PT Usha honoured with IAAF Veteran Pin
Indian track and field legend P T Usha was presented the Veteran Pin by the world athletics governing body, in recognition of her contribution to the growth of sport. IAAF chief Sebastian Coe presented her the Veteran Pin during the 52nd IAAF Congress.
Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta win world team snooker title for India
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta overcame a tough Thai team to emerge world champions in the IBSF World Snooker Team event.
U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe won the women's top award
U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe won the women's top award after helping her country to the World Cup title this year in a tournament considered to be a milestone in the development and expansion of women's football internationally.
Naomi Osaka becomes 1st Japanese won Pan Pacific Open since Kimiko Date
Naomi Osaka lifted her first trophy since winning the Australian Open in January, blasting past Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open final.Her victory marked a return to the ruthless form that helped world number four Osaka claim last year's US Open crown before her Melbourne success, with the 21-year-old not dropping a set all week in Osaka, Japan.
Amit Panghal has won a silver in World Boxing Championship
Amit Panghal, who created history by becoming the first male Indian boxer to qualify for a World Boxing Championship final, lost the final to Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov. Panghal won the silver medal, becoming the first Indian male boxer ever to do so. He competed in the 52kg flyweight category.
Bajrang Punia clinches bronze in Wrestling World Championship
Bajrang Punia staged another late comeback in the 65-kg bronze medal match at the Wrestling World Championship in Kazakhstan. He had won a silver at this event last year. He had won a bronze medal in 2013.
Vice Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria appointed next Chief of Air Staff
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, presently Vice Chief of Air Staff as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC on 30th September 2019. Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of Indian Air Force in June 1980, and has held various Command, Staff and Instructional Appointments at various levels including the present one as Vice Chief of Air Staff.
Shri Rajnath Singh becomes first Raksha Mantri to fly ‘LCA Tejas’
Shri Rajnath Singh has scripted history by becoming the first Raksha Mantri to fly the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’. Shri Rajnath Singh undertook 30-minute sortie in the indigenously-built multi-role fighter aircraft with Air Vice Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru this morning.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited delivers second Scorpene submarine“KHANDERI” to Indian Navy
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) called "Ship Builder to the Nation", is one of India’s leading Defence public sector undertaking shipyards under the Ministry of Defencecontinuing their service to the nation with "Make in India" programme. They delivered the second Scorpene submarine 'KHANDERI' to the Indian Navy at an event held in Mumbai. The submarine ‘KHANDERI’ is named after the wide snouted Saw fish, a deadly sea predator of the great Indian Ocean. The first Submarine Khanderi was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 06th December 1968 and decommissioned on 18th October 1989 after more than 20 years of yeoman service to the nation.
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI
Air-to-Air missile, ASTRA, has been successfully flight tested on 16 September 2019 off the coast of Odisha. The missile was launched from Su-30 MKI as a part of User trials. The live aerial target was engaged accurately demonstrating the capability of first indigenous air-to-air missile.
Lakshya Sen wins Belgian International badminton title
Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games to clinch the men's singles title at the Belgian International Challenge.
Shri PK Sinha appointed Principal Advisor to Prime Minister
Shri PK Sinha, currently functioning as OSD in the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed the Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Shri Sinha served as Cabinet Secretary from 13th June 2015 to 30th August 2019. He was a 1977 Batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh Cadre. During his illustrious career, Shri Sinha has served as Secretary in the Ministries of Power and Shipping. He also served as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Dr PK Mishra takes over as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. Dr Mishra has varied work experience in the management of programmes relating to agriculture, disaster management, power sector,infrastructure financing, and regulatory issues and has an outstanding career profile comprising research, publications, policy formulation and programme/project management.
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed low weight, fire & forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The missile was launched from a man portable Tripod launcher and the target was mimicking a functional tank. The missile hit the target in top attack mode and destroyed it with precision. All the mission objectives were met.
Rafael Nadal wins 4th US Open title
Rafael Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title by winning the US Open final, outlasting Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to seize his fourth crown in New York. The 33-year-old Spanish left-hander moved one shy of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record 20 Grand Slam triumphs and became the second-oldest New York champion in the Open era after Ken Rosewall in 1970 at age 35.
69th Inter Services Athletics Championship being held at Army Sports Institute, Pune
69th Inter Service Athletics Championship is being held at Army Sports Institute, Pune, from 07 to 10 Sept 19. Over a period of these four days some of the best athletes of the nation would be competing against each other in the Championship.
28TH Indo–Thai CORPAT
28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is being conducted from 05 – 15 September 2019. Indian Naval (IN) Ship Kesari and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Kraburi along with Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both the navies are participating in the CORPAT. Indian Navy ships and aircraft of Andaman and Nicobar Command have been participating in the biannual Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) since 2003.
Smt Harsimrat Badal inaugurates First Mega Food Park in Lakkampally of Telangana
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Food Processing Industries inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Telangana promoted by M/s Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Village Lakkampally, Nandipet Mandal of Nizamabad District, Telangana state.
Cabinet approves Infusion of capital by Government in IDBI Bank
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Infusion of Rs 4,557 crore by Government in IDBI Bank. It will help in completing the process of IDBI Bank’s turnaround and enable it to return to profitability and normal lending, and giving Government the option of recovering its investment at an opportune time.
CEC Sh Sunil Arora Assumes Chairmanship of Association of World Election Bodies
Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora assumed Chairmanship of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB) for the term 2019-21 as India takes over the Chair from Romania. India was unanimously nominated to be the Vice-Chair of AWEB at the last General Assembly held at Bucharest in 2017. The AWEB Flag was handed over to the new Chairman, Sh. Sunil Arora by the Representative of Outgoing Chair, Mr. Ion Mincu Radulescu, Advisor, Permanent Election Authority Romania.
The President of India has appointed five new Governor
The President of India has appointed following Governor:
(1) Shri Kalraj Mishra, Governor of Himachal Pradesh is transferred and appointed as Governor of Rajasthan.
(2) Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra
(3) Shri Bandaru Dattatraya as Governor of Himachal Pradesh
(4) Shri Arif Mohammed Khan as Governor of Kerala
(5) Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan as Governor of Telangana
Lt Gen MM Naravane assumes appointment of VCOAS
Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane assumed the charge of Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 01 Sep 2019. He succeeds Lt Gen Devraj Anbu who after an illustrious career, superannuated on 31 Aug 2019. Before this, the General Officer was heading the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
Shri Rajiv Gauba Takes Over as the New Cabinet Secretary
Shri Rajiv Gauba took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of Shri P.K. Sinha. He is an IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre and has held important assignments like Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. He has also represented India at the International monetary Fund.
PM launches the Fit India Movement
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Fit India Movement at a ceremony in New Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day. The Prime Minister urged the people of the country to make fitness their life style.
PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold
PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.
45th Annual Group of 7 (G7) Summit.
The G7 summit will take place from August 24 to 26 in Biarritz, France. The Group of Seven is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These seven countries, named the G7 countries, are those with the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies in the world, representing 58 percent of the global net wealth which equates to $317 trillion (£260,540 billion).
Dr Ajay Kumar appointed Defence Secretary
Dr Ajay Kumar, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, has been appointed as Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Kumar who will replace Shri Sanjay Mitra, a 1982-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, upon the completion of his term.
Govt. approves appointment of Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla as Home Secretary
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS, Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Home Affairs as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
National Sports Awards -2019
National Sports Awards -2019 announced Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Pune’s Varun settles for bronze in Bulgarian Junior International Badminton Championships 2019
Varun Kapur from Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA) wins bronze medal at the Bulgarian Junior International Championships 2019, which took place at Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. Second seeded Varun lost to fifth seeded Magnus Johannesen from Denmark 20-22, 19-21 in the semi-finals of the under-19 boys singles event.
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