Current Affairs 24th June 2019
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NATIONAL
- All States Can Now Constitute Foreigners Tribunals
-The Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, and has empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up tribunals to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not.
- NCGG And Maldives Civil Services Commission Sign MOU
-The National Center for Good Governance (NCGG), India’s leading civil services training institution, has entered into an MOU with the Maldives Civil Services Commission for capacity building of 1000 Maldives civil servants over the next 5 years.
APPOINTMENTS
- Gopalaswami Named BCCI’s Electoral Officer For AGM
–Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami has been appointed as an electoral officer for the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), to be held on October 22, 2019.
- Military Government Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha Elected Thailand’s PM
–Thailand’s new parliament has elected military government chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as the country’s prime minister. He received 500 votes to 244 for Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of the Future Forward Party.
AWARDS
- Automobile Major Mahindra Wins Gold Award In South Africa
–Automobile major Mahindra won the Gold Award in South Africa for fairing on various indicators, including level of satisfaction among its network of dealers and the manner of allocation of vehicles to them.
SPORTS
- French Open 2019 Concludes: Complete List of Winners
–The 2019 French Open (also known as Roland Garros) was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 123rd edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
- Lewis Hamilton Wins Canadian Grand Prix 2019
–Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton secures a record-breaking seventh win at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was penalised for dangerous driving.
OBITUARIES
- Noted Playwright, Actor and Filmmaker, Girish Karnad Passes Away
–Noted actor, filmmaker and playwright Girish Karnad passed away. He was 81. He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
- Comedy legend Crazy Mohan passed away
-Tamil writer, comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan, who was also a Kalaimamani awardee, was known for his witty one-liners passed away in Chennai.
