Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as P.S. Golay took oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim.He was administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at Paljor Stadium .
Capital of Sikkim: Gangtok
German payments company Wirecard is to work with India(UTI Infrastructure Technology and Financial Services) to ease the process of issuing tax identity cards required to open bank accounts, transfer money or complete business transactions.
Wirecard CEO-Markus Braun
L.V. Navaneeth will take over as the new CEO of ‘The Hindu’, news daily ,on completion of the term of the incumbent CEO and Managing Director, Rajiv C. Lochan.Previously, Mr. Navaneeth served the organisation in the sector of Advertising and Marketing.
Est. in 1878 as a weekly, The Hindu became a daily in 1889.
The PM of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill resigned, after some political conditions threatened his leadership. He had been in power since 2011 and handed over the reins to Julius Chan, who has twice been prime minister.
Capital of Papua New Guinea- Port Moresby
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone will set up its 1st container terminal outside India in Myanmar at an estimated cost of USD 290 million. The company signed an agreement, to develop and operate a container terminal at Yangon Port in Myanmar.
Capital of Myanmar- Nay Pyi Taw
Currency:Burmese Kyat
In squash, India's Mahesh Mangaonkar triumphed for the second time in the Sekisui Open in Kriens, Switerzland. Three years back he had won it for the first time. Sekisui Open is a Challenger tour event of the Professional Squash Association (PSA)
The PSA’s headquarters is based in Leeds, England.
The gathering of international leaders will be held in Malmö, southern Sweden, in October 2020 – 20 years after the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust & 75 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Anti-Semitism-- hostility towards or prejudice against Jews.
To avoid duplication of work and strengthen the statistical system, the government has decided to merge the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to form a National Statistical Office (NSO).
Future head of NSO- Pravin Srivastava
India bagged a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International Boxing tournament in Guwahati, Assam.MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi and Naman Tanwar won gold in their respective finals.
Governor of Assam- Jagdish Mukhi
Kalpana Dash, Odisha’s 1st woman mountaineer died after scaling the Mt.Everest recently. She had 1st scaled it in 2008. During her decade and half-old career, she had trekked many mountains conquering peaks in Europe, America and Australia, besides India.
Capital of Odisha: Bhubaneshwar