Top News Headlines by GKToday – 27 July 2019

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20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated on July 26 with theme as ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’
President to visit West African nations– Benin, The Gambia and Guinea– from July 28 to August 3
Karnataka: State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa sworn in as Chief Minister, asked to prove majority by July 31
Haryana: CM Khattar invites Nepal as partner country for 2019 ‘Gita Jayanti Mahotsav’ in Kurukshetra from Dec 3 to 8
Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament
Second earth-bound orbit-raising manoeuvre for Chandryaan-2 successfully performed
Malayalam poet and translator Attoor Ravi Varma dies in Thrissur at the age of 89
COMPANIES BILL
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by a voice vote in Lok Sabha
Seeks to ensure better compliance levels and to re-categorise some of the compoundable offences as civil defaults
Unspent annual CSR funds must be transferred to govt. notified funds within 6 months of the financial year
Registrar of Companies can remove a company’s name if the latter is not carrying out business activities as per the Act.

BSE Sensex: 37,883 (+52), NSE Nifty: 11,284 (+32)
IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016
Reliance Jio becomes country’s largest telecom operator at 331.3 million subscribers in June, Vodafone Idea: 320 million
Average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources is less than Rs. 6,500: Govt.
Ashok Leyland Ltd launches air-conditioned bus ‘Oyster’

Iran releases 9 Indians detained aboard MT Riah on July 13
US: Army General Mark Milley appointed next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Meryl Streep wins Tribute Actor award at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker ‘Nika Spirit’ in Black Sea, crew members freed
S. federal government announces reinstatement of death penalty after two decades

England (85, 303) defeat Ireland (207, 38) by 143 runs in the one-off Test at Lord’s, London
Bhakti Kulkarni wins 46th National Women Chess Championship at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
World Swimming Championship at Gwangju South Korea: Caeleb Dressel (US) creates new world record in men’s 100 m butterfly (49.50 sec), breaks 10-year old WR held by Michael Phelps (US)
Medals to be awarded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled, designed by Junichi Kawanishi