30 July 2014 Current Affairs
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Took Over As The Chairman of COSC
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Arup Raha on 30 July took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC). He received the baton of Chairman, COSC from outgoing Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh at a brief ceremony in the South Block, New Delhi. The chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee is the senior-most military officer in the country.
Jacques Kallis Retires From All Formats of International Cricket
South African cricketing legend Jacques Kallis has decided to retire from all formats of International cricket. In December 2013, he had announced his retirement from Test cricket after playing the Test series against India. He played 166 Tests (scored 13289 runs), 328 ODIs (scored 11579 runs) and 25 T20s (scored 666 runs) in career spanning 19 years. He is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 11000 runs and take 250 wickets in both one-day and Test match cricket.