Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 18 SEPTEMBER 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 18 September 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- Hyderabad Karnataka region renamed as ‘Kalyana Karnataka’ by the Karnataka government
- Hyderabad Karnataka region comprises 6 districts of Karnataka: Bidar, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir
- 5th International Ramayan Festival organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in New Delhi
- Air-to-air missile Astra of 70 km range, developed by DRDO, flight tested from Sukhoi-30 MKI by IAF
- ISRO, DRDO ink MoUs for development of human centric systems for human space mission
- UAV Rustom-2 belonging to DRDO crashes during trial in agriculture field in Chitradurga district of Karnataka
- All six Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs in Rajasthan defect to the ruling Congress whose tally rises to 106 in 200-seat Assembly
- 12th century bronze Idol of Buddha, which was stolen from Nalanda Museum of ASI in August 1961, returned to India by UK
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- BSE Sensex: 36,481.09 (–642.22), NSE Nifty: 10,817.60 (–185.90)
- waives the three-year lock-in period on NRI investments in infrastructure debt funds (IDFs)
- 46th National Management Convention held by All India Management Association (AIMA) in New Delhi
International Current Affairs
- Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao resigns
- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award in Dhaka
- Pacific Ocean island nation Solomon Islands ends diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of China
- Sri Lanka unveils 350-metre-tall Lotus Tower, South Asia’s tallest tower, in Colombo city
Sports Current Affairs
- Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 crore to athlete Anju Bobby George’s Athletics Academy at Bengaluru