Top GKToday’s News Headlines-22 February 2020

February 22, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 22, 2020

Defence Minister lays foundation stone of new Army Headquarters ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’ at Delhi Cantt.
Country’s first floating jetty inaugurated in Panaji, Goa on the banks of Mandovi river by Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya
Retired IAS officers Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha appointed as Advisors to PM
Home Minister of Maldives Sheikh Imran Abdulla visits India
IRSDC (Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation) installs squat machine at Anand Vihar Railway Station in New Delhi; free platform ticket for anyone performing 30 squats in 180 seconds

BRICS CCI (BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry) hold Annual Direct Tax Summit & Awards 2020 in New Delhi; Dharampal Satyapal Limited won the award for Best In-House Direct Tax Team of the Year
US-India Business Council (USIBC) appoints Vijay Advani as new Chair of its Global Board of Directors
IRCTC’s online chatbot ‘ASKDISHA’ upgraded to converse with Railway customers in Hindi language
Organic Food Festival being organised by centre at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi from February 21 to 23

Global terror financing watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force) decides continuation of Pakistan in the ‘Grey List’
Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar resigns after his Fine Gael party came third in general elections

Army RED Ice Hockey team win 9th National Ice Hockey Championship in New Delhi
India’s women’s medal winners at Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi on Feb 21: Sakshi Malik (65kg, silver), Vinesh Phogat (53kg, bronze), Anshu Malik (57kg bronze) and Gursharan Preet Kaur (72kg, bronze).
New Zealand’s Ross Taylor becomes first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game — Test, ODI & T20
33-year old spinner Pragyan Ojha retires from cricket; took 113 wickets in 24 Tests between 2009 and 2013