Top GKToday’s News Headlines-28 January, 2020

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Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for January 28, 2020

71st Republic Day Parade in New Delhi: IAF wins first prize among the marching contingents of the three services; CISF is first among paramilitary forces
Centre signs peace agreement with banned organisations demanding a separate Bodoland state carved out of Assam
Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes resolution seeking to abolish the state Legislative Council
Theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor to get ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’ from French government for her outstanding contribution to theatre
West Bengal assembly passes resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act
The Hindu Group Chairman N. Ram wins national award instituted by Kerala Media Academy
Sneha Pamneja wins Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize for designing the cover of “Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine”

Govt. invites bids to divest its entire stake in Air India, and the airline’s subsidiary Air India Express along with its joint venture Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited
Horticulture production in India at 310.74 million tonnes (MT) in 2018-19; Fruits: 97.97 MT, Vegetables: 183.17 MT

62nd edition of Grammy Awards in Los Angeles: Billie Eilish wins in the awards for Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.
International Customs Day (ICD) celebrated by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) on January 26; slogan: “Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet”
Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigns and calls for fresh elections
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust observed on January 27

Fares Dessouky of Egypt beats India’s Saurav Ghosal in final to win Pittsburgh Open squash tournament
Anil Khanna nominated Life President of Asian Tennis Federation
41-year old American basketball legend Kobe Bryant among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in US
Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra dies at 76 in Bhopal