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| Sarkari Naukri |
1. Indian-origin actor Dev Patel is among nine individuals to be honoured with the ‘Asia Society Game Changers Award’ by a leading educational organisation for making a “transformative and positive” difference for the future of Asia and the world.
2. The Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh released a book on the noted author and journalist Khushwant Singh titled ‘Khushwant Singh: In Wisdom and in Jest’.
3. Over 100 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries will participate in the India-ASEAN Youth Summit to be held in Bhopal from August 14-19.
4. Australian Olympic icon Betty Cuthbert died. She was 79.
5. Ma Huateng, Chairman of Chinese internet giant Tencent, became China’s richest man after overtaking e-commerce major Alibaba’s Founder Jack Ma.
6. Anny Divya became the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777 in India and in the world.
7. Firoz Merchant, an Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who has spent over USD 4 million to help free prisoners languishing in jails due to non-payment of debts, has been honoured with UAE’s prestigious Community Service Medal.
8. India’s Ravindra Jadeja edged out Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan to claim the top-rank among all-rounders apart from maintaining top position in the bowlers chart in the latest ICC rankings.
9. Indian-American Dilip Chauhan has been appointed as the Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in Nassau County.
10. Two Iranian companies have signed the country’s biggest-ever car deal with French multinational automobile manufacturer Group Renault to produce 150,000 cars, beginning in 2018.
