- Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant (age 21 years) first wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series.
- Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering concluded his three-day visit to India.
- Govt of Germany approves $8 billion rails and road tunnel link to Denmark.
- Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan appointed as new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.
- DRDO day celebrated on 1st January every year.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th International Rice Research Institute in Varanasi-Uttar Pradesh.
- PM Modi inaugurates 106th edition of Indian Science Congress-2019 in Punjab.
- BJP leader-Dharmendra Pradhan launches Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor-writer Kader Khan passes away at 81 in Canada.
- Amitabh Chaudhry takes charge as new MD & CEO of Axis Bank.
- Vinod Kumar Yadav (IRSEE: 1980 Batch cadre) assume-charge as new Chairman of Railway Board.
- Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana (age 22 years) wins ICC women's cricketer of the year award 2019.
- PM Modi Govt appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
- Anindita Neogy Anaam honored with National Nritya Shiromani Award 2019.
- Allahabad Bank tied up with SBI Life Insurance for bancassurance partnership to sell the policies of the insurer from over 3,200 branches.
Published On : 01 Jan 2019
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