DAILY GK 17 MAY 2022
1.
LIONEL MESSI TOPPED FORBES’ HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES LIST FOR
2022
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Lionel Messi, a
football player from Argentina is reportedly earning pre-tax gross earnings of
$130 million a year from on-field and off-field pursuits on the Forbes’ Top 10
List of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes
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He is followed by
LeBron James,an American professional basketball player, and Cristiano
Ronaldo,a Portuguese Professional Footballer.
2.
DR. MANIKSAHA SWORN IN AS THE NEW CM OF TRIPURA
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Dr. Manik Saha, the
state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Tripura and a Rajya Sabha
member, was sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Tripura.
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He was sworn in as the 12th CM of Tripura, and Governor
Satyadeo Narayan Arya administered the oath of office to him in the Raj Bhawan
in Agartala, Tripura.
3.
RAJIV KUMAR ASSUMES OFFICE AS 25TH CHIEF ELECTION
COMMISSIONER
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The Former Finance
Secretary Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC),
replacing the Incumbent Sushil Chandra who retired on May 14 2022.
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Rajiv Kumar’s major
task will be to hold and oversee the President and the Vice-President
elections, which are due to be conducted in July-August 2022.
4.
SHEIKH MOHAMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN BECOMES PRESIDENT OF
UAE
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His Highness Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (popularly known as MBZ) has been unanimously elected
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He is also the Ruler of Abu Dhabi
(UAE).
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Sheikh Mohammed
previously served as the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, one of the seven
city-states that make up the UAE.
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The UAE is a
constitutional federation of seven emirates. The 7 emirates are: Abu Dhabi,
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
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Capital – Abu Dhabi city,Currency –Dirhams.
5.
SOMALIA NEW PRESIDENT
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,
Somalia’s former leader, has been elected as President of Somalia, defeating
Mohamed Abudallahi Mohamed (also known as Farmajo).
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The polling took place
at Halane Camp in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
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Somalia is a sovereign
country located in the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula), an East African
peninsula.
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Prime Minister – Mohammed Hussein Roble,Capital
– Mogadishu
6.
ADANI GROUP SET TO BUY AMBUJA CEMENTS, ACC FOR $10.5 BN FROM
HOLCIM LTD
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Adani Group which
belongs to Gautam Adani is set to acquire swiss multinational company
Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for
$10.5 bn (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.
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The value for the
Holcim stake and open offer consideration for Ambuja Cements and ACC is USD 10.5
billion, which makes this the largest-ever acquisition by Adani, and India’s
largest-ever M&A transaction in the infrastructure and materials space.
7.
INDIA WON 2022 BWF THOMAS CUP
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Team India Men’s
Badminton won the 32nd edition of Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup
2022 after beating the 14-time champion Indonesia by 3-0 held at the Impact
Arena, in Bangkok, Thailand
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The Third and Fourth
Podium were secured by Denmark and Japan respectively.
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In the First Men’s
Singles, the World championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen defeated
Indonesia’s Anthony SinisukaGinting by 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 to give India a 1-0
lead.
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In the First Doubles
game, the duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Mohammad Ahsan
and Kevin SanjayaSukamuljo by 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 extending India’s lead to
2-0.
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And finally in the
Second Men’s Singles, the World championship silver medallist KidambiSrikanth
defeated Jonatan Christie by 21-15, 23-21 and secured a historic victory for
India by leading 3-0.
8.
2022 ITALIAN OPEN TENNIS
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The World no. 1 Serbian
tennis player Novak Djokovic has won the 79th edition of the 2022 Rome title
after defeating Stefanos held at ForoItalico, Rome, Italy
In the Women’s Singles, Iga Swiatek defeated Ons
Jabeur
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Novak Djokovic won his
38th Masters 1,000 title after the victory over Casper Ruud in the semi-finals
and he is only the fifth man in the Open Era to reach the 1,000 wins milestone
after Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Rafael Nadal.
9.
FORMER AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER ANDREW SYMONDS PASSED AWAY
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Andrew Symonds, former
Australian all-rounder, died in a car accident outside Townsville in Queensland
state of Australia.
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He played 26 test
matches and 198 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia and won Two
back-to-back 50 over World Cups in 2003 and 2007.
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In 198 ODIs, Symonds
scored over 5000 runs, including six hundreds and 30 half-centuries and also
took 133 wickets.
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Symonds has played for
Deccan Chargers in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL),
for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2011.
