5th CICA Summit was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.The theme of the 5th Summit is "Shared Vision for a Secure and More Prosperous CICA Region”. The Summit will adopt a Declaration covering issues of cooperation within CICA.
CICA ensures peace, security and stability in Asia.
American Gary Woodland won the 2019 United States Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California.It is his first major career title. Woodland finished 13-under par for the championship, and held off world No. 1 Brooks Koepka in the final round.
A native of Topeka, Kansas, Woodland went pro in 2007.
Facebook has announced a digital currency called Libra that will allow its billions of users to make financial transactions across the globe, in a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking system.
Facebook CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
India’s 14-year old Grand Master Nihal Sarin won the blitz event in the Asian Continental Chess Championship at Xingtai, China.He had recently crossed 2600 Elo points on the FIDE rating list and became the third youngest to achieve the feat.
Fellow Indian, Srinath Narayanan took the 3rd spot.
Hero MotoCorp Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters,appointed Yerry Mina, the popular Colombian professional footballer, as its new Brand Ambassador.
MD of Hero MotoCorp:Pawan Munjal
The armies of India and Myanmar carried out a three-week-long coordinated operation from May 16 in their respective border areas, targeting several militant groups operating in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam.
The first phase of "Operation Sunrise" was done 3 months ago.
India for the first time will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the UNCCD in September. 5,000 delegates from nearly 197 countries will participate and it will be held in Delhi.
UNCCD:United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Several cities in India are finding innovative ways to get rid of menace of plastic.Chennai, Jamshedpur, Pune, Indore & now Lucknow has joined the bandwagon.The LDA has begun using plastic waste to construct roads as a pilot project.
LDA: Lucknow Development Authority
The Pakistan military has appointed Lt. General Faiz Hameed as its new DG, ISI.Hameed will replace its current head Lt. General Asim Munir, who was appointed to the post following the retirement of his predecessor Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar.
ISI:Inter-Services Intelligence
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy died after he fainted in court following a hearing.Morsy, who was the first democratically elected President in Egypt's modern history, had been in jail since 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Morsy was serving a 20-year prison sentence.