Daily GK Potion – 28th September 2014
- Mr Panneerslevam is the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam will be the new CM of Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa is convicted by special court in disproportionate asset case.
- Nation pays tribute to Bhagat Singh on his 107th birthday. Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in Jaranwala Tehsil in Punjab.
- Justice H.L Dattu sworn in as 42nd Chief Justice of India
- He will resume the office of Chief Justice of India till December 2, 2015.
- He succeeded Chief Justice RM Lodha who resigned office on September 27.
- Prime Minister calls for International Yoga Day.
- Leander Paes wins ATP Malaysian Open double title with new partner MarcinMatkowski.
- ASIAD Day 9: India breaks into top 10
- Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secured fourth gold medal for India in ASIAD.
- Women race walker Khushbir Kaur clinched silver in 0km Race Walking. She became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking.
- Tennis players brought three more bronze medals.
- Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma secured a bronze in the women’s 400m race.
- With addition of six more medals, India stood at eighth place in table. India’s medal count on Day 9: Gold-4 Silver-5 Bronze-26 Total-35
- Scottish Tennis star Andy Murray wins Shenzhen Open in China.
- Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori beaten fourth-seeded Julien Benneteau of France 7-6 (4), 6-4 Sunday to win the Malaysian Open.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) sold its entire 5.2% stake in Petronet LNG Ltd. (PLL) for Rs.714.5 crore.
- FII injects Rs 20,000 crore in month of September.
- Kolkata High Court has stayed United Bank of India’s wilful defaulter tag on Kingfisher.