Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix of Formula One (F1) on 27th August 2017 held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium.
Dara Khosrowshahi has been appointed as CEO of Uber Technologies Inc
Dara Khosrowshahi was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Uber Technologies Inc on 27th August 2017.
The Uber Board approved his appointment.
Before his appointment, Khosrowshahi was serving as the Chief Executive Officer of travel company Expedia Inc.
P V Sindhu Won Silver at World Badminton Championship 2017
PV Sindhu won the Silver medal in World Badminton Championship 2017. She lost the historic match against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Nozomi Okuhara won World Badminton Championship
Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeated PV Sindhu 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to claim the 2017 BWF World Championships on 27th August 2017.
Badminton Championship final match was held at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
Island of Tuvalu World’s Least Visited Country: UN Report
According to a report by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016.
Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as 45th Chief Justice of India
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 28th August 2017.
President Ram Nath Kovind administered his oath. Justice Misra will be retiring on 2nd October 2018.
Sushma Swaraj Inaugurated 1st 'Videsh Bhavan' in Mumbai
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country's first 'Videsh Bhavan'.
The Bhavan integrates all offices of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Maharashtra It is located in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.
Nitasha Biswas has been crowned first Miss TransQueen India
Nitasha Biswas, a transwoman from Kolkata was crowned the first Miss TransQueen India on 27th August 2017 in the competition was held in Gurugram, Haryana.
India, China Agree to Disengage at Doklam
India and China have agreed to withdraw their troops from Doklam after being in a standoff for over two months.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the expeditious disengagement has been agreed to and is going on.
PM Narendra Modi announced Cleanliness is Service' campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launching of 15-days 'Cleanliness is Service' campaign on 27th August 2017 ahead of the 2nd October 2017 (Gandhi Jayanti).
Union Government inaugurated Production of Light Combat Helicopter at HAL
Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley launched the production of 5.8-tonne category Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 26th August 2017.
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