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1.) Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the Cannes International Open Chess trophy. 2.) India's Saurabh Chaudhary smashes new World record to win Gold in 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup 2019 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi. 3.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize- 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. 4.) Kerala Police inducts robots in its Police Headquarters with Sub Inspector rank. The KP- Bot will be deployed to perform duties of the front office of the police headquarters. Kerala has become the first police department in the country to use a robot for police work. 5.) Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal becomes the first woman flight engineer after she completed the six- month IAF's engineering branch course at 112 Helicopter Unit, Air Force Station Yelahanka. 6.) Sushil Chandra, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman, appointed as Elect...

1.) National Science Day was observed on 28th February. 2.) Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit 500 sixes in international cricket en route to his 162 off 97 balls at St. George's. 3.) The Indian Air Force conducted airstrikes at the biggest terror camp of Jaish - e- Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan in the wee hours on 26th February and killed over 300 terrorists. 4.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation National War Memorial near India Gate in New Delhi. 5.) The 91st Academy Awards concluded in Los Angeles, Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for Roma. 6.) Saudi Arabia appointed its first female ambassador to the United States. 7.) Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha won the Irani Cup against Rest of  India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur. 8.) India's first semi- high-speed train Vande Bharat Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the New Delhi railway station. 9.) A...

1.) India won they're first- ever Test series in Australia by a margin of 2-1 after play in the fourth and final Test in Sydney. It is the first time India managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48. Consequently, Virat Kohli became the first Indian as well as the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia. 2.) The Confederation of African Football has chosen Egypt as host of this year's African Cup of Nations soccer tournament. 3.) Gujarat became the first state to implement 10% quota for economically weak in general category. 4.) Manu Sawhney has been named as the new chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will take over the reins from David Richardson following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in July. 5.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai on 19th January. 6.) Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrated their statehood on 21st January. On this day in 19...

1.) Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fifth Indian and 13th batsman overall to score 10,000 runs in the 50- over format. 2.) Kumbh Mela, the largest public congregation of faith began from 15th January with a Shahi Snan at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. 3.)  The Centre on Wednesday announced the winners of the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 has been given to the Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari for its contribution to rural development. The award for 2016 has been jointly given to Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International. The 2017 Gandhi Peace Prize was conferred on Ekal Abhiyan Trust. The 2018 award has been given to Japanese Yohei Sasakawa, the WHO Global Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination. 4.)  Star Wrestler Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian to be nominated for prestigious Laureus World Sports Award. 5.) India defeated hosts Australia by 7 wickets in the third ODI to register their first- ever bilateral OD...

1.)The 2018 G20 Summit was held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina on 1st December 2018. 2.) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the chief guest at India's 70th Republic Day Celebration. 3.) India will host the G-20summit in 2022, a year when India will complete 75 years of its independence. 4.) Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4th December. 5.) Team India skipper Virat Kohli has been declared as the highest-earning sportsperson in the country by Forbes India. 6.) Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon crowned as the 69th Miss World. 7.) India Successfully test-fired nuclear- capable long-range ballistic missile Agni- V from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha. Agni-V is an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km. 8.) K Chandrashekar Rao took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second time. 9.) Catriona Elisa Gray from the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018. 10.) Bhupesh Bag...

1.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Bogibeel railroad bridge in Assam on 25th December 2018, billed as India's longest railroad bridge. 2.) India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear capable long-range ballistic missile Agni- IV,  with a strike range of 4,000 km. 3.) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSAT- 7A, a geostationary communication satellite, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. This new satellite, along with GSAT- 7 and GSAT-6, dubbed the "Indian Angry Bird". 4.) Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively. 5.) PV Sindhu made history by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals tournament. 6.) Belgium became the World champions for the first time after defeating the Netherlands by 3-2 in final of Hockey World Cup 2018. 7.) Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year's Jnanpi...

1.) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River on 3rd November 2018. It is the first of it's kind asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in India. 2.) ISRO's PSLV-C43 successfully places HysIS and 30 other foreign satellites in respective orbits. 3.) Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to achieve 100 Champions League, he wins with 1-0 victory over Valencia. 4.) Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 started from 26th November with an opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. 5.) MC Mary Kom defeated Ukraine's Hanna Okhota in the final of the Women's World Boxing Championships to clinched the gold medal in the 48kg category. 6.) WhatsApp named Abhijit Bose as its India Head, the co-founder and chief executive of Indian Mobile payments from Ezetap. 7.) Marvel legend Stan Lee, who is the co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk died at the age of 95 years in Los Angeles. 8.) India's star Wrestler Bajrang ...