Pakistan and Russia signed a landmark defence agreement that includes the sale of four Mi-35 Hind E attack helicopters to Pakistan. The signing of agreement marks a major thaw in relations between the two Cold War rivals.
On 19 August 2015, World Humanitarian Day was observed with the theme Inspiring the World’s Humanity. The theme calls for people to join any of the world’s humanitarian organizations and become an active messenger of Humanity.
The Allahabad High Court directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that all government officials, elected representatives, members of judiciary and all other persons send their children to primary schools run by the state Board for Secondary Education.
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The former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe was elected as the sixth President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). He succeeds Senegalese Lamine Diack, 82, who led the IAAF for 16 years.
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Aditi Chauhan, India’s international football goalkeeper, on 16 August 2024 became the country’s first woman to play English league football.
India’s First Lady Suvra Mukherjee, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee, passed away following a cardiac arrest in New Delhi. She was 74.
United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) coalition with 106 seats emerged as the winner in the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Sri Lanka. However it failed to secure absolute majority in the Parliament of 225 members.
