Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 10 December 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 10 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill; makers of illegal arms will face maximum punishment of life in jail
BJP wins majority (117/224) in Karnataka Assembly by winning 12 out of 15 seats in by-elections
Parliament passes Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019; restricts the use of hazardous materials on ships and regulates their recycling
3rd India-Australia Secretary-level 2+2 Dialogue held in New Delhi
Hindi poet Viswanath Prasad Tiwari wins ‘Gangadhar National Award’ given by Odisha’s Sambalpur University

Govt further caps stock limit on onion retailers to 2 tonnes to check hoarding
FICCI ARISE Conference 2019 in New Delhi on December 9-10; theme: ‘Future Ready Learners And Schools’

India ranked 129th among 189 countries on UNDP’s 2019 Human Development Index (HDI)
HDI ranking based on life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators
Arms sales rose by 4.6% worldwide in 2018: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime observed on December 9
International Anti-Corruption Day observed on December 9 with its theme as ‘united against corruption.’
5 killed in eruption of volcano in New Zealand’s White Island
Saudi Arabia abolishes rules requiring restaurants to provide separate entrances for women
South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019 in Atalanta (US)
Paul Volcker, former US Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 92 in New York
‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at 85 in US

LAFCA

Korean Director Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ named the best film of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
Antonio Banderas won the best actor trophy for ‘Pain and Glory’ (Spanish) which was also named best foreign language film
Mary Kay Place was named best actress for her role in ‘Diane’