Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 20 August 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 20 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

Former PM Manmohan Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
Veteran music composer Khayyam (Mohammed Zahur Hashmi) passes away at 92 in Mumbai; was recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan
Bihar: 3-time Congress Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra dies in New Delhi at the age of 82
Railways’ 2nd double-decker UDAY Express to run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada
First UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri) Express started between Coimbatore and Bangalore in June 2018
All personnel working in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years

BSE Sensex:37,402.49 (+52.16), NSE Nifty: 11,053.90 (+6.10)
India’s foodgrains production at 284.95 million tonnes (MT) in 2018-19 crop year (July-June).
Hero Electric launches 2 new e-scooters — Optima ER and Nyx ER (extended range) priced at Rs 68000 plus

Pakistan: Term of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa extended for another 3 years from November
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu meets Lithuanian PM Saulius Skvernelis in Vilnius
World Photography Day celebrated on August 19
World Humanitarian Day observed on August 19 to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service; 2019 WHD campaign: #WomenHumanitarians

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev beats David Goffin of Belgium 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 in final to win men’s singles title at ATP Cincinnati Masters tennis
Madison Keys of US beats Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in final to win women’s singles title at WTA Cincinnati tennis