1. World Comedy Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year. This day was established in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the Hansi Yoga Movement around the world.
2. Mahatma Gandhi had kept 21 days fast for self-purification on April 8, 1933. During fasting, Gandhiji said - either finish the untouchable or remove me from the middle.
3. The Polish Constitution Day Parade has been held in Chicago. On 3 May 1791 the constitution of the Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth was recognized. The parade is celebrated in Chicago on the first Sunday of May, which is the biggest parade after Poland.
4. South Korean junior athletics championship has been held in Sri Lanka. On the first day of this championship, India has won 11 gold, 10 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
5. The Munich Open title is won by Alexander Zverev of Germany. Zverev won the title in the final of the Munich Open by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber of his country 6-3, 6-3. Zverev's first year of career and the 7th ATP title.
6. Kidambi Srikanth is related to badminton. Srikanth has reached 3rd place in the world rankings released recently by the World Badminton Association (BWF).
7. M. T. Vasudevan Nair has been honored with the ONV Literature Award. Nair has been given this award for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam literature.
8. "Umang" is a mobile app. With the help of this app, the Employees Provident Fund Organization has started a new service to provide various types of e-services to its members or stakeholders.
9. The Jammu and Kashmir Secretariat has been transferred from Jammu to Srinagar. In summer, the capital goes from Jammu to Srinagar, and after 6 months, winter comes as it goes to Jammu. The process of changing this capital is known in the state as "Darbar Move".
10. The 'Noon Assembly' initiative has been initiated in New Delhi. This initiative has been started with the aim of spreading awareness between Vitamin D and its effect on the lifelong health of children.
Published On : 10 May 2018