11 September 2016 Current Affairs

Joint Indian-US army exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ to begin in Uttarakhand

As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ is set to be conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27. The exercise in Chaubattia was being conducted by the headquarter Central Command. The exercise is aimed at simulating a scenario where both nations were working together to counter insurgency and terrorism in mountainous terrain under UN charter. The two week exercise will witness participation of about 225 personnel of the US Army and similar strength of Congo Brigade of the Indian Army.


Subramanian Swamy was awarded ‘Tamil Ratna’ in US

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’ award by a body of Tamil diaspora in New York for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the functioning of the government.


Chinappa rises to 10th in PSA rankings

In Women’s Ranking Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa rose to 10th while Deepika Pallikal remained at 19th in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings. In the men’s rankings, Saurav Ghosal dropped to 21st from his previous perch of 17th. Mahesh Mangaonkar gained a position to be on 60th, while Vikram Malhotra remained 73rd.


Indian Railways claims Murugappa Gold Cup

Indian Railways broke the unwritten rule with an impressive performance, barring the defeat to Punjab & Sind Bank in its group (Pool-B) to claim MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup. At the final of the 90th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament, Railways defeated defending champion Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 2-1 to lift the Trophy. Prabhjot Singh and Sanjay, with the support from Roshan Minz, did try to break through the Railways defence, but in vain.


Army Green beat Neroca FC to win Durand Cup

Army Green on has won the 128th edition of Durand Cup football title. Army Green defeated Neroca FC 6-5 via penalty shootouts.


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