• 174 Current Affairs were found in Month - Jan 2015 to June 2015 for Type - Person in News
  1. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Visited Belarus (Eastern Europe).
    1. Belarus State University conferred the Professor Honoris Causa on President Pranab Mukherjee.
      1. Various Agreements between India-Belarus -
        1. Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion.
        2. Cooperation in Standardization and Information Support between Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of India and State Committee for Standardization, Belarus. 
        3. Cooperation in Broadcasting between Prasar Bharati (PB) and National State Television and Radio Company, Belarus 
        4. MoU on Cooperation between Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Ministry of Finance, Belarus.
        5. MoU for Manufacturing and Marketing of Light Industry Goods.
  2. 1998 Asian Games gold-medallist Dingko Singh included in National Boxing Selection panel. Arjuna awardee Gopal N Devang will be head of the 10-member selection panel that will remain in office till 2016.
  3. 3 -year-old archer Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of Andhra Pradesh entered Indian Book of Records by scoring 388 points in the recurve segment in seven and five meters distances. 
  4. 5th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar. Indias Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman met Myanmars Minister of Commerce U Win Myint.
  5. Chen Wu, Governor of Guangxi Autonomous Region of China Visited India.
  6. Vladimir Shkolnik, Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Visited India for 12th Meeting of India-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission.
  7. A high level delegation led by Chairman of Railway Board, A.K. Mital Visited China.
  8. Admiral Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy of United Kingdom visited India.
  9. Akram Chehayeb, Agriculture Minister of Lebanon Visited India.
    1. On this occasion, India Invites Entrepreneurs From Lebanon to Invest in Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain.I
  10. Allan Donald resigned as bowling coach of South Africa Cricket team.
  11. American Singer Jack Ely (famous for song Louie Louie) passed away.
  12. Amitabh Kant (Secretary in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Visited Poland. India and Poland set a trade target of 5 billion USD by 2018.
  13. Andrew Robb, Australia's Minister for Trade and Investment Visited India.
  14. Anti-nuclear activist and Journalist Praful Bidwai Passed Away.
  15. Ashton Carter, US Secretary of Defence Visited India.
    1. India and US signed 2015 Framework for the India-US Defence Relationship.
  16. Australia's Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb Visited India.
  17. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Visited India.
  18. Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister of Nepal Visited India.
  19. Bangladesh Minister of Public Administration, Begum Ismat Ara Sadique visited India.
  20. Bangladesh Senior Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mozammel Haque Khan Visited India and signed agreements for stepping up Patrolling across India-Bangladesh Borders.
  21. Bengali Writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away.
  22. Beno Zephine from Chennai became first 100 % visually-challenged person to be inducted into the Indian Foreign Service.
  23. Bollywood actor Ashraful Haque passed away.
  24. Chhurim Sherpa of Nepal became first woman to climb the Mount Everest summit twice in a week.
  25. Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned.
  26. China's Minister of Religious Affairs Mr. Wang Zuoan Visited India.
  27. Christine Lagarde, chief of International Monetary Fund visited India.
  28. Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia Visited India.
  29. Cuba's Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel Visited India.
  30. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Visited Korea.
  31. Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar Visited Japan.
  32. Defence Minister of Sweden, Peter Hultqvist visited India.
  33. Defence Minister of Vietnam, Phung Quang Thanh Visited India.
  34. Dharmendra Pradhan( Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas) visited Mexico and Columbia for enhancing mutual cooperation in hydrocarbons.
  35. Dick Costolo resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Social Network Twitter. Jack Dorsey will be Interim CEO until a replacement is found.
  36. Dick Costolo, CEO of Social Network Twitter, Visited India.
  37. Doris Hart, USA's tennis player Passed Away. He had won each Grand Slam tournament at least once, including three Wimbledon titles in a single day.
  38. Dunya Maumoon, Foreign Minister of Maldives Visited India.
  39. Eminent historian Christopher Alan Bayly (UK) died.
  40. Eminent historian and social scientist Amalendu Guha passed away.
  41. Eminent journalist Shri Amitabha Chowdhury Passed Away.
  42. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Visited Nepal for Participating in International Conference on Nepals Reconstruction after two recent devastating earthquakes.
  43. Famous Cartoonist R K Laxman Passed Away.
  44. Famous Cartoonist and political activist Rajinder Puri passed away
  45. Famous Greek Singer Demis Roussos passed away.
  46. Famous Industrialist, Chairman of JK Group Gaur Hari Singhania Passed Away.
  47. Famous Malayalam Actor Mala Aravindan passed away.
  48. Famous Sports Journalist K Baskaran Passed Away.
  49. Famous Urdu poet Kalim Ahmed Ajiz passws away.
  50. Famous journalist Vinod Mehta Passed Away.
  51. Federal Bureau of Investigation of USA announced a reward of 3 million USD for information on Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, one of the worlds most prolific cyber criminal from Russia.
  52. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Vsited Davos (Switzerland).
  53. Forbes annual Global Billionaires 2015 list -
    1. Bill Gates - co-founder of Microsoft topped the list for the 16th time with worth of 79.2 billion USD dollars.
    2. United States topped list with 536 Billionaires, followed by China (213), Germany (103) rich people and India (90).
    3. Carlos Slim Helu from Mexico telecommunications mogul ranked second with worth 77.1 billion USD and Warren Buffet, chief of Berkshire Hathaway Inc was ranked third with 72.7 billion USD.
    4. Mukesh Ambani is ranked Richest Indian with 21 Billion USD Worth and overall rank 39.
  54. Forbes released Asias 50 Power Businesswomen 2015 list with six Indian women featured in it -
    1. Arundhati Bhattacharya, CMD, State Bank of India
    2. Chanda Kochchar, CEO, ICICI Bank,
    3. Akhila Srinivasan, MD/Non-Executive Director, Shriram Life Insurance/Shriram Capital
    4. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder, Chairman and MD, Biocon
    5. Shikha Sharma, CEO and MD, Axis Bank
    6. Usha Sangwan, MD, Life Insurance Corp. of India
  55. Foreign Minister of Spain, Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo visited India. He Proposed to co-operate in developing Delhi as global and smart city.
  56. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar completed his SAARC Yatra and visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
  57. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai Visited India.
  58. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser passed away.
  59. Former Bihar Chief Minister (CM) Ram Sundar Das passed away
  60. Former Chief Minister of Odisha Janaki Ballabh Patnaik died.
  61. Former Indian Test Cricketer Hemant Kanitkar Passed Away.
  62. Former Indian cricketer Saurav Ganguly has been given Honorary Life Membership to england's Marylebone Cricket Club.
  63. Former Mizoram Chief Minister Brig Thenphunga Sailo died.
  64. Former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov Died.
  65. Former Turkey President Suleyman Demirel passed Away.
  66. French Defence Minister Le Drian visited India.
  67. German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks visited India for Indo-German Environment Forum and Pledged to co-operate with India in cleaning of Ganga river and financial assistance of 3 Million euros.
  68. Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen Visited India.
  69. Gian Parkash Mittal resigned as a Judge of Delhi High Court.
  70. Governement released commemorative coin on 100th anniversary of Swami Chinmayananda.
  71. Government approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Renewable Energy Cooperation between India and Seychelles in March, 2015 during visit of PM Narendra Modi to Seychelles.
  72. Government released commemorative coin to mark 175th birth anniversary of Jamsetji Tata.
  73. H. E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N'Tungamulongo, Foreign Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo visited India.
  74. Han Changfu, China's Agriculture Minister Visited India.
  75. Haroun Ali Suleiman , Minister for Labour and Public Services/Personnel & Training of Tanzania visited India.
  76. Harriette Thompson of USA, 92 year old cancer survivor became oldest woman to finish a marathon.
  77. Hockey Player Jaswant Singh Rajput passed away, he was part of Indian hockey team that won gold medal in 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
  78. Hollywood actress Elizabeth Wilson passed away.
  79. Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha visited United States of America.
  80. Indian PM Narendra Modi Among 30 Most Influential People On Internet in a Time's Survey.
  81. Indian PM Narendra Modi Visited France, Germany and Canada -
    1. France
      1. Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and AREVA of France signed an Agreement for proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project for setting up two EPR (Evolutional Pressurised Reactor) rectors of 1650 MWe each.
      2. PM Narendra Modi gifted painting Tree of Life to French President Francois Hollande during his visit to France. It has been made by Odisha artist Bhaskar Mahapatra.
      3. India & France Signed an Mou (Memorandum of Understanding) to Establish a Marine Biology Institute during the visit of PM Narendra Modi to France.
      4. India asked France to supply 36 Rafale fighter jets in ‘fly-away condition.
      5. MoU between ISRO and French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) on Indo-French Megha Tropiques satellite which was launched on board Indian launch vehicle PSLV on October 12, 2011. 
    2. Germany
      1. Prime Minister Narendra modi gifted reproductions of some manuscripts and papers by Sir V C Raman to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Germany. Sir C V Raman received Nobel Prize in physics in 1930 for his work on scattering of light.
    3. Canada
      1. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presented ancient Indian sculpture Parrot Lady to PM Narendra Modi.
      2. India and Canada issued Joint Statement title New Vigour, New Steps (नया उत्साह, नए कदम) to elevate their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership.
      3. Narendra Modi gifted Miniature Painting titled Guru Nanak Dev to Stephen Harper.
      4. India and Canada signed a nuclear agreement on supply of uranium to India. As per the 350 million USD agreement, Canadian Cameco Corporation will supply 7.1 million pounds of uranium to India till 2020.
      5. MOU between Grand Challenges Canada and Department of Biotechnology of Indian Government for investment of CAD $2.5 million in health innovations in India.
  82. Indian foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Oman.
  83. Indian sculptor and artist Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away.
  84. Indian umpire Sundaram Ravi has been inducted into Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for 2015-16. He is second Indian Umpire after S Venkataraghavan to be incucted into ICC Elite Umpires' Panel.
  85. Indias ace mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu died.
  86. Jack Ma, Chief of Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Visited India.
  87. Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania Visited India. Six MoUs signed during this visit of President of Tanzania to India.
    1. Collaborative program in official statistics.
    2. Agricultural Statistics, Computer Applications Bio-informatics.
    3. Tourism.
    4. Hydrography & Protocol on exchange of Hydrographic Data.
    5. Loan agreement between Exim Bank of India and Government of Tanzania for 268.35 million USD for extension of Lake Victoria pipeline project.
  88. Japanese vice foreign minister Akitaka Saiki and Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Peter Varghese Visited India to attend first ever trilateral dialogue of India, Japan and Australia.
  89. Jiji Thomson resigned as Director General of Sports Authority of India (SAI).
  90. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Amina Mohamed visited India to Attend Seventh India-Kenya Bilateral Meeting
  91. Kerala Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan passed away
  92. Kumar P Barve, first Indian- American to be elected to a US state legislature, will run for the US Congress in the 2016 elections.
  93. Lee Kuan Yew, Former Prime Minister of Singapore Passed Away.
  94. Legendary UK actor, singer and writer Christopher Lee passed away.
  95. Legendary social activist and freedom fighter Ghelubhai Naik passed away.
  96. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was included in the LIMCA book of records for being first Indian woman to represent the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket for eight times in a row.
  97. Maharashtra government announced to rename Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty as 'Swaraj Bhoomi' in honour of freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  98. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation) visited Singapore and inaugurated a Buddhist Art Exhibition of priceless artefacts.
  99. Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director of GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) Visited India and met Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram.
    1. GAIN was Founded in 2002 with headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland.
  100. Marek Sawicki, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, visited India.
  101. Masayoshi Son, Chief of Japan's Soft Bank and Tadashi Maeda, Senior MD of Japan Bank for International Cooperation Visited India.
  102. Mayor of Houston (city in Texas state of USA), Annise Parker Visited India.
  103. Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhastan, Asset Issekeshev Visited India.
  104. Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural gas, Dharmendra Pradhan visited Nigeria.
  105. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan visited Eastern African Country Mozambique.
  106. Misao Okawa, a Japanese woman who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the worlds oldest person (116 Years), died on 1 April.
  107. Mr. Ramkumar Prasad Shah, the Chief Justice of Nepal, visited India.
  108. Mustafa Kamal (Bangladesh) resigned from the post of President of International Cricket Council
  109. Myanmar Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham visited India.
  110. Mysurus erstwhile royal family adopted Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs as heir to Wadiyar dynasty.
  111. Narayan Desai, Noted Gandhian and former Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith passed away.
  112. Nek Chand, creator of Chandigarh's Famous rock garden passed away.
  113. Nepalese Minister of Youth and Sports, Shri Purushottam visited India To seek support from India for development of Cricket.
  114. Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Minister for Foreign Trade Lilianne Ploumen and Minister for Agriculture Sharon Dijksma Visited India. A Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Netherlands for development of vaccines. 
  115. Noted Economist Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri passed away.
  116. Noted Film Producer Daggubati Ramanaidu passed away. He was a recepient of Dada Saheb Phalke award and Padmabhushan award.
  117. Noted Hockey player Shashi Bala Passed Away.
  118. Noted Indian Architect, Charles Correa Passed Away.
  119. Noted Journalist Diptosh Majumdar passed away.
  120. Noted Tamil Writer D. Jayakanthan (Jnanpith Awardee) Passed Away.
  121. Noted mathematician John Nash Passed Away.
  122. O Panneerselvam resigned as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as Jayalalitha re-appointed as Chief Minister for fifth Time after bail. J Jayalalitha announed welfare schemes of Rs. 1800 Crores after assuming charge as Chief Minister.
  123. Odia filmmaker Nirad Mahapatra passed away.
  124. PM Narendra Modi Laid foundation stone of Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi.
  125. PM Narendra Modi Left for his tri nation Visit to France, Germany and Canada.
  126. PM Narendra Modi Visited Indian Ocean island nation Seychelles and signed four agreements with the to boost security and maritime partnership.
    1. Cooperation in hydrography, renewable energy, Infrastructure development and Sale of navigation charts and electronic navigational charts.
    2. PM also launched the Coastal Surveillance Radar Project in Seychelles.
  127. PM Narendra Modi began his official Visit to Three island countries in Indian Ocean - Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka.
  128. PM Narendra Modi joined Chinese social media platform Weibo.
  129. PM Narendra Modi left for Official Visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea.
    1. China
      1. 24 Agreements Signed To Enhance Bilateral Co-operation. Some Notable are -
        1. Establishment of State/Provincial Leaders Forum to enhance relations among the provinces (China) and states (India).
        2. Additional Consulate General to be established in each others country to promote greater cultural, tourism, economic and people-to-people engagement. India will open a Consulate General in Chengdu, while China shall open a new Consulate General in Chennai.
        3. India-China will exchange visits of naval ships and hold PASSEX and SAR exercises for defence exercises.
        4. International Yoga Day will be organised jointly on 21 June 2015 in collaboration between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Yunnan National University of China.
        5. India-China will annually exchange 200 youths in the second half for Cultural Exchange Initiatives.
        6. Agreements for provincial partnership between Karnataka and Sichuan and sister-city relationships between Aurangabad – Dunhuang, Chennai – Chongqing and Hyderabad – Qingdao were signed.
        7. Co-operation in Establishment of Mahatma Gandhi National Institute for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship at Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
        8. Cooperation in development of smart cities with GIFT City (Gujarat) in India and Shenzhen (China) as pilot smart cities.
        9. Agreement between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and China National Space Administration for cooperation in Satellite Remote Sensing, Space-Based meteorology, Space Science, Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, Satellite Navigation, Space Components, Piggy-back Launching Services, and Education and Training.
        10. China allowed Indian pilgrims to use Nathu La Pass (Sikkim) route for Kailash Manasarover Yatra in 2015.
        11. A bilateral consultative mechanism on WTO (World Trade Organisation) related issues launched for coordination in context of global trade talks.
        12. India announced electronic tourist visa (e-Visa) facility for Chinese Tourists.
        13. 21 business agreements worth 22 billion USD signed in Indian and Chinese companies.
    2. Mongolia
      1. PM Narendra Modi Visited Mongoia and presented to Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj a special reproduction of a rare 13th century manuscript on the history of Mongols from the Rampur Raza Library, Rampur (Called Jamiut Tawarikh).
      2. 13 Agreements signed with Mongolia including Air Services, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Animal Health and Dairy, Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, Joint Friendship School in Mongolia, Cyber Security Training Centre in the Ministry of Defence of Mongolia, National Security Councils, renewable energy technologies, border guarding forces and  MoU between Tata Memorial Centre of India and National Cancer Center of Mongolia for Gifting Bhabhatron-II Tele-therapy Unit along with a Radiotherapy Simulator. 
    3. South Korea
      1. PM Narendra Modi presented South Korean President Park Geun-Hye two finely woven pashmina stoles with a poem by Rabindranath Tagore written on it. 
      2. 7 Agreemernts signed with Korea including Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion , Audio-Visual Co-Productio, National Security, Electric Power Development and New Energy Industries, Youth Matters, Road Transport and Highways  and Maritime Transport and Logistics.
  130. Pedro Morenes, Defence Minister of Spain Visited India and signed an agreement on Mutual Protection of Classified Information to provide framework for cooperation in defence research and development.
  131. Pope Francis Declared 17th Century Indian Priest and Missionary Joseph Vaz as Saint in Sri Lanka.
  132. President Pranab Mukherjee Visited Russia to witness Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015 to mark 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War.
    1. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy.
    2. 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) were signed between India and Russia to establish Network of Institutions of Higher Education. 
    3. President also inaugerated Namaste Russia festival in Russian capital Moscow.
  133. President Pranab Mukherjee visited Sweden.
  134. President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Visited India.
  135. President of International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach visited India.
  136. President of USA Barack Obama entered Guinness Book of World Record of reaching one million followers in 5 hours after joining Social Media Platform Twitter with @POTUS account.
  137. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Bangladesh (South Asia).
    1. PM Narendra Modi presented Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a hand-woven tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh.
    2. Bangladesh conferred their Highest Liberation War Honor to Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was received by PM Narendra Modi.
    3. PM Modi Visited Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka.
    4. 40 Years old Land Deal Signed Between India and Bangladesh for swapping border territories. It is related to 100th Amendment to the Constitution of India for LBA (Land Boundary Agreement) between India and Bangladesh.
  138. Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India with his spouse Aum Tashi Doma, Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorji and Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk.
  139. Rana Bhagwandas, The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan, Died.
  140. Renowned Hindi poet Kailash Vajpeyi Passed Away.
  141. Renowned ornithologist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar Passed Away.
    1. Ornithologist is someone who studies ornithology - the branch of science devoted to birds including bird songs, flight patterns, physical appearance, migration patterns and more.
  142. Ri Su Yong, the Foreign Minister of North Korea, visited India.
  143. Sandeep Jajodia removed as the president of Boxing India (BI).
  144. Scientists named a newly discovered galaxy after Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo as CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7).
  145. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar visited India.
  146. Sheila Kaul, former Governor of Himachal Pradesh Passed Away.
  147. Sister Nirmala Joshi Passed Away. She was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister who succeeded Mother Teresa of Calcutta as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in March 1997.
  148. Sri Lanka's New President Maithripala Sirisena Visited India and Signed 4 Agreements in Civil Nuclear Co-operation.
  149. Stanislav Gross, Former Czech Republic Prime Minister, died.
  150. Sunita Tomar, known as face of India's anti-tobacco campaign Passed away.
  151. Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister of Nepal Passed Away.
  152. Tawfiq Fawzan Al Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia Visited India for 11th India- Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Meeting.
  153. Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away.
  154. Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya Passed Away.
  155. Three Indian race walkers Khushbir, Manish, Sandeep qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics after completing their race in stipulated time during IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Portugal.
  156. Three Indians - Ritika Singh, Shradha Prasad and Taranjeet Singh Bhatia have been shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars under Mars One mission in 2024.
  157. Time's 100 Magazine Issued 100 Most Influential People List -
    1. List Topped by American rapper and singer Kanye Omari West.
    2. Youngest Person on the List is Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai.
    3. Oldest person on the list is Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (88 Years).
    4. Indians In the List -
      1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
      2. CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochchar.
      3. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
      4. Vikram Patel, Goa-based psychiatrist and professor of mental health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and co-founder of a Goa-based mental health research NGO, Sangath.
  158. Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of Singapore Visited India.
  159. UK's Renowned fantasy author Terence David John Pratchett passed away.
  160. USA Ambassador Richard Verma met Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh.
  161. USA President Barack Obama Arrived in India for attending Celebrations and Parade of India's 66th Republic day.
  162. USA Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx vivited India and signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on transportation.
  163. USA's jazz musician Bob Belden passed away.
  164. Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan Visited USA.
  165. Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Dadarao Danve resigned. 
  166. United Nations (UN) peace envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar resigned.
  167. United Nations Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change and former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg visited India. Ministry of Urban Development partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies for Smart Cities Initiative of Government.
  168. Vice Chairman of House of Representatives of Indonesia, Fadli Zon visited India.
  169. Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro SONOURA Visited India.
  170. Vladimir V. Makei, Foreign Minister of Belarus visited India.
  171. Wealth-X report of top 25 richest self-made billionaires -
    1. List was topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with a personal worth nearly 86 billion USD.
    2. American entrepreneurs dominated list with 14 of the 25 spots and combined wealth of the 14 Americans on the Wealth-X list is 514.2 billion USD.
    3. List of Top 10 is -

      1. Rank

        Name

        Nationality

        Estimated Net Worth (billion USD)

        1

        William Gates III

        United States

        85.7

        2

        Warren Buffett

        United States

        70.1

        3

        Amancio Ortega

        Spain

        65.0

        4

        Lawrence Ellison

        United States

        51.5

        5

        Ingvar Kamprad

        Sweden

        48.1

        6

        Jeffrey Bezos

        United States

        39.8

        7

        Carlos Slim

        Mexico

        35.4

        8

        Mark ZUckerberg

        United States

        35.3

        9

        Wang Jianlin

        China

        35.2

        10

        Michael Bloomberg

        United States

        33.7

  172. Wing Commander Puja Thakur became first lady officer to lead Inter-Service Guard of Honour with theme - "Nari Shakti".
  173. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Visited India.
  174. Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of Standing Committee of National Peoples Congress of China Visited India.