Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 12 August 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 12 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- India cancels Samjhauta Express train after Pakistan suspends operations on its side
- 2-day exhibition on DAE Technologies: Empowering India through Technology in New Delhi on August 11-12
- Army launches ‘Mission Reach Out’ in Jammu to ensure basic necessities and essential services
- ‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly’, autobiography of Anupam Kher, released
- ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’, book based on M. Venkaiah Naidu’s two years as Vice President, launched
- Noted freedom fighter Dayanidhi Nayak dies at the age of 95 in Odisha
International Current Affairs
- International Youth Day on August 12, theme: ‘Transforming education’
Sports Current Affairs
- Chennai Lions beat Dabang Delhi 8-1 in final to win Ultimate Table Tennis title in Delhi
- Men’s Asian U-23 Volleyball Championships at Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): India lose in final to Chinese Taipei 1-3
- Medved Wrestling tournament in Minsk, Belarus: India’s Vinesh Phogat loses in final of women’s 53kg freestyle to N. Malisheva of Russia
HYDERABAD OPEN BADMINTON
- Sourabh Verma wins men’s singles title
- Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min wins women’s singles title
- South Korea’s Baek Ha Na and Jung Kyung Eun win women’s doubles title
- Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri & Bagas Maulana win men’s doubles title
- Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron & Cheah Yee See win mixed doubles title
