Current Affairs Update for today -
Politics
- On 09th January 2015, President Pranab Mukherjee approved the recommendation of Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N. Vohra and imposed President Rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Maithripala Sirisena became the President of Sri Lanka on 09th January 2015 after defeating Mahendra Rajapaksa.
- K.K. Paul became 6th Governor of Uttarakhand as apointed on 08th January 2015. He succeeded by Aziz Qureshi.
- Modibo Keita became the Prime Minister of Mali on 08th January 2015. The President of Mali is Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
- Syria became the country having largest refugee population under UNHCR’s mandate as report released on 08th January 2015.
- On 09th January 2015, 100th Anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa was observed in all over the nation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the commorative stamp.
Deaths
- Perin Romesh Chandra, the freedom fighter, died on 08th January 2015.
