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AWARDS AND HONORS
Kerala Tourism gets 8 National Tourism awards
Kerala Tourism bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states. It received two more awards, including the one for its Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative in Wayanad.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan presented the awards to Principal Secretary Venu V and Director U V Jose in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Quick Link – National Tourism awards
Selena wins Teen Choice Female Artist 2016
Singer Selena Gomez won the ‘Choice Female Artist’ while Justin Bieber won the ‘Choice Male Artist’ at the 18th Teen Choice Awards 2016, held in Los Angeles. ‘Deadpool’ won the Choice Movie award in the Action/Adventure category while Leonardo DiCaprio was declared the Choice Movie Actor (Drama) for ‘The Revenant’. Meanwhile, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ won the Choice TV Show (Drama) award.
Quick Link – Choice Female Artist
India to have world’s tallest girder rail bridge
Indian Railways took another step towards connecting the North East with the rest of India through a good railway network – by laying the foundation for Imphal station and announcing commencement of work on the country’s longest rail tunnel as well as world’s tallest girder rail bridge.
The tunnel will be built on the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge railway line in Manipur. The 111-km long line already has 37 tunnels on it.
Quick Link – world’s tallest girder
India’s Vivek Teja becomes World Karate Champion
Martial artist Vivek Teja won the Martial Arts Championships in Sydney, Australia, to become the World Karate Champion. Teja defeated martial artists from New Zealand and England in the first and second rounds, and beat Australian taekwondo star Matthew Rose in the final to clinch the title.
Teja has won over 60 medals at national and international tournaments.
Quick Link – World Karate Champion
INDIAN AFFAIRS
WEF India Economic Summit in Delhi on October 6-7
World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit here on October 6-7 which would be attended by over 500 business and political leaders including top policymakers and CEOs.
This year’s meet will be convened under the theme, ‘Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation’.
Quick Link – WEF
Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel resigns due to old age
The chief minister of Gujarat and a long-time confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi resigned as protests by the low-caste Dalit community threatened to hurt the standing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Anandiben Patel, who served as the state’s first woman chief minister, posted the resignation letter on her Facebook page. She said the decision was driven by the fact that she was almost 75 years old, the age at which Modi expects ministers to retire.
Quick Link – Anandiben Patel resigns
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Yemen govt accepts UN deal to end civil war
The Yemeni government accepted a UN-proposed peace agreement to end civil war in the country. However, it set a pre-condition that the Houthi rebels and ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh need to sign the deal by August 7. Notably, the deal abolishes the supreme political council set up jointly by Saleh and the rebels, and nullifies all its decisions.
The announcement came after a high-level meeting in Riyadh chaired by Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi,
Quick Link – UN deal to end civil war
St Annes Kite Festival concludes in England
The fifth edition of St Annes Kite Festival held in England. The summer kite festival is organised as a family event for people to enjoy the beach. The Al-Farsi Kuwait Flying Team also participated in the event which included attractions such as the world’s largest teddy bear kite named Oscar, a giant inflatable octopus, and stunt kites.
Quick Link – St Annes Kite Festival
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Uber to sell China business to rival Didi Chuxing
After a bruising two-year battle, ride-hailing firm Uber is selling its China operations to bigger local rival Didi Chuxing in a deal that will give Uber a one-fifth stake in Didi.
The merged entity is worth around $35 billion – combining Didi’s most recent $28 billion valuation and Uber China’s $7 billion worth – said a source familiar with the matter who did not want to be named before the deal was made public.
Quick Link – Didi Chuxing
SPORTS
Patna Pirates win their 2nd Pro Kabaddi League title
Pardeep Narwal produced a terrific performance as Patna Pirates beat Jaipur Pink Panthers in the final of season 4 in the Pro Kabaddi League. Patna, who were the champions of season 3, dominated the game right from the first whistle.
The Patna unit made history as they became the only team to lift the trophy twice in the tournament’s history of four editions. The win concludes another thrilling season of the Pro Kabaddi. It was the season of many firsts as for the first time women’s teams locked horns in the Women’s Pro Kabaddi League.
Quick Link – Kabaddi League title
Australia wins 2016 Quidditch World Cup
In a magical turn of events, Australia won the Quidditch World Cup – a sport inspired by the game played by Harry Potter – after defeating the US team in Frankfurt .
Adapted from the fantasy sport played in JK Rowling’s books, the “muggle” version of quidditch uses elements of rugby, dodgeball and tag. There are seven players on each team, five balls and six goal hoops. Each match begins with the referee shouting “Brooms up!” It ends when the “snitch” has been caught, giving the successful team 30 points. A tiny, flying golden ball in the books, in reality the snitch is a tennis ball attached to a player’s shorts.
Quick Link – Quidditch World Cup
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton wins German Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton cruised to an unchallenged victory German Formula One Grand Prix to extend his lead over Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the world championship standings. Hamilton seized the advantage at the start from pole-sitter Rosberg, who drove an underwhelming race in front of his home fans, and was never overtaken.
Quick Link – German Grand Prix
OBITUARY
Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon dies aged 73
The former Formula One driver Chris Amon has died at the age of 73 after battling cancer. The New Zealander spent 13 years in F1 across the 1960s and 70s, earning a reputation as one of the unluckiest drivers in the sport. He died in Rotorua Hospital in New Zealand.
Amon was part of a well-known trio of New Zealand drivers competing in F1 in the 1960s and early 70s alongside Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme, who both enjoyed more successful careers in the sport’s premier series.
Quick Link – Chris Amon dies
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