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Persons 1. Noted German Music Conductor, Kurt Masur passed away. 2. PM Narendra Modi visited USA Attended G4 Summit in New York City. G 4 Consists of India, Brazil, Germany and Japan. Visited Tesla Motors, Met Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Met IT CEOs in San Jose Including Tim Cook (Apple), Satya Nadella (Microsoft) Sundar Pichai (Google) Shantanu Narayen (Adobe) Paul Jacobs (Qualcomm) and John Chambers (CISCO). Google announced its plans to deploy WiFi spots at 500 railway stations across India while Microsoft will assist in expanding National Optical Fibre Network to take broadband to 600,000 villages. Met Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss Digital India Campaign. Attended Leaders Summit on Peacekeeping at UN headquarters in New York. 3. Secretary in Department of Telecommunications and Chairman of Indias Telecom Export Promotion Council Rakesh Garg Visited Kenya for 1st IndoAfrica ICT Expo in Nairobi. 4. 102 years old, world's oldest Olympic champion Sandor Tarics passed away. He was member of Hungarian Waterpolo team that won in Berlin Olympics staged by Nazi government in 1936. 5. 105 Year Old Japanese Hidekichi Miyazaki created Guinness World Record by completing 100 Metres race in 42.22 seconds. He is also referred to as Golden Bolt. 6. 11yearold Indianorigin girl in UK, Kashmea Wahi achieved top possible score of 162 on a IQ test of Mensa. It has put her in league of scientists like Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking. 7. 18yearold IndianAmerican girl Sruthi Palaniappan became youngest delegate at Democratic National Convention which nominated Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential candidate. 8. 31yearold Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasiya of Varanasi broke previous record of marathon dancing of 123 hours and 20 minutes. Soni broke record previously held by Keralas Hemlatha. 9. Abdel Fattah AlSisi President of Egypt visited India. 10. Abdullah Bin Khasim Bin Abdullah Al Raisi, Chief of Oman's Navy Visited India. 11. A Pakistani Artist, Adnan Sami has been presented with Certificate of Naturalization by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju. It grants Adnan with the citizenship of India. 12. A.K. Agarwal, Secretary in Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs visited UAE. 13. Abdulla Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior of Kingdom of Bahrain visited India. 14. Actor Nana Patekar established Naam Foundation To aid farmers in overcoming drought conditions. 15. Actress Sonakshi Sinha become a Guinness World Records titleholder as she along with several other women participated in an initiative to set a record for most people painting their fingernails simultaneously. 16. Afghanistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai visited India. 17. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE). 18. Ali Tayebnia, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran visited India for 18th IndiaIran Joint Commission Meeting. 19. Amal Dutta, noted former India footballer passed away. 20. Amber Gurung, Known as Father of modern Nepali music and composer of Nepals national anthem passed away. 21. Ameenah GuribFakim, President of Mauritius Visited India. 22. American author James Alan McPherson has passed away. He was first black author to receive Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1978. 23. American music legend Merle Haggard passed away. 24. Angela Merkel (Chancellor of Germany) Visited India. India and Germany signed 18 MoUs on this occasion Some Main Agreements are Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on Languages, MoU on Solar Energy, Skill Development, Security Cooperation, Aviation Security, Disaster Management, Higher Education, Joint Declaration on IGSTC (Indo German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), Plant Protection, Railways, Food Safety and manufacturing. Germany will provide India more than 2 billion euros ($2.25 billion) for developing a clean energy corridor and solar projects. India and Germany Signed Loan Agreements of 125 Millions Euros for Himachal and Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Corridors’ Projects. 25. Anil Kumar Singh Gayan, Minister of Health of Mauritius visited India. 26. Anju Bobby George resigned as President of Kerala Sports Council. 27. Aparna Kumar(IPS officer) from Uttar Pradesh, became Indias first civil servant to successfully scale Antarcticas highest peak Mount Vinson Massif (17,000feet). 28. Armenia's Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan visited India. 29. As per survey by World Economic Forum M K Gandhi and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi are among most admired personalities globally. List of top 10 People is Nelson Mandela Pope Francis Elon Musk M K Gandhi Bill Gates Barack Obama Richard Branson Steve Jobs Mohammad Younis Narendra Modi 30. Attorney General of Australia, George Brandis QC visited India. 31. Australian Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne visited India for Annual Ministerial Dialogue and 3rd AustraliaIndia Education Council meeting. He also announced to appoint Former Australian Cricketer Adam Gilchrist as First Education Ambassador to India to further strengthen education ties with India. 32. Australian Minister of Defence Kevin Andrews Visited India. 33. Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright publicly identified himself as creator of virtual currency Bitcoin. He claimed that he is real person behind pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin which was launched in 2009. Satoshi Nakamotos online cash system work in 2009 was the key for creation of online cash system, but he remained anonymous since then. 34. Australias Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne Visited India He attended Third Annual AustraliaIndia Education Council (AIEC) meeting. Australia agreed to extend BRIDGE (Building Regional Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement ) school partnerships project to include Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in India. India and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in education, research and training. 35. Author Nayantara Sehgal returned Sahitya Akademi Award that she had been given in 1986 for her English novel Rich Like Us. 36. BJP MP Anurag Thakur will be commissioned into Territorial Army (TA) as a regular officer. He will be the first serving BJP MP to join Army. 37. Bangladesh Army Chief, Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq visited India. 38. Bangladesh Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha Visited India. 39. Bangladesh's Minister for Science & Technology Yeafesh Osman visited India. 40. Bengali actor Pijush Ganguly passes away. 41. Bhutan's Speaker of National Assembly Jigme Zangpo and Chairperson of National Council of Bhutan Sonam Kinga visited India. 42. Bollywood Music Composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed Away. 43. Bollywood Playback Singer Labh Janjua Passed Away. 44. Britain granted political refugee status to ousted former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed. 45. Britain's Prince Harry visited nepal to mark 200th anniversary of bilateral ties. 46. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II became longestreigning Monarch of Britain and longestreigning female monarch across world after surpassing Queen Victoria who reigned Britain for over 63 years. 47. British astronaut Tim Peake will run London Marathon in space On 24 April 2016. He will run 26.2 miles on a treadmill on International Space Station (ISS) along with over 30,000 runners doing it in London Marathon. 48. BritishAmerican romance novelist Jackie Collins passed away. 49. Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament 2016 Men's Singles B. Sai Praneeth (India) Women's Singles Michelle Li (Canada) Men's Doubles Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy (India) They are also first Indian mens doubles pair to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games. Women's Doubles Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville (Australia) Mixed Doubles Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao (Vietnam) 50. Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, Recognised as world's shortest man (at 21.5 inches) by Guinness Book of Records, Passed Away. 51. Chandrika Kumaratunga Bhandaranaike (Former President of Sri Lanka) Visited India. 52. Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah visited India to Participate in Conference on Counterterrorism2016 being held in Jaipur. 53. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Passed Away. 54. Chief of Naval Staff, RK Dhowan visited Australia. 55. Classical dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama passed away. 56. Cofounder of Hero Cycles group, Satyanand Munjal passed away. 57. Commemoration 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Tope, one of notable generals in India's First War of Independence (185758) observed in New Delhi. 58. Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Myanmar for IndiaMyanmar Business Conclave at Yangon. 59. Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Bahrain. 60. Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff visited Sri Lanka. 61. Dasho Tshering Dorji, Foreign Secretary of Bhutan visited India for fourth IndiaBhutan Development Cooperation Talks. 62. Deepak Shodhan, India's oldest Test cricketer and 2nd Indian to score a memorable test century in his debut innings, has passed away. 63. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited Oman. 64. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal named among world's 50 top leaders by Fortune magazine. 65. Denmark's pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk appointed Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador for disease awareness campaign 'Changing Diabetes' initiated by Novo Nordisk in India. 66. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy of Luxembourg, Etienne Schneider visited India. 67. Dharmendra Pradhan, MoS(I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas visited Saudi Arabia. 68. Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Malaysia visited India. 69. Dr. Rafael Reif, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) Visited India. 70. Eminent Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist NR Varhadpande passed away. 71. Eminent Shehnai expert Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away. 72. Eminent Tabla player Shankar Ghosh passed away. 73. Eminent tabla player Pandit Shankar Ghosh passed away. 74. England's Cricketer Frank Tyson known as Typhoon passed away. 75. Environment Minister Prakash Javedkar Visited USA. 76. European Parliament gave status of whistleblower and human rights defender to former contractor of NSA Edward Snowden. 77. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Maldives for 5th IndiaMaldives Joint Commission meet. 78. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Visited Pakistan. 79. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Egypt. India and egypt signed Memorandum of Cooperation in Tourism and technical Cooperation. 80. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Israel and Palestine. 81. Famous Tamil Comedy actor Kumarimuthu passed away. 82. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Visited Japan. 83. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his four day visit to Singapore and Hong Kong. 84. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released commemorative silver coin to mark 300th martyrdom day of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur. He was given title of Bahadur by 10th Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh. 85. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley visited Ankara (Turkey) to attend G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings on 4th and 5th September 2015. He will also participate in Joint meeting of G20 Finance and Labour Ministers and First Meeting of Governing Council of BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). 86. Finance Minister Arun jaitley visited Australia and attended Make in India conference in Sydney. 87. Finance Minister of British Columbia state of Canada, Michael de Jong, Q.C. visited India. 88. For the first time, United Nations (UN) will observe birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on April 13, 2016 (a day before his date of birth). 89. Foreign Minister of UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited India for 11th meeting of IndiaUAE Joint Commission For Economic and Technical Cooperation. 90. Foreign Secretary of India, S Jaishankar visited Bangladesh. 91. Former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia passed away. 92. Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts Justice V S Malimath died. 93. Former Chief of Air Staff, Om Prakash Mehra passed away. 94. Former Chief of Naval Staff and Governor of Sikkim, Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani passed away. 95. Former England Cricketer Tom Graveney passed away. 96. Former Goa CM Dr Wilfred de Souza passes away. 97. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passed away. 98. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma passed away. 99. Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe passed away. 100. Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away. 101. Former RAW Director Shankaran Nair passed away. 102. Former RBI Deputy Governor S S Tarapore passes away. 103. Former Sikkim governor Rama Rao passed Away. 104. Former United Nations (UN) SecretaryGeneral Boutros BoutrosGhali passed away. 105. Former West Indies cricketer Andy Ganteaume passed away. 106. Former captain of England Cricket team, Donald Carr passed away. 107. Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani became first Indian to be nominated as a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland. Election will be held at 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016. If elected, she will continue as an IOC member until age of 70. 108. Fourth Home Minister level talks held between India and Bangladesh on oaccasion of Asaduzzaman Khan (Home Minister of Bangladesh) visiting India. 109. Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away. 110. French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016. 111. French astrophysicist Andre Brahic, knwon for discovery of Neptune's rings, Passed away. 112. German American software engineer Ian Murdock passed away. He was founder of Debian GNU/Linux distribution project, one of Linux’s most popular opensource operating systems. 113. Government approved India becoming a member country of International Energy Agency Ocean Energy Systems (IEAOES). This will help in testing Indian prototypes as per international requirements and norms. Its an Intergovernmental organization established in 1974 as per framework of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Presently has 29 member countries with Headquarters in Paris (France). 114. Government approved New crop Insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, aimed at farmers welfare. There will be a uniform premium of 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops, 1.5% for Rabi crops and 5 % for commercial and horticultural crops. There is no upper limit on Government subsidy and no capping on premium rate like it was before. 115. Government of India extended supported for Spirit of India Run by Mr. Pat Farmer (Australia), an ultra Marathon Runner. He will run over 4000 km in 60 days starting from Kanyakumari and finishing in Kashmir. He will initiate his run on January 26th, 2016 celebrating India's Republic Day and Australia Day. 116. Government released Commemorative Coin of Rs. 200 and Circulation Coin of Rs. 10 on Tatya Tope on occasion of his Martyrdom Day (18042016). 117. Government released commemorative postal stamp on Dr BR Ambedkar. 118. Guinness World Records confirmed Mr Israel Kristal of Israel as worlds Oldest living man at age of 112 years. 119. Gunit Chadha resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Asia Pacific region of Deutsche Bank. 120. H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka visited India. PM Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena released ‘Simhastha Declaration’ at Ninora village in Ujjain. 121. HASE Hiroshi, Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology visited India. 122. Han Zheng, Party Secretary of Shanghai and Member of Politburo of Communist Party of China Visited India. 123. Harwant Singh a World WarII hero passed away. He was officerincharge of flag hoisting ceremony on the first Independence Day of India in 1947. Commissioned in 2nd battalion of Sikh Regiment in September 1941, he served in Iraq, Palestine, North Africa, Cyprus and Italy during World WarII for the British Army. He was awarded with Military Cross (highest award of British Army) in 1944. 124. Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and Director General of BSF, D.K. Pathak visited Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh greed to share information on terrorists and insurgent threats. 125. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Participated in International Conference on the Zero at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France). 126. IT Firm Oracle's CEO Safra Catz visited India. Oracle will set up its campus in Bengaluru. It will be Oracle's second largest campus after USA. 127. India Born Lord Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, Known as Britain's Curry King passed away. 128. India and United States signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) to ramp up bilateral defence ties, during US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's visit to India. 129. India's Ambassador to Tajikistan Biraja Prasad passed away. 130. India's Deputy National Security Advisor Arvind Gupta visited USA for US India Cyber Dialogue 2015 to increase global cyber security and promote the digital economy. 131. India's Vice President Hamid Ansari Visit Thailand and Brunei. 132. India's cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni signed his first overseas endorsement deal withb Dubai's event management company Grand Midwest Group for 3 years. 133. India's mountaineer Arunima Sinha successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua in Argentina as 5th successful summit of her Mission 7 Summits. She became First Female amputee in world to climb 5 highest Mountains of the World. Mt. Aconcagua (6,960.8 metres) is highest mountain outside Asia. 134. India's noted film archivist and scholar Paramesh Krishnan Nair passed away. 135. Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha Visited Brazil. 136. Indian Air Force Chief Marshal Arup Raha Visited Bangladesh. 137. Indian Coast Guard will induct 38 more aircraft and helicopters by 2020, to take total strength of 62 airplanes / helicopters. 138. Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka. 139. Indian Har Parkash Rishi made Guinness World Record for fitting nearly 500 straws and over 50 burning candles in his mouth. He already holds world record for having maximum number of flags (366) tattooed on his body. 140. Indian Hockey Olympian Player Joe Antic passed away. 141. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi become first Indian political leader to have a mobile app, developed for to digitally connect him with citizens. 142. Indian Red Cross Society Secretary General SP Agarwal passed away. 143. Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari started his Visit to Cambodia and Laos. 144. Indian scientist, Yusuf Hamied has been appointed as one of member of the United Nations (UN) highlevel panel on health technology innovation and access. 145. Indias First Mr. Universe Manohar Aich passed away. He won Mr. Universe title in 1952 and was nicknamed ‘Pocket Hercules due to his shiort height. 146. Industrialist, founder of Chettinad Group, MAM Ramaswamy passed away. 147. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley launched eversion of 100 volumes of Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. 148. Internet pioneer and email inventor Raymond Tomlinson passed away. He Picked @ symbol for Email addresses. 149. IraqiBritish architect Zaha Hadid passed away. She was first woman and Muslim recipient of Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel for architecture. 150. JacobFarjRafael Jacob passed away. He was vital in Indias victory in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. 151. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Amanullah Khan passed away. 152. Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Motoo Hayashi visited India for participating in 8th IndiaJapan Energy Dialogue. 153. Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Iran Visited India. 154. Jin Liqun, President Designate of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Headquarters Beijing(China)) visited India. 155. Joo Hyunghwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea Visited India. During His visit, India and South Korea launched a platform ‘Korea Plus’ to promote and facilitate Korean Investments in India. 156. Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) will built a new cricket stadium in name of Sachin Tendulkar. 157. Kerala's noted Malayalam actor V D Rajappan passed away. 158. King Mswati III of Swaziland visited India. 159. Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister of France visited India. 160. Legendary Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe passed away. 161. Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been conferred with prestigious Padma Vibhushan, countrys second highest civilian award. 162. Li Yuanchao, Vice President of China visited India. 163. Linda Burney become first Indigenous woman elected to House of Representatives (lower house) of Parliament of Australia. 164. Madhya Pradesh government approved Madhya Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods in Local Areas Amendment Bill 2016. The Bill seeks to levy 6 percent entry tax on goods brought to local areas for consumption after purchase under ecommerce. The step has taken in wake of losses to the state exchequer due to the online shopping. 165. Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan Passed Away. 166. Malaysian Navy chief Ahmad Kamarulzaman bin Haji Ahmad Badaruddin visited India. 167. Malaysias Minister of Works Haji Fadillah Bin Haji Yusof visited and with proposal to invest US $ 30 billion in urban development and housing projects in India on behalf of Construction Industry Development Board(CIDB) of Malaysia. 168. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom visited India. Six Agreements were signed Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation of income derived from International Air Transport, Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes, Orbit Frequency Coordination of South Asia Satellite (SAS) proposed at 48oE, Cooperation in conservation and restoration of ancient mosques in Maldives, Cooperation in Tourism, Action Plan for Defence Cooperation. 169. Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade of Sri Lanka visited India. 170. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of World Bank, Mulyani Indrawati visited India. 171. Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passed away. 172. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen automobiles resigned. 173. Marvin Minsky, pioneer of artificial intelligence passed away. 174. Michelle Kakade from Pune became first person to complete Indian Golden Quadrilateral on foot. It took her 193 days, 1 hour & 9 minutes to cover 5968.4 kms of the Golden Quadrilateral that connects the 4 major metros of India. 175. Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of Council of Republic of National Assembly of Belarus Visited India. 176. Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan visited Japan. 177. Minister for Trade and Investment of United Kingdom, Francis Maude visited India and met India's Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. 178. Minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Katia Abreu Visited India. 179. Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Tayyebnia visited India. 180. Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani visited UNESCO Headquarters at Paris. She participated in 38th session of UNESCO General Conference. 181. Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari visited Egypt. 182. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan visited Nepal. 183. Minister of State for Agriculture, Mohanbhai Kundariya visited Lithuania. 184. Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore visited Zimbabwe. 185. Minister of Steel & Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar Visited Australia to Attend ‘AIMEX 2015 to Be Held During 1st to 4th September, 2015 at Sydney. AIMEX Stands for Asia Pacifics International Mining Exhibition. 186. Mogens Lykketoft (Denmark) visited India. He is Presidentelect of 70th Session of United Nations General Assembly. 187. Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary will be elevated to Sainthood (will be made a saint of Roman Catholic Church) on September 4, 2016. As per rules, being recognized as beatification (blessed) requires one miracle while Canonization (sainthood) requires two miracles. For Mother Teresa, she was beatified in 2003 by then late Pope John Paul. Now, Pope Francis has approved recognising a second miracle for Mother Teresas intercession with God that involved healing of a man who was suffering from a deadly brain disease. 188. Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary will be given Sainthood and will be made a saint of Roman Catholic Church in September 2016. 189. Motoyuki Fujii, Japan's Minister of State for Science & Technology, Education, Culture, and Sports visited India. 190. Mr. Panos Kammenos, Defence Minister of Greece visited India. 191. Mr. Soomilduth Sunil Bholah, Minister of Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives of Mauritius Visited India for 1st Joint Committee Meeting with India. Mauritius exclusively offered Biofarming Technology to India. 192. Muhammad Farid Habib, Chief of Bangladesh Navy visited India. 193. Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, chief architect of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) passed away. 194. Namibia's Minister for Mines & Energy, Obeth Kandjoze visited India. 195. National Memorial Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of former President APJ Abdul Kalam held at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), on the occasion of his death anniversary (July 27). 196. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visited China for 19th round of boundary talks between India and China. 197. Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP). 198. Neil O'Brien, a pioneer of quizzing in India and educationalist passed away. 199. Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli visited India. Signed 7 Agreements with India Postearthquake reconstruction assistance about utilization of USD 250 million Grant by India for nepal for for Post earthquake reconstruction of Nepal. MOU for Strengthening of road infrastructure in Nepal, Performing arts:, Exchange on Transit Routes and Rail Transport etc. 200. Nepal's Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Oli resigned. 201. Nepal's former prime minister Sushil Koirala passed away. 202. Nepal's noted Indianorigin businessman Banwari Lal Mittal passed away. He was Founder of Shree Airlines of Nepal. 203. Noted Journalist Yogendra Bali passed away. 204. Noted US actor William Schallert passed away. 205. Noted agricultural scientist Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passed away. He is famously known as Father of Hybrid Sorghum. 206. Noted American Actor George Kennedy passed away. 207. Noted American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away. He was former three times world heavyweight champion (1964, 1974 and 1978). He was also known globally for his civil rights activism. 208. Noted American cinematographer Haskell Wexler passed away. 209. Noted American mathematician and Nobel Prizewinner Lloyd Stowell Shapley passed away. 210. Noted American sciencefiction writer George Clayton Johnson passed away. He was best known for dystopian novel Logan’s Run. 211. Noted Australian football player Joe Marston Passed Away. 212. Noted Bollywood actress Sadhna Shivdasani passed away. 213. Noted Brazil musician Nana Vasconcelos passed away. 214. Noted British Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away. He was best known for childrens books and detective stories. 215. Noted British author and art historian Anita Brookner passed away. She won Man Booker Prize in 1984 for her novel Hotel du Lac and was bestselling author with around 25 books. 216. Noted British musician (Rock) Keith Emerson passed away. 217. Noted British television and radio personality Terry Wogan passed away. 218. Noted Canadian American Historian William H McNeill passed away. 219. Noted Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away. 220. Noted Composr and Pulitzer Winner, Leslie Bassett Passed Away. 221. Noted Cricket Marathi commentator Bal Pandit passed away. 222. Noted Dutch football player Johan Cruyff passed away. 223. Noted Egyptian writer Gamal alGhitani Passed away. 224. Noted Flautist N. Ramani passed away. 225. Noted Gujarati singer Diwaliben Bhil passed away. 226. Noted Gujarati writer and poet Labhshankar Thakar passed away. 227. Noted Hindi and Urdu Poet Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli passed away. 228. Noted Hindi novelist Mudrarakshas passed away. 229. Noted Hindi poet Viren Dangwal passed away. 230. Noted Hindi writer and journalist Ravindra Kalia passed away. 231. Noted Hindi writer and journalist, Mahip Singh passed away. 232. Noted Hindu monk and founder of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Swami Dayanand Saraswati passed away. 233. Noted Hollywood actor Abe Vigoda passed away. 234. Noted Hollywood actress Doris Roberts passed away. 235. Noted Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away. 236. Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away. 237. Noted Indian marine biologist Syed Zahoor Qasim passed away. He is considered as founder of Polar Biology in India and was part of first Indian expedition to Antarctica in 198182. 238. Noted Industrialist Xerxes Sapur Desai (founder of largest watchmaker company Titan) has passed away. 239. Noted Industrialist and Founder of Hero Cycles, Brijmohan Lall Munjal Passed away. 240. Noted Iranian Film director Abbas Kiarostami Passed Away. His 1997 film "Taste of Cherry" won Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. 241. Noted Italian Footballer Cesare Maldini passed away. 242. Noted Italian film director Ettore Scola passed away. 243. Noted Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco passed away. 244. Noted Japanese Tamil scholar and historian of South India and South Asia, Noboru Karashima passed away. 245. Noted Journalist Pranab Kumar Borah passed away. 246. Noted Kannada lyricist and filmmaker Lakshman Rao Mohite (Geethapriya) passed away. 247. Noted Kannada writer D Javare Gowda passed away. 248. Noted Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passed away. 249. Noted Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani passed away. 250. Noted Malayalam film actress Kalpana Ranjani passed away. 251. Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer Akbar Kakkattil passed away. 252. Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist O N V Kurup passed away. 253. Noted Malayalam theatre artist and poet Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away. 254. Noted Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil passed away. 255. Noted Malian photographer Malick Sidibe passed away. 256. Noted Marathi litterateur R G Jadhav passed away. 257. Noted Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passed away. 258. Noted Marathi stage actor, singer and producer Bhalchandra Pendharkar Passed Away. 259. Noted Marathi writer Dattatraya Bhikaji Kulkarni passed away. 260. Noted Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist, Fatema Mernissi passed away. 261. Noted Musician David Bowie (USA) passed away. 262. Noted Odia film actress Manimala Devi passed away. 263. Noted Odia singer Bhubaneshwari Mishra passed away. 264. Noted Political Catooninst Sudhir Tailang passes away. 265. Noted Russian Chess Player Victor Korchnoi passed away. 266. Noted Russian film Director and screenwriter Eldar Ryazanov passed away. 267. Noted Russian football Player Anatoly Ilyin passed away. 268. Noted Sarangi player,Ustad Sabri Khan Passed Away. 269. Noted Sculptor and painter KG Subramanyan passed away. 270. Noted Tabla maestro Pandit Lachu Maharaj passed away. 271. Noted Tamil actress Gopishantha (Manorama) Passed Away. 272. Noted Telugu actor and dialogue writer Chilukoti Kashi Viswanath passed away. 273. Noted UK Television magician Paul Daniels passed away. 274. Noted US actor Garry Shandling passed away. 275. Noted USA Actor Patty Duke passed away. 276. Noted USA Film Director Michael Cimino Passed Away.He is director of Vietnam War classic The Deer Hunter. 277. Noted USA actor Larry Drake passed away. 278. Noted USA writer Harper Lee passed away, famous for her novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird released in 1960. 279. Noted USA writer Jim Harrison passed away, best known for his 1979 novel Legends of the Fall. 280. Noted Urdu fiction novelist Intizar Husain passed away. 281. Noted Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal passed away. 282. Noted actor Saeed Jaffrey passed away. 283. Noted actor Suresh Chatwal passed away. 284. Noted actor and Comedian Razzak Khan passed away. 285. Noted agroeconomist Sharad Anantrao Joshi passed away. 286. Noted archaeologist Virendra Nath Misra passed away. 287. Noted communist leader and former World Peace Council president Romesh Chandra passed away. 288. Noted dancerchoreographer Ananda Shankar Jayant addressed India Conference at Harvard (USA). 289. Noted film director Aurobindo Mukherjee passed away. 290. Noted filmmaker Anil Ganguly passed away. 291. Noted journalist Arindam Sengupta passed away. He was Managing Editor of Times of India. 292. Noted journalist Inder Malhotra passed away. 293. Noted journalist K.K. Katyal passed away. 294. Noted journalist and scholar Aroon Tikekar passed away. 295. Noted journalist and writer Babu Bharadwaj passed away. 296. Noted labour economist T.S. Papola passed away. 297. Noted litterateur Surendra Upadhyay passed away. He was former chairman of Rajasthan Brijbhasha Academy. 298. Noted music composer Ravindra Jain passed away. 299. Noted music director Om Prakash Sonik passed away. 300. Noted music director Om Prakash Sonik passed away. 301. Noted music director Rajamani passed away. 302. Noted music producer George Henry Martin (UK) passed away. 303. Noted painter S.H. Raza passed away. 304. Noted playback singer Mubarak Begum passed away. 305. Noted preindependence cricketer Bindiganavile Krishnaswamy Garudachar passed away at age of 99. 306. Noted preindependence cricketer Bindiganavile Krishnaswamy Garudachar passed away at age of 99. 307. Noted singer P. Susheela Mohan created world record for singing highest number of songs. Guinness Book of World Records and Asia Book of Records credited her for singing record 17,695 songs in 12 Indian languages. 308. Noted singer Subir Sen passed away. 309. Noted singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan passed away. 310. Noted theatre personality Achyut Lahkar passed away . He was konwn as father of the Bhryamyman (Mobile Theatre of Assam). 311. Noted writer of childrens books Kamala Laxman passed away. 312. Oscar winning Noted USA actress Patty Duke passed away. 313. Oscarwinning British writer and actor Colin Welland passed away. 314. PM Narendra Modi Left for his Visit to USA and Ireland. 315. PM Narendra Modi Visited Ireland. As a Gift, He presented manuscripts pertaining to Irish Officials Thomas Oldham and George Abraham Grierson to Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny. 316. PM Narendra Modi Visits Malaysia and Singapore Malaysia India and Malaysia signed agreement to strengthen cooperation in defence, including maritime security and disaster response. Participated in 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) held in Kuala Lumpur with theme Our People, Our Community, Our Vision. Participated in 13th ASEAN India Summit. India and leaders of 10 member ASEAN grouping discussed new Plan of Action for 20162020. Participated in 27th ASEAN Summit 2015. ASEAN leaders endorsed ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together to chart path for community building over next 10 years. Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders signed declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) similar to European Union (EU)style regional economic bloc. AEC will make ASEAN a single market with free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region. Integrate Southeast Asia’s 10 economies with population of 62 Crores and combined gross domestic product of 2.4 trillion USD. Singapore India and Singapore signed 10 cooperation agreements. Extension of Loan of Artifacts to Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore Executive Programme on Cooperation in Arts, Heritage, Archives and Library for 20152018. Operationalisation of Agreement on Sharing White Shipping Information between Navies. Cooperation in Cyber Security, Civil Aviation , Planning, Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs etc. 317. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated birth centenary (100 years) celebrations of Nagaland's freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu by issuing Commemorative coin of 100 rupees and circulation coin of 5 rupees. 318. PM Narendra Modi released a book and souvenir on the life of Banda Bahadur on the occasion of 300th Martyrdom Anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. 319. PM Narendra Modi visited United Arab Emirates. 320. Pakistani philanthropist, social activist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away. He was known as Pakistans ‘Father Teresa, and was Pakistans most respected figure for his humanitarian work. 321. Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy vistied USA for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII ) American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Meet in Washington, D.C. 322. Prayut Chanocha, Thailand's Prime Minister Visited India. Two agreements signed between India and Thailand MoU between Indias Nagaland University and Thailands Chiang Mai University, Agreement for extension of Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) between both countries. 323. President of France, Francois Hollande Visited India. He became Chief Guest of 67th Republic Day Ceremony of india. India and France singed 14 pacts for enhancing cooperation in various fields. Signed Agreements Include French President Francois Hollande committed $325 million over next five years for global development of solar energy MoU on purchase of 36 Rafale Aircrafts. Space: Implementation Arrangement between ISRO and CNES (France) Railways Agreement between Indian Railways and Alstom for production of 800 electric locomotives in Madhepura plant in Bihar and Agreement for joint study for renovation of Ambala (Punjab) and Ludhiana (Punjab) railway stations. Food safety, Public Administration. Cultural exchange Declaration of Intent (DoI) for conducting Bonjour India (French festival) in 2017 and Namaste France (Indian festival) in 2016. Science & Technology, Higher Education & Research MoU between IIT Mumbai and Thales Systemes Aeroportes for Industry Sponsored Ph.D (Doctorate) Fellowship. 324. President of National Library of France, Bruno Racine visited India and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve, develop and publicize written heritage. 325. President of Seychelles, James Alix Michel visited India. 326. Prestigious Yale School of Management (USA) named its deanship in honour of PepsiCos Indiaborn CEO Indra Nooyi as she gifted undisclosed amount to her alma mater (Yale School of Management). 327. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Completed His Trination Visit to Belgium, UAE and USA Belgium Attended 13th IndiaEU summit in Brussels Activated Asia's largest 'general purpose' optical telescope installed in 'Devsthal', 60 km from Nainital, throug 'Remote Activation. Joint Declaration on IndiaEU Water Partnership adopted to enhance cooperation on environment issues. UAE India and Saudi Arabia signed five agreements and MoUs. Agreements are in Labour Cooperation, Technical Cooperation Program,. Cooperation in Handicrafts, Exchange of Intelligence related to Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Related Crimes, Framework for Investment Promotion Cooperation. Modi gifted Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud a goldplated replica of Cheraman Juma Masjid of Kerala. The mosque in Thrissur is first mosque built in India by Arab traders around 629 AD. PM Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour the King Abdulaziz Sash. USA Attended 4th Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. India signed MoU with USA for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitationalwave Observatory (LIGO) in India. India announced 1 million USD to Nuclear Security Fund of International Atomic Energy Agency. 328. RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff Visited United Kingdom. 329. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu visited Japan. 330. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu visited London (UK). 331. Railways Minsiter Suresh Prabhu Visited USA. 332. Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland Khekiho Zhimomi passed away. 333. Renowned Hollywood actress Maureen OHara passes away. 334. Renowned Kannada filmmaker Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarayana Swamy passed away. 335. Renowned Kannada filmmaker and lyricist Geethapriya passed away. 336. Renowned Malayalam playback singer Radhika Thilak passed away. 337. Renowned Malayalam singer Radhika Thilak passed away. 338. Renowned Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell passed away. 339. Renowned Telugu Cinema Producer Edida Nageswara Rao passed away. 340. Renowned theatre artist and writer Chatla Sriramulu passed away. 341. Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R. Iyer passed away. 342. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari visited USA. 343. Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned. 344. Russian Minister of Interior, Vladimir Kolokoltsev visited India. 345. Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka returned to Earth after creating record for most time spent in space by spending 879 days over five trips. 346. S.K. Roy resigned as chief of Life Insurance Corp (LIC). 347. Saudi Arab Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed AlJubeir visited India. 348. Secretary General of Geneva (Switzerland) Based World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Petteri Taalas visited India. 349. Sergo Karapetyan, Armenian Agriculture Minister visited India and signed MoU on Agriculture Cooperation with India. 350. Shashank Manohar resigned as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 351. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Visited India to attend funeral of Smt. Suvra Mukherjee, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee. 352. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Visited India. India And UAE Signed 9 Agreements To Boost Bilateral Cooperation. 353. Shivinder Mohan Singh resigned as executive vicechairman of Fortis Healthcare. 354. Siachen Avalanche Survivor Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Passed Away. 355. Six Indian World War I (WWI) heroes become part of Britains new digital archive Risaldar Badlu Singh (Punjab), Chatta Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Darwan Singh Negi (Uttarakhand), Lance Naik Lala (Himachal Pradesh), Gabar Sing Negi (Uttarakhand), Gobind Singh (Rajasthan). 356. Skydiver Luke Aikins from USA became first person to jump from 25,000 feet (midtropospheric altitude) without a parachute and landing safely in a net. He fell safely into 100x100ft net in Simi Valley, southern California after twominute free fall. 357. Slovenia's President, Milan Brglez visited India. 358. South Korean Oceans and Fisheries Minister Minister Kim Young Suk visited India and signed MoU for cooperation in development of ports. 359. Spanish Minister of State for Defence Pedro Arguelles Salaverria visited India. 360. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Visited India. 361. State Secretary for Home Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde visited India. 362. Sultan Al Mansoori, Economy Minister of UAE visited India. 363. Suryassangyini Chaudhary become youngest girl to climb 16,300 feet high Mt. Kangchenjunga base camp in Sikkim, at age of 6 years. 364. Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister visited USA for U.S.India Business Council Meet and irst IndiaUS Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. 365. Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife passed away. 366. Sweden's Minister for Justice & Migration, Morgan Johansson visited India. 367. Sweden's Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Information Technology, Mehmet Kaplan Visited India. 368. Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested in Crayon Data, a Singaporebased Data startup. 369. The first female F1 (Formula One) driver Maria Teresa de Filippis (Italy) passed away. 370. Tony Cozier, legendary West Indies commentator passed away. 371. UP's Pallavi Fauzdar made a record in Limca Book by becoming first solo woman to ride across Mana Pass in Uttarakhand. She droove her way to altitude of 5,638 m (18,497 ft) above sea level, on border between India and Tibet. 372. US President Barack Obama nominated Indianorigin Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir as USA's ambassador to Malaysia. 373. USbased Nepali Lhakpa Sherpa climbed Mount Everest for seventh time, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by any woman. 374. USA's Noted Baseball player Yogi Berra passed away. 375. USA's Pop music star Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince) passed away. 376. USA's UnderSecretary for Commerce Stefan Selig visited India. 377. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned. 378. United Kingdom's Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd visited India. 379. United States (US) Astronaut Edgar Mitchell passed away. He was sixth person to walk on Moon. 380. V. Shanmuganathan has been appointed as Governor of Manipur upon demise of former governor Syed Ahmed. V. Shanmuganathan is also Governor of Meghalaya. 381. Vinod Zutshi, Secretary in Ministry of Tourism visited London (UK) for World Travel Market event. He said India is aiming to attract one million UK visitors by 2020. 382. Walid Muallem, Syria's foreign minister Visited India. 383. World’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide (Japan) passed away at age of 112. 384. Yasutaro Koide of Japan received Guinness World Records certificate as he is formally recognized as the worlds oldest man alive at 112 years. Top
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