Current Affairs 31st January 2017
NATIONAL:
- Road projects in Assam got sanctioned Rs.65,000 crore from transport ministry
- Museum in Kolkata featuring multiple sports personalities’ gear set to opens
- Golden jubilee year celebrated in All India Radio, Agartala
INTERNATIONAL:
- Annual meeting of SAARC members to be held in Nepal
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Snapdeal investor joins Flipkart, Ola in capital dumping row
- Merger of Vodafone and Idea confirmed by Vodafone
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Harper’s Bazaar lists Priyanka in ‘150 Most Fashionable Women’ list
- Iris Mittenaere of France becomes the 65th Miss Universe
- CISF adjudged as best marching group for 5th time at R-Day
- Arunachal Pradesh receives the best state tableau at Republic Day parade
- Serena Williams gifted with a customised championship belt by WWE
APPOINTMENTS:
- Bikram Bir appointed as the Business Head of MobiKwik
- Amulya Patnaik becomes the new Chief of Delhi police
SPORTS NEWS:
- 2017 Syed Modi International badminton tournament title won by PV Sindhu
- Australian Open 2017 : Federer won 18th Grand Slam title by defeating Nadal in the final
