Sole Indian in Forbes list of highest paid athletes - Virat
Kohli
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the only Indian
sportsperson to feature in the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World’s highest paid
athletes’.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova win - 2017 French Open
Women's Doubles title
Top seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova won the
Women's Doubles title in the French Open tennis championships on 11th June
2017.
The Czech-United States pair beat the unseeded Australians Ashleigh Barty
and Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 6-1 in the final to grab the title.
Theresa May unveils new Cabinet, appointed - Damian Green as
‘deputy'
Theresa May appointed her close ally Damian Green as her
first secretary of state, effectively her deputy prime minister on 11th June
2017.
The cabinet reshuffle follows the shock results of UK general elections
2017, that saw Conservatives lose their majority status forcing May to form a
minority government.
Veteran Telugu poet, writer C Narayana Reddy passed away on
- 12th June 2017
Noted Telugu and Urdu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy
passed away on 12th June 2017 in Hyderabad.
He wrote more than 80 publications
including essays,poems, songs, ghazals,lyrical dramas, travelogues and literary
criticism.’
Tele Law to provide legal aid in rural areas via video
conferencing launched by - Union Government
To provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas,
the Union Government launched 'Tele Law' service on 11th June 2017.
The legal
aid will be provided through video conferencing to marginalised communities in
rural areas under this servicE, launched by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
10th French Open Men’s Singles title won by - Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal set a record winning his 10th French Open
title. No other player has ever won 10 championships at the same event on 11th
June 2017.
Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka to grab the historic win.
Novak was the
defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to
Dominic Thiem.
SATH Program launched by - NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog launched SATH Program for providing ‘Sustainable
Action for Transforming Human capital (SATH) to the State Governments on 10th
June 2017 with an aim to initiate the transformation in the education and
health sectors and also aims to address the need for technical support from
NITI Aayog towards the states.
England defeated Venezuela to win - FIFA U-20 World Cup for
first time
England lifted the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time
ever on 11th June 2017. England beat Venezuela 1-0 in the summit clash held in
Suwon in South Korea.
At the Suwon World Cup Stadium here carried the signature
of Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin 34 minutes in the game.
After doing
this, they became the fifth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to
qualify for the subsequent tournament.
Blanket loan waiver announced by Maharashtra government
The Maharashtra government announced a loan waiver for
farmers on 11th June 2017. Govt. also decided to form a committee to decide the
criteria for debt relief, after which cultivators called off the protests.
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