Top GKToday’s News Headlines-28 January, 2020
Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for January 28, 2020
INDIA
- 71st Republic Day Parade in New Delhi: IAF wins first prize among the marching contingents of the three services; CISF is first among paramilitary forces
- Centre signs peace agreement with banned organisations demanding a separate Bodoland state carved out of Assam
- Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes resolution seeking to abolish the state Legislative Council
- Theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor to get ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’ from French government for her outstanding contribution to theatre
- West Bengal assembly passes resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act
- The Hindu Group Chairman N. Ram wins national award instituted by Kerala Media Academy
- Sneha Pamneja wins Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize for designing the cover of “Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine”
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Govt. invites bids to divest its entire stake in Air India, and the airline’s subsidiary Air India Express along with its joint venture Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited
- Horticulture production in India at 310.74 million tonnes (MT) in 2018-19; Fruits: 97.97 MT, Vegetables: 183.17 MT
WORLD
- 62nd edition of Grammy Awards in Los Angeles: Billie Eilish wins in the awards for Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.
- International Customs Day (ICD) celebrated by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) on January 26; slogan: “Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet”
- Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigns and calls for fresh elections
- International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust observed on January 27
SPORTS
- Fares Dessouky of Egypt beats India’s Saurav Ghosal in final to win Pittsburgh Open squash tournament
- Anil Khanna nominated Life President of Asian Tennis Federation
- 41-year old American basketball legend Kobe Bryant among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in US
- Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra dies at 76 in Bhopal