Current Affairs 22nd January 2017

Current Affairs 22nd January 2017

NATIONAL:

• 45th Statehood Day celebrated in Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya
• ‘INS Vikramaditya’ India’s largest warship to get its 1st ATM
• Ordinance allowing the sport Jallikattu, got clearance from Centre
• Changes on rules for Rail Budget merger got approval from President Mukherjee
• Manipur’s 1st crowd-funded party is Irom Sharmila’s PRJA party
• Corps Commander Conference starts in Dehradun

INTERNATIONAL:

• First executive order signed by Trump on ‘Obamacare’

BANKING NEWS:

• NPCI’s request to ICICI bank on unblocking Flipkart’s PhonePe get rejected
• Cooperative banks not authorised to accept deposits under PMGKY scheme: Govt

APPOINTMENTS:

• Amit Singhal former Google Search head joins Uber
• James Mattis appointed as US Secretary of Defence
• Mike Pence becomes the 48th Vice President of USA
• Indian football fed’s Prez Praful Patel becomes a member of FIFA finance committee:
• Miss Universe 2017 judge panel includes Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen