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July 20, 2020

Bollywood director Rajat Mukherjee passed away.
He was known for directing films like Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya was released in 2001 and Road starring Vivek Oberoi and Antara Mali, had released in 2002

July 20, 2020

The Rev. Cordy Tindell Vivian, a civil rights veteran passed away at an age of 95.
He has served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon.

July 20, 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched its first mission to Mars on 20th July 2020. The UAE is striving to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and move away from its dependence on oil.
The Hope Probe was launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on 20 July for a seven-month journey to Mars. The satellite will orbit around Mars and send back data about the atmosphere.
The total cost of the Emirates Mars Mission is $200 million.

July 20, 2020

Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for all-round development of the Scheduled Castes is launched by the CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.
He provided financial assistance of 17.42 crore online to 3,484 people under the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana’ and interacted with some beneficiaries from Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Basti, Meerut, Azamgarh, and Moradabad districts through video conferencing.

July 20, 2020

International Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20, since 1966.
It was on this day that the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924.
FIDE’s motto for 2020 celebrations is, “Teach someone how to play chess.”
The International Chess Federation and the United Nations will be organizing an online event this year called ‘Chess for Recovering Better’ due to the pandemic.

July 19, 2020

Former Chelsea star and Borussia Dortmund forward Andre Schurrle has announced his retirement from football at the age of 29 after terminating his contract with Borussia Dortmund.
Andre Schürrle has ended his career in which he made 207 Bundesliga appearances, 68 in the English Premier League, and won the World Cup with Germany.

July 19, 2020

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes’ – Great Britain) won the 2020 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix held on 19 July 2020.
This is his straight second win of the season.
Hungarian Grand Prix 2020 was the third race of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen (Dutch-Red Bull) was second, followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes- Finland) at third spot.

July 19, 2020

German software company SAP has appointed Kulmeet Bawa as president and managing director for its Indian operations from this month.
He replaces the incumbent Deb Deep Sengupta who will take up a new assignment within the organization.

July 19, 2020

SBI Cards and Payment Services has appointed Ashwini Kumar Tewari as its new Managing Director and chief executive officer.
The new appointment will be valid for two years and his appointment will come into effect from August 1, 2020.
He was nominated by parent State Bank of India for this position.

July 19, 2020

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD & CEO of the Federal Bank.

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