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January 10, 2016

•  The first female Formula One driver Maria Teresa de Filippis has passed away.

•  Stanislas Wawrinka has won Chennai Open title.

• 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

• Telangana becomes first State to make gender education compulsory at graduate level.

• World Hindi Day.

• International Kite festival started in Ahmedabad.

• Nepal is elected as UNICEF’s executive board member for 2016-2018.

• Rene Holten Poulsen has been named Denmark's sportsperson of 2015.

• Balkrishna Garghas been conferred with 2015 Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award.

January 09, 2016

• 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 

• Paul Kaba Thieba was named as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.

• Motorola Mobility now belongs to Lenovo.

• Hindi writer Ravindra Kalia passes away.

• Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland won the Chennai open  title 

January 08, 2016

• The 24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair.

• “.cn” becomes world’s largest code domain.

• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won WTA Brisbane trophy.

• RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel gets second term.

• Governor’s rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir.

January 07, 2016

• Amitabh Kant was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayo

• India-France military exercise Shakti-2016.

• India to grow at 7.8% in year 2016: World Bank Report

• Union Government launches River Information System

• Raghuram Rajan has been conferred Central Banker of the Year Award.

• Miguel Tabuena has won Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month.

• Devender Kumar Sikri has been appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of India.

• Government decides to merge Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs with MEA.

January 06, 2020

• J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passes away

• Test captain of South Africa, Hashim Amla resigned. 

• Apurvi Chandelahas won gold at Swedish Cup Grand Prix 

• Sam Pitroda appointed as Technical Advisor of Odisha Government

• Union Cabinet approves Stand Up India Scheme for women and SC/ST

• Kunal Shahhas been appointed as Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India 

January 05, 2016

•  2015 Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred to the Former Indian Wicket-Keeper Syed Kirmani.

• Pranav Dhanawade hits world record by scoring 1009

• Union Government abolishes export duty on iron ore pellets

• Filippo Grandi has been appointed as the new High Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

• Ganga Gram Yojana scheme launched by Union Government in Uttar Pradesh

• Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" topped the list of 2015 US bestseller.

• Andhra Bank launches IMPS for money transfer

• 33 percent representation of women in CAPFs has been approved by the Union Government​

January 04, 2016

• Radha Krishna Mathur appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India 

•  Abid Ali Neemuchwala was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IT giant Wipro.

• the novel-of-the-year prize at Britain's Costa Book Awards 2015 was won by British writer Kate Atkinson

• Former CJI SH Kapadia passes away

• After 27 years India-Nepal Bus Service resumed

• RBI imposes Rs 1 crore fine on State Bank of Travancore
   

January 03, 2016

• PM Modi inaugurated Indian Science Congress in Mysur

• Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran

• Flipkart wins ‘Website of the Year India 2015

• The 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey tournament was won by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

•  On 4th January 2016, World Braille Day was observed

January 02, 2016

• Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away

• India  has won the 2015 SAFF championships.

• Telangana state has launched e-Vahan Bima Scheme .

• IAF Airbase at Pathankot has been attacked by Terrorist. 

January 01, 2016

• Indian-origin cancer expert Harpal Singh Kumar knighted

• BCCI Annual Awards 2014-15

• Union inks Financing Agreement with World Bank to fund education of minorities

• the 2015 Sangita Kalanidhi award was conferred to Veteran South Indian classical vocalists Sanjay Subrahmanyam

• Javed Ahmed was appointed as Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh.

• Shyam Benegal Committee has been constituted by the Union Government

December 31, 2015

• Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) - BARAK 8 was successfully test fired from INS Kolkata.

• Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan was appointed as new Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance.

• Ian Murdock who was founder of the world's best known Linux distributions Debian Linux, passed away

• DAVA project bags 2015 eASIA award for trade facilitation