- Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani defeated Iranian Ehsan Heydari Nezhad to wins Asian Snooker Tour title 2019.
- Former Captain Jhulan Goswami honor with the CSJS award for best sportsperson of 2018.
- Mumbai based Kotak Mahindra Bank launches Debit Card-Based e-Mandate on NPCI’s API Platform.
- Veteran Screenwriter-Salim Khan and his wife-actress Helen and Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar were honored with Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2019.
- Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida was won the World Press Freedom Hero award 2019.
- British film & sound editor-Terry Rawlings passed away at 85. He was won the best picture Oscar award for his work “Chariots of Fire”.
- IGP of Sri Lanka Police Pujith Jayasundara resigns after the deadly Easter bombings.
- The World Immunization Week is being celebrated from 24th to 30th April. The theme for the 2019 year is "Protected Together: Vaccines Work".
- Reserve Bank of India launches Rs 200 & 500 banknotes bearing the signature of RBI governor Shaktikanta Das.
Published On : 27 Apr 2019
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