Current Affairs - 11 April 2016

Danny Willett won 2016 US Masters golf championship

The 2016 Masters Tournament was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament. It was held from 7 April to 10 April 2016 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Jharkhand Government announced to reserve 2 percent employment for meritorious sportspersons

The announcement was made at the inaugural function of the National Archery Championship (Indian round) at Arjuna stadium.

UN-backed Yemen ceasefire came into force

The truce is aimed at giving a boost to the peace talks scheduled for 18 April 2016 in Kuwait, where the rebels will discuss the peace terms with the government of internationally recognised President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi.

Union Government exempted housing finance companies from XBRL filings

It is a data-rich dialect of XML (Extensible Markup Language), the universally preferred language for transmitting information via the Internet.

Lamborghini appointed Sharad Agarwal as Head of India Operations

As the head of Lamborghini India, Agarwal will be responsible to drive the entire activities for the company in the subcontinent, overseeing sales, marketing, after sales and network development.

Anthony Joshua won International Boxing Federation title

Joshua captured his first world title in only his 16th professional fight.

Lee Chong Wei defeated Chen Long to win Malaysian Open 2016

The title is Chong Wei's 11th Malaysia Open crown after having won in 2004, 2005, 2006 and consecutively from 2008-2014.

Japan's shuttler Kento Momota axed from Rio Olympics over illegal gambling

The Nippon Badminton Association announced the suspension denying him a spot on the team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Khadija Ismayilova to receive UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016

An independent international jury of media professionals recommended Ismayilova in recognition of her outstanding contribution to press freedom in difficult circumstances.

Fire accident at Puttingal temple in Kerala: At least 110 people died

Kerala government ordered a judicial inquiry by a retired High Court Judge along with an investigation by Crime Branch of the State Police in the Puttingal Devi temple fire tragedy that occurred due to explosion of crackers.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned FBB Miss India World 2016

Bangalore girl Sushruthi Krishna emerged as the Femina Miss India Supranational 2016 and Lucknow girl Pankhuri Gidwani was crowned the Femina Miss India Grand International 2016.

C Silvera, former Member of Parliament, died

He was the first and so far the only Mizo to be in the union council of ministers and the longest serving member of Parliament from the Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency).

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