Current Affairs Update 27 January
Politics
- 66th Republic Day celebrated across the nation on 26th January 2015. Barack Hussain Obama became the first President of United States of America who became Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- Alexis Tsipras became the Prime Minister of Greece. He took sworn-in on 26th January 2015. The President of Greece is Karolos Papoulias.
Awards
- Late Major Mukund Varadarajan and Late Naik Neeraj Kumar conferred with Ashok Chakra award on 26th January 2015. The Award is the highest peacetime military award of India.
- Paulina Vega of Colombia won the title Miss Universe 2015 on 25th January 2015. She is 22 years old.
- Sardar Singh, the Captain of Hockey team awarded with Padma Shri Award.
Deaths
- R.K. Laxman, the famous Cartoonist of India, died on 26th January 2015.
