Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 14 OCTOBER 2019

October 14, 2019 October 14, 2019

Here are the top News Headlines of 14 October 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

India-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ being held in Seattle (US) from October 13 to 28
Ministry of Culture of the central government organising Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav in Jabalpur (MP) from October 14 to 21
Malayalam and Hindi film producer Priyadarshan awarded MP’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19; actor Waheeda Rehman wins the award for 2017-18

India International Cooperative Trade Fair organised at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from Oct 11 to 13

PM Modi crosses 30 million follower-mark on Instagram, becomes most followed world leader
Indian nun Mariam Thresia (1876-1926) declared Saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican City
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) Prahlad Singh Patel attends BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting in Curitiba, Brazil
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu announces opening of a High Commission in Sierra Leone in capital Freetown
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction observed on October 13 with its theme as ‘Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services’

Women’s World Boxing Championship at Ulan-Ude (Russia): India’s Manju Rani wins silver medal in 48 kg
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas wins Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev wins men’s singles title at Shanghai Masters tennis
India’s Lakshya Sen wins men’s singles title at Dutch Open Badminton at Almere
India (601/5 d) beat South Africa (275, 189) by an innings and 137 runs in second Test at Pune, clinch series
All national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs allowed to organise sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government from November 1

CHICAGO MARATHON

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei shattered Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old women’s marathon world record, winning in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds.
Men’s race won by Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono in 2:05:45.