Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 16 December 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 16 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- ITBP becomes first among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to launch a matrimonial site for its staff
- Former Union Minister and BJP leader ID Swami dies at 90 in Faridabad; was MoS for Home in PM Vajpayee’s govt. in 1999
- Former actress Gita Siddharth, known for roles in films such as ‘Garam Hawa’ and ‘Sholay’, dies
International Current Affairs
- Pakistan: Lahore-Wagah shuttle train service resumes after a gap of 22 years
- International Tea Day celebrated on December 15
- Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh crowned Miss World 2019 in London
- French actress Anna Karina dies at 79 in Paris
Sports Current Affairs
- India’s Lakshya Sen wins men’s singles title at Bangladesh International Challenger badminton in Dhaka
- Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera wins ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship in Kolkata
- United States beat International team to win Presidents Cup golf tournament in Melbourne
- West Indies (291/2 in 47.5) beat India (287/8 in 50) by 8 wickets in first ODI at Chennai
- Pakistan’s Abid Ali becomes 1st batsman to score hundreds on both Test and ODI debuts
BWF WORLD TOUR FINALS BADMINTON
- Title winners at BWF World Tour Finals badminton in Guangzhou, China:
- Japan’s Kento Momota: Men’s singles
- China’s Chen Yufei: Women’s singles
- Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia: Men’s doubles
- China’s Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan: Women’s doubles
- Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong of China: Mixed doubles
