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PV Sindhu 

PV Sindhu recently spoke at FLAME University, Pune, revealing the challenges she faced on her path to success. 

Key Achievements of PV Sindhu: 

• Asian Youth Under-19 Championship in 2012. 

• She became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

• She secured a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

•  In 2019, Sindhu made history as the first Indian to claim a gold medal at the BWF World Championships. 

• Sindhu has triumphed in several major tournaments, including the India Open, Korea Open, and won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

Dr. MR Srinivasan 

Renowned nuclear scientist Dr. MR Srinivasan, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, has left us for heavenly adobe. 

• He was an eminent nuclear scientist and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. 

• He played a pivotal role in shaping India’s civil nuclear energy program.  

• His career with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) extended over more than fifty years, starting in September 1955.  

• He collaborated closely with Homi Bhabha on building Apsara, India’s first nuclear research reactor, which achieved criticality in August 1956. 

Shri Rajiv Gandhi 

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi pays tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. 

• Mr. Rajiv Gandhi holds the distinction of being India’s youngest Prime Minister. 

• Born on August 20, 1944, in Bombay, he was only three years old when India gained independence.  

• His father was Feroze Gandhi, and his mother was Smt. Indira Gandhi. 

Kempaiah Somashekar 

Justice Kempaiah Somashekar has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. 

• Justice Somashekar began his legal career in 1990, practicing both civil and criminal law in the districts of Mysore and Chamarajanagar.  

• In 1998, he was directly appointed as a District and Sessions Judge.  

• Later, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court in July 2016 and was made a permanent Judge in July 2018. 

Bobi 

Delhi’s first transgender councillor, Bobi, ended her association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the recently formed front of 15 rebel AAP councillors — the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP). 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), founded by Arvind Kejriwal in 2012. 

Jayant Narlikar 

PM Narendra Modi condoles the death of Dr. Jayant Narlikar, eminent Indian astrophysicist and science communicator. 

Dr. Jayant Narlikar is one of India’s most distinguished astrophysicists who combined profound theoretical insight into cosmology with a lifelong commitment to science communication. 

Nicusar Dan 

Nicusor Dan has been elected president of Romania. 

Nicușor Daniel Dan is a Romanian civic leader, mathematician, and politician. 

Romania 

• Capital: Bucharest 

• Currency: Romanian Leu  

• Located in Southeastern Europe. 

• Bordered by Ukraine (north), Moldova (northeast), Bulgaria (south), Serbia (southwest), and Hungary (west). 

• Bounded by Black Sea to the Southeast. 

Kamil Idris 

Kamil Idris, a former UN official and ex-presidential candidate is appointed as Prime Minister of Sudan's military-led government. 

• He previously held the position of Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization. 

Tapan Kumar Deka 

According to an order from the Personnel Ministry, Tapan Kumar Deka, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief, has been granted a one-year extension, extending his tenure until June 2026. 

• Tapan Kumar Deka, born on 25 February 1963, is an Indian bureaucrat and IPS officer. 

• He belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre from the 1988 batch.  

• In 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Director General of Police. 

Vikash Singh 

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh secured a win in the elections for the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). 

A former Additional Solicitor General, he has previously held the position of president of the apex bar association in 2018, 2021, and during 2022-23.