers’ Conference Held in China. Beijing to Hold World Robot Conference. U.S.- India Aviation Summit Held in Mumbai. BIMSTEC Summit 2018 to be Hosted by Nepal.
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1st Ever Joint Conference Conducted by Customs and Post Department in New Delhi. NTPC Limited signed an MoU with the Bihar Government to improve the performance of Power Sector in Bihar. 1st apex Conference for Smart City CEOs held in Bhopal. The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) organized a conference on National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy in New Delhi. 4 States Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttarakhand Ink MoUs with Centre On Health Protection Mission. PM Modi to Visit Russia for Informal Summit with Vladimir Putin. NALCO Inks MoU with Government of India for FY 2018-19. NTPC Inks Pact to Acquire 3 Projects in Bihar. NITI Aayog’s 3-Day Venture Capital Symposium 2018 Begins. 2-Day Regional Conference On “Physical and Social Infrastructure for Regional Development” Held in Guwahati. Smriti Irani Chairs Meeting of Stakeholders On ‘Samarth’- Scheme in Delhi. NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with ABB to make India Artificial Intelligence ready. PM of Netherlands Inaugurates Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum. 5th India CLMV Business Conclave Held in Cambodia. PM Modi Leaves for Sochi for Informal Summit with Russian President. Finance Ministry Ties Up with 40 Companies Under Mudra Scheme. Ministry of Railway & Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Sign MoU. Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting Held in Sweden. Prime Minister Modi Chairs 26th Pragati Interaction.
IMPORTANT DATES
1st May – International Workers Day / Labour Day. World Press Freedom Day – 3rd May theme is “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law”. International No Diet Day is celebrated each year on 6th May. BRO (Border Roads Organization) celebrates 58th Raising Day. 8th May – World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. The theme of World Red Cross Day 2018 is “Memorable smiles from around the world”. International Nurses Day: 12 May. the theme “Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right”. National Technology Day: 11 May. theme is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”. International Day of Families: 15 May. the theme for the event is ‘Families and inclusive societies’. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: 17 May. theme for WTISD was "Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All". The International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated annually on May 22.The theme is “Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity”. Anti-Terrorism Day: 21 May
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IMPORTANT NEWS- INDIA
Dr. Manmohan Singh Launches Economist C H Hanumantha Rao’s Book. India, Pakistan to Participate Together in SCO Counter-Terror Exercise – “Peace Mission-2018”. Swachh Bharat Mission Launches GOBAR-DHAN. According to Global Urban Air Pollution database released by World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities have figured in list of world’s 20 most polluted cities. 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas to be held in Varanasi in January 2019. National Committee to Commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. National Digital Communications Policy 2018 – draft released by DoT. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a two-day national workshop on Data Requirements for Disaster Risk Reduction Database from 2-3 May 2018. The Union Cabinet has approved doubling of investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY). India is organizing a five-day cultural festival in Egypt to commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Multi-sectoral Development Programme to be Renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram. Government Launches Pilot Scheme for Procurement of Aggregate Power of 2500 MW. Government Releases Draft New Telecom Policy. Telecom Commission Approves Proposal for In-Flight Mobile Services. Government Announces Project to Strengthen Namami Gange Programme. Exhibition on Indian Civilization inaugurated in New Delhi. National Mission for Clean Ganga Approved. NITI Aayog and IBM Join Hands to Develop AI Based Precision Farming. Cochlear Implant Awareness Programme Organized in Haryana. GST Council approves simplified tax return filling systems. 3rd Edition of UNPCAP conducted in New Delhi. India signs $200 million loan agreement with World Bank for POSHAN Abhiyaan. Additional 100 One Stop Centres to be set up for women safety. International Children Theatre festival to be held in Kolkata. Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches Website of Digital India Internship Scheme. TRAI Releases Draft of Telecom Interconnection Regulations. India Pavilion Inaugurated at Cannes Film Festival 2018. Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches Website of Digital India Internship Scheme. 3rd Edition of UNPCAP Inaugurated in New Delhi. Indian Tea Industry Records Highest Ever Production, Export in FY18. Finished Steel Exports Increased by 16.7% In 2017-18. General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army the Staff released the book 'Across the Bench - Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System' by Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan. India Pavilion Inaugurated at Cannes Film Festival 2018. Committee Constituted to Look into Black Money and Performance of PSBs. Chief of Army Staff Released a Book “Across the Bench – Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System”.
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Cabinet Reshuffle: Piyush Goyal Gets Additional Charge of Finance Ministry. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will soon set up a skill development centre at 'Bharosa’ in Hyderabad. A High-Level Committee (HLC), chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, approved central assistance of Rs 1,161.17 crores to 4 States and 1 UT. Rs 16,500 Crore Earmarked by Govt. to Implement Swachh Bharat Mission in 2018-19. Environment Minister Launched Programme to Train 5.5 Lakh Workers by 2021. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 4th Global Exhibition on Services at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, in Mumbai. WHO launched REPLACE to eliminate trans-fat by 2023. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) unveiled a National Wind-solar Hybrid Policy. The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) held its first ever meeting in India. ICBC launched China’s 1st India-dedicated investment fund. Meeting to discuss ‘Samarth Scheme’ held in New Delhi. The Integrated Centre for Crisis Management (ICCM) was inaugurated by the President Ram Nath Kovind at BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) in Mumbai. The subscriber base of the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) had crossed the one-crore mark since its launch in 2015. National Policy on Biofuels 2018 approved by the Union Cabinet. The Ministry of Commerce has issued a notification for a unified Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the 4th edition of Global Exhibition on services in Mumbai. India Released Grant Of NRs 18.07 Crore To Nepal For River Training. India Unveils National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy. Suresh Prabhu Launched Intellectual Property Mascot ‘IP Nani’. NITI Aayog’s Venture Capital Symposium 2018 Held in New Delhi. The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) has decided to adopt the acronym "AYUSH" as a word for scientific and technical purposes. Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities of Arbitration in SAARC Region Held in New Delhi. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) will organize a children’s theatre and personality development workshop from 21st May to 21st June, 2018 in New Delhi. According to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nipah virus infection is an emerging disease. Union Finance Ministry ties up with 40 companies to extend loans under MUDRA scheme. Workshop on ‘Ganga and its biodiversity: Developing a road map for habitat and Species conservation’. Union Govt. Releases Model Contract Farming Act 2018. Smart Cities Expo 2018 Started in New Delhi. The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Prakash Javadekar launches Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education. PMs of India and Bangladesh Inaugurate Bangla Bhavan in Shantiniketan. HRD Ministry Launches Samagra Shiksha Scheme. India to Achieve 9% Growth Rate by 2022: NITI Aayog.
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Government Notifies 8.55% Interest On PF for 2017-18. Sushant Singh Rajput to Promote 2 Major Initiatives of NITI Aayog.
BUSINESS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HDFC Unveils Advance Version of IRA 2.0 - Virtual Assistant EVA. NASA to launch ‘Insight’ to study deep interiors of Mars. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched View Pension Passbook Service for pensioners on Umang App. Gravity RAT, a malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers, has recently been updated further and equipped with anti-malware evasion capabilities. China's Alibaba Buys Pakistan E-Commerce Firm Daraz. Walmart Buys Flipkart in World's Largest E-Commerce Deal. Google Names Nitin Bawankule Head of India Cloud Business. SpaceX Launches Most Powerful Falcon 9 Rocket. China Launched Gaofen-5 To Monitor Air Pollution. ISRO Develops Atomic Clock for Indigenous Navigation Satellites. Google Officially Launches Things, Its IoT Platform. Bharti Airtel and Telenor India Merger Approved by DoT. BSE becomes 1st Indian stock exchange to get US SE’s DOSM recognition. Tata Steel To Acquire Bhushan Steel Through Its Step-Down Subsidiary Bamnipal Steel. Foxconn Unit Writes Off Another $40 Million In Snapdeal Investment. Retail Inflation Surges To 4.58%, WPI At 4-Month High In April. MCX Launches India's 1st Copper Options. MobiKwik Launches UPI On Platform, Offers Own VPA Handle. RIL Gets Green Nod for Rs 2,338 Cr Expansion Project in Maharashtra. India Successfully Test-Fires BrahMos Missile Along Odisha Coast.
DEFENCE
LCA Tejas Successfully Fired an Air-to-Air BVR Missile. Vijay Prahar Military Exercise Conducted in Rajasthan. Pakistan Successfully Test-Fired Babur III. Final Phase of Varuna Naval Exercise Conducted Between India and France. India has joined the U.S. and China as one of the world’s five biggest military spenders. Vijay Prahar Exercise of Indian Army Concludes in Rajasthan. President Ram Nath Kovind, 2nd President to Visits Army Base in Siachen. Max Thunder: US-South Korea joint military drill begins. Army Finalises Rs 15,000 Crore Ammunition Production Project. BrahMos Missile successfully test fired along Odisha coast. Navika Sagar Parikrama (INSV Tarini) – Indian Navy’s all-women crew completes circumnavigating around globe.
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Chhattisgarh to get ‘Black Panther’- specialized combat unit. The joint military exercise between India and Nepal will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 30th May to 12th June 2018. Indian Navy Commissions 4th Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV. Minimum Compensation of Rs1 Crore to Paramilitary Jawan Who Dies In Action. Tamil Nadu to Build India’s Next Generation Defence Aircraft.
IMPORTANT NEWS- STATES
Surat Railway Station to be 3rd in Country to Have ‘Airport Like’ Facilities. Maharashtra is 1st State to Provide Digitally Signed Documents. Haryana government has decided to adopt start up ranking framework issued by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Vibrant North East 2018 held in Guwahati. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to Be Held in Varanasi. 'Go to Village' Mission Launched in Manipur. 'Go to Village' Launched by Manipur CM. First Organized Census of Indus Dolphins in Punjab. First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities ‘in Bhopal. Telangana Government Launches Rythu Bandhu Scheme for Farmers. CM Pema Khandu Inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh’s Biggest Solar Plant. Madhya Pradesh Launches India’s 1st ICCC for Its Smart Cities. The first workshop of Ayushman Bharat Program was held in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Uttarakhand’s first City Gas Distribution (CGD) network was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. India’s 1st solar powered railway station in Guwahati. Gujarat Govt. to launch a free treatment scheme for road accident victims. PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone Of India’s Longest Road Tunnel In J&K. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Zojila Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district. 1st commercial flight of Arunachal Pradesh under UDAN scheme. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched 'My MP Rojgar Portal' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Kishanganga Hydroelectric project inaugurated by PM Modi at J&K. India’s 1st National Sports University to set up in Manipur. Cabinet Approves (Universal Service Obligation Fund) USOF Scheme for Meghalaya. Kalinga Literary Festival 2018 to be held in Bhubaneshwar. PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone of Projects Worth Rs27,000 Crore in Jharkhand. Madhya Pradesh Launches 'My MP Rojgar Portal'. 9th Edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ Inaugurated in Uttarakhand.
SPORTS NEWS
Harendra Singh appointed as the Chief Coach for Indian Men’s Hockey Team.
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India's Neeraj Goyat Is WBC Asia Boxer of the Year. Mohamed Salah Named Writers' Footballer of the Year. Lewis Hamilton Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018. India’s CA Bhavani Devi Wins Silver at Satellite Fencing Championship. India finished on top at the 3rd edition of South Asian Junior Athletics Championship. 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships: India Tops with 50 Medals. Lewis Hamilton Wins Spanish Grand Prix. 1st Para-National Games To Be Held Under Khelo India Scheme. India Wins U-16 Four-Nation Football Tournament In Serbia. Indian shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH), in Germany. Japan Win Uber Cup to End 37-Year Drought. Archery World Cup Stage II 2018 Starts in Turkey. Tejaswini Strikes Gold at Munich Grand Prix. AB De Villiers Retires from International Cricket. Manika Batra, Mirabai Chanu Sign Up with IOS Sports. Bala Prasath Wins Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 Championship. Rafael Nadal Beats Zverev to Win Italian Open. South Korea Wins Asian Champions Trophy 2018. WHO, Russia Launch New Campaign for Football World Cup
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