1) German
Striker Miroslav Klose announced retirement From International Football:
German striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, announced his
retirement from international football on Monday. The 36-year-old leaves the
German national team as a World Cup winner after last month helping Joachim
Loew's side to their first global crown since 1990 when they defeated Argentina
1-0 in the Rio-hosted final. The Lazio frontman picked up his 16th goal, in
what was his fourth World Cup, to surpass Brazilian Ronaldo as the tournament's
leading scorer.
2) Tata
Sons-Singapore Airlines 'Vistara' set for October launch: The Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint
venture on Monday unveiled the brand name of its new airline 'Vistara', and
said it is expected to launch operations by October with the first aircraft
coming in by September. "We are in the last lap of the process of securing
the Air Operator Permit (AOP of flying licence). There are a series of
approvals which we have to get to the satisfaction of DGCA," said Phee
Teik Yeoh, the CEO of the start-up full-service airline 'Vistara'.
3) Centre
moves new version of Judicial Appointments Bill: The government on Monday
withdrew the UPA’s Bill on judicial appointments in the Rajya Sabha and
introduced a fresh one in the Lok Sabha, where it has a majority. The National
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, and the 121st Constitution
Amendment Bill (Insertion of new articles 124A, 124B and 124C) were introduced
in the Lok Sabha by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
4) Government
to declare ‘National Hypertension Day’ soon: Union Health Ministry has
conceptualized dedicating a particular day of each year for highlighting the
dangers of Hypertension. Speaking at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Hypertension
Society of India (HSICON), Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, said “I am preparing
the Ministry to meet the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Hypertension, diabetes, cancers, coronary artery disease, etc. are projected by
the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the biggest gnawers of our public health
budget in the next decade.” According to a report released by the WHO,
Hypertension accounts for 7 per cent of disability adjusted life years
worldwide and 9.4 million deaths annually.
5) John
Nyumbu becomes second Zimbabwean to take five wickets on Test debut: John
Nyumbu became the second Zimbabwe bowler to take five wickets in an innings on
Test debut. He achieved the milestone during the only Test against South Africa
at the Harare Sports Club. Nyumbu recorded figures of five for 157 as Zimbabwe
bowled South Africa out for 397. Andy Blignaut was the first Zimbabwean bowler
to achieve the milestone with recorded figures of five for 73 against
Bangladesh in the year 2001.
6) R
Ashwin becomes world's No.1 Test all-rounder: India's Ravichandran Ashwin
on Monday became the number one Test all-rounder in ICC rankings following his
fine show with the bat in the fourth cricket Test against England in
Manchester. Ashwin scored 40 and 46 not out at the Old Trafford though India
lost the Test by an innings and 54 runs. As a bowler, Ashwin went wicketless in
his 14 overs in England's first innings. The Indian off-spinner, who now has
372 rating points, displaced South Africa's Vernon Philander (365) at the top
of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders.
7) Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga defeated Roger Federer to win Rogers Cup: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the
Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his
fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent. The 13th-seeded
Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title of the season and 11th overall. He beat
top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday, eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday and
seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.
8) Hyundai
rolls out Elite i20: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), on Monday, launched
Elite i 20, the all-new version of its premium compact car i 20. The company
expects a growth of eight per cent in sales this year driven by gradual turnaround
in the automobile market. The Elite i 20 will be available in both petrol and
diesel options. While the petrol version is priced between Rs.4.90 lakh and
Rs.6.46 lakh, the diesel variants will be between Rs.6.09 lakh and Rs.7.67
lakh.
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