DAILY G.A UPDATE : 24-10-2016
In this competitive age, everyone needs to be updated with the current affairs. So, here is the important news for your upcoming exams like IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, RRB and many more.
1. MS Dhoni becomes fifth Indian to cross 9000 runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 195 sixes in ODIs
MS Dhoni became the only the fifth Indian and third wicket-keeper to complete 9000 runs in One-day Internationals. Dhoni achieved the feat during the third ODI against New Zealand in Mohali. Dhoni also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most sixes – 195 – in ODIs.
Thus far, only Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,363), Rahul Dravid (10,889) and Mohammad Azharuddin (9378) have achieved the milestone. Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara (14234) and Australian Adam Gilchrist (9619) are the only other wicket-keepers in the world to have crossed the 9000-run mark.
As captain, Dhoni has led the Indian side to victory in the 2011 ICC World Cup. He was the first Indian captain to lift the trophy since Kapil Dev in 1983. Dhoni played was unbeaten at 91 off 79 deliveries and emphatically took the winning runs with a six.
2. Naseer, Piyush among the Yash Bharti awardees
The Uttar Pradesh government declared the last list of Yash Bharati awardees. As many as 54 persons would receive the award for the year 2016-17, including prominent names like Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah, PayTM CEO Vijay Shekhar, Paralympic athlete Varun Kumar, qawwali singers Aftab and Hashim (Sabri Brothers) and film directors Saurabh Shukla and Atul Tiwari.
Surprise inclusion in the list of awardees is of Swaroop Kumari Bakshi for literature and Begum Habibullah for social service. Both, Bakshi and Habibullah have been freedom fighters and owe their political allegiance to the Congress. Lt General Anil Chait, who was also the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief has been given the award for Military Service.
Cricketers Gyanendra Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Praveen Kumar and Piyush Chawla (cricketer) also figure in the list of awardees. Some of the other prominent awardees are Rajendra Singh (water conservationist), Dr Anil Rastogi (theatre and acting in films), Suman Yadav (sports), Syed Mohd Basheer Badr (literature & education), Swaroop Kumari Bakshi (literature), Prof Rakesh Kapoor (medicine), Dr Ramakant Yadav (Medical University, Saifai) and Anubhav Sinha (film director).
3. Wolf chosen as mascot of 2018 football World Cup in Russia
A wolf has been chosen as mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The wolf will be named Zabivaka.
4. India wins 2016 Kabaddi World Cup
India lifted the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. Team India, under the captaincy of Anup Kumar, defeated Iran 38-29 in the final held at the Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
This was India's 3rd World Cup in the Standard Style version of Kabaddi.
About 2016 Kabaddi World Cup
• The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was an international kabaddi tournament governed by the International Kabaddi Federation.
• It was contested from 7 to 22 October 2016 in Ahmedabad, India.
• Twelve countries had competed in the tournament.
• The tournament was hosted at The Arena by TransStadia, a newly-constructed convertible stadium in Ahmedabad.
• The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 14 September 2016 by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel. It incorporated a stylized lion, representing the Asiatic lions of Girnar.
5. Rear Admiral Srinivas is new Flag Officer Submarines
Rear Admiral Vennam Srinivas took charge as the Flag Officer Submarines from Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru.
Srinivas was commissioned on July 1, 1897 and has served 25 years in the submarine arm. He has commanded two conventional submarines, a destroyer prior assuming command of the nuclear submarine INS Chakra, a Naval release issued here said.
Whilst serving ashore, the officer commanded the Navy's submarine training establishment and has been the principal director at Naval Headquarters, it said.
According to the release, Srinivas is an alumnus of College of Naval Warfare and has also completed the Staff Course in Defence Services Staff College at Wellington in New Zealand.
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