| 1. Gopal Prasad Parajuli appointed the new Chief Justice of Nepal. Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli will be the new Chief Justice of Nepal. The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) unanimously endorsed Justice Parajuli’s name for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme Court. After endorsement by PHSC the President will now appoint him as the Chief Justice. He will head the judiciary till April 28, 2018. Parajuli, the senior-most Justice at the Supreme Court, has taken up the responsibility of acting Chief Justice since June 7, |
| 2. Matunga becomes India's first railway station run by women. Matunga suburban railway station in Mumbai has become the first station in India to be run by an all-women staff. A total of 30 women staffers, including eleven booking clerks, five Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and seven ticket checkers are working under station manager Mamta Kulkarni, who was the first female station master in Central Railway's Mumbai division. |
| 3. Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have touched a new high of 64,564 crore rupees. Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have touched a new high of 64,564 crore rupees, of which over 300 crore rupees came in the first seven months of demonetisation. Finance ministry said responding a Right to Information, RTI, application. It said, on 16th November last year, there were 25 crore 58 lakh PMJDY accounts with an aggregate deposit of 64,252 crore rupees. Thus, between November 16 last year and June 14 this year, about 312 crore rupees had been added to Jan Dhan accounts. |
| 4. R K Pachnanda took charge as the new Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Shri Krishna Chaudhary, DG who retired on superannuation, handed over the customary baton to Shri Pachnanda in a function held at the Force HQ at CGO Complex. Shri Pachnanda is the 29th Chief of the ITBP. Shri Pachnanda is a 1983 batch Indian Police Service officer of the West Bengal cadre. Prior to the appointment as DG ITBP, Shri Pachnanda has served in various capacities as Commissioner of Police, Kolkata and DG NDRF. He has been decorated with Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1999 and President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2007. |
| 5.Indonesia Renames its portion of the South China Sea. Indonesia has named waters in its exclusive economic zone that overlap with China’s expansive claim to the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea. The part of the renamed area falls in China’s “nine-dash line” waters extending hundreds of miles to the south and east of China’s island province Hainan. Several South-East Asian states dispute China’s territorial claims and are competing with China to exploit the South China Sea’s abundant hydrocarbon and fishing resources. |
| 6. India & Sri Lanka has signed MoU to develop village in Anuradhapura District. India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District at a cost of 30 crores Sri Lankan rupees. The village in the name of a famous Buddhist monk Sobitha Thero, envisages construction of 153 new houses, a multipurpose community building, internal water supply system and renovation of monk’s quarters & library. |
| 7. MobiKwik partners with Samsung Pay for One-Tap Payments. Digital payments company MobiKwik has partnered Samsung Pay, under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using select Samsung handsets. Samsung Pay Mini is designed to cater to the unique requirements of Indian mid-segment consumers. The tie-up will enable one-tap payments at more than 1.4 million MobiKwik-powered merchants pan-India. Alternatively, users just need to do one swipe and a click to scan and pay immediately at these merchants, improving convenience for them |
| 8. According to the Travel and Leisure magazine, Singapore Airlines has been rated the world's best airline . Singapore Airlines has followed by Emirates and Qatar Airways at second and third place respectively, while Cathay Pacific Airways and Japan Airlines have completed the top five. Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand, and Korean Air have also made it to the list |
| 9. Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were named Best Actors at the 18th edition of the IIFA Awards 2017. Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were named Best Actors at the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards for their brilliant performance in 2016 movie Udta Punjab. Udta Punjab, directed by Abhishek Chaubey, revolves around the drug abuse by youth in the state of Punjab and the various conspiracies surrounding it. The film has earned around Rs. 997 million worldwide. |
| 10. I H Manudev wins 1st National Masters snooker tournament title. I H Manudev has won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in Chennai. Alok Kumar, a former national men's champion, had been in fine form coming into the summit clash, but found Karnataka's Manudev a tough proposition. Manudev, capitalised on the chances he got and kept scoring heavily and won the game by four impressive frames. He dominated the first two frames and seized control. In the third frame, Manudev stole Kumar's frame with an extraordinary clearance with one red on the table to lead by 3-0 which made all the difference in the match. |
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