Daily GK 27 Oct. 2020

 Daily GK 27 Oct. 2020

1.  WAVELRAMKALAWAN ELECTED AS SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT

      India origin Wavel Ramkalawan, of the opposition LinyonDemokratik Seselwa (LDS) has been elected as the President of Seychelles by defeating incumbent Danny Faure of United Seychelles party.

      His great grandfather was an indentured labourer from Bihar.

      It should be noted that since 1977 it was for the first time that Seychelles got a leader from opposition party.

 

2.  400TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR

      Central government set up a high-level 70-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur.

      Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers Rajnath Singh& others among the members.

 

3.  PORTUGESE GP

      British Driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2020 Portugese Grand Prix held at Algarve International circuit, Portugal.

      With this win, Lewis Hamilton became the most successful driver of Formula One with 92 wins.

      Finland driver Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) finished second, while Netherland’s Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) finished third in the race.

 

4.  MAHESH KANODIA PASSED AWAY

      Mahesh Kanodia former Member of Parliament(MP) and renowned Gujarati musician and singer passed away at the age of 83 at his residence in Gandhinagar, Gujarat due to prolonged illness.

      He was born on 27th January 1937 in Kanoda village, Mehsana district, Gujarat.