NATIONAL NEWS
PM Modi releases commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a commemorative coin of Rs 350 to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the ten preachers of the Sikh religion.
SPORTS
8-year-old Kartik Singh becomes youngest to win Junior World title in golf
Gurgaon’s 8-year-old Kartik Singh has won the under-8 category at the Kids' Golf World Championship organised by US kids Golf in Malaysia, which makes him the youngest Indian to win the title.
Rohit Sharma 1st Indian to slam 5 ODI Hundreds in Australia
Team India’s Right-hand opener Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian batsman to smash five hundreds in ODI cricket in Australia. Rohit, achieved this milestone while playing first ODI of the series against Australia in Sydney.
APPOINTMENTS
Jaideep Govind appointed Secretary General, NHRC
Senior bureaucrat Jaideep Govind has been appointed as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission.
- Govind, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is at present Special Secretary and Financial Adviser in Ministry of Rural Development.
Nitin Wakankar appointed new spokesperson of CBI
Senior Indian Information Service officer Nitin Wakankar will be the new Chief Information Officer and spokesperson of the CBI, replacing Abhishek Dayal who has been transferred to the Publications Division.
OBITUARIES
Former banker, AAP leader Meera Sanyal passes away
Former banker and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Meera Sanyal passed away after battling cancer for a brief period. She was 57. Sanyal, who earlier served as the chief of Royal Bank of Scotland, resigned from her position to join AAP in 2013.
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