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New Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir: Manoj Sinha

August 6, 2020
Manoj Sinha
  • Manoj Sinha was appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on August 6, 2020 by President Ram Nath Kovind. Sinha will be replacing Girish Chandra Murmu who resigned on August 5, 2020.

6th August observed as Hiroshima Day

August 6, 2020
Hiroshima Day
  • 6th of August marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II as Hiroshima Day or Anti-Nuclear day. The horrific incident took place on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy”, on the town of Hiroshima in Japan.

First-of-its-kind mobile RT-PCR lab developed by IISc

August 6, 2020
mobile RT-PCR lab
  • The latest mobile RT-PCR lab developed by IISc Bengaluru is the country’s only ICMR approved lab which is capable of conducting 9000 RT-PCR tests per month. The first-of-its-kind mobile COVID-19 lab was launched by the Karnataka Education Minister Dr. K Sudhakar.

Former Union Home Secretary Ram Pradhan passes away

August 6, 2020
Ram Pradhan
  • The former Union Home Secretary Ram Pradhan has passed away due to bad health at the age of 92. He served as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the Rajiv Gandhi government.

Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away

August 6, 2020
Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
  • Former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away. He served as the Maharashtra CM between June 1985 and March 1986.

First General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme held on 4th July

August 6, 2020
Khelo India Youth Games
  • First General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme held on 4th July which is chaired by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. He asked the states to organize State-level Khelo India Games annually with an effort to identify a larger number of grassroots-level talents and directed to organize competitions at the district, block, and panchayat-level to identify young talent.

Former Real Madrid & Spain goalkeeper legendary Spr Iker Casillas announced his retirement

August 6, 2020
Iker Casillas
  • The legendary Spanish footballer Iker Casillas, who played as goalkeeper for Real Madrid, has announced his retirement from all form of Football at an age of 39.

Architect of the Modern Indian Theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi, passes away at 94

August 5, 2020
Ebrahim Alkazi
  • Indian theatre director and drama teacher, Ebrahim Alkazi, has passed away. He was 94.
  • Ebrahim was considered as the father of modern Indian theatre and has mentored generations of actors, including Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Rohini Hattangadi, Surekha Sikri and Pankaj Kapoor.

The co-inventor of the computer mouse, William English passed away

August 5, 2020
William English
  • The American computer engineer who co-invented the world’s first computer mouse, William Kirk English, has passed away at the age of 91 years old. He was the first person to co-develop the mouse along with Douglas Engelbart, at the Stanford Research Institute and demonstrated it in 1968.

World Cup Winning German Soccer Player Benedikt Howedes retires at 32

August 5, 2020
Benedikt Howedes

The professional German footballer, Benedikt Howedes, who helped Germany win the World Cup title in 2014, has announced his retirement from soccer, citing family reasons.