12 September 2015 Current Affairs
Advisor of Defence Minister Satish Reddy gets Royal Aeronautic Society Medal
Dr. G. Satish Redy, advisor to Defence Minister and Director of Imarat, a research centre of DRDO has been selected for the Royal Aeronautic Society Silver Medal. The Society was awarding these medals since 1909 in the field of Aetonautics. Dr. Reddy is the first defence scientist working in India to be honoured with the medal. The award will be presented to him during the Wilbur and Orville Wright lecture on December 9 in London.
Leander Paes and Martina Hingis won the US Open Mixed Doubles Title
Indian player Leander Paes and Swiss player Martina Hingis won the US Open mixed doubles title on 12 September, 2015. Veteran Indian Tennis star Leander Paes scripted history by winning US Open mixed doubles title with partner Martina Hingis to become the format’s most successful male player in the open era. The fourth seeded Indo-Swiss pair edged past unseeded Americans Bethanie Mattek Sands and Sam Querrey to the third major title in the season. This is the ninth Grand slam title for Paes and for Hingis this is fourth title in Mixed doubles. It was the 17th Grand Slam title overall for Paes and 19th for Hingis. With this win the Pace-Hingis duo, which also won the Australian Open and the Wimbledon titles this season have become the first mixed doubles team since 1969 to win three GrandSlam mixed doubles titles in the same year.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb resigned
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb resigned on 12 September, 2015, days after a government minister was accused of corruption and detained. Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi accepted the resignation and appointed the minister of petroleum, Sherif Ismail to form a new government. Egyptian Paliamentary elections are scheduled to begin in October and go through November. The results will be announced in December.
Las Vegas declares September 10 as ‘Anupam Kher’s Day’
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has been awarded for his commendable contribution to cinema and art globally in Nevada with the US State’s most populous city Los Vegas declaring September 10 as “Anupam Kher’s Day”. Kher was presented with the ‘Cirtificate of Excellence’ on 10 September, 2015 in Las Vegas by Nevada Senator. He has been honoured with various awards along with cirtificate of Excellence.