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General Awareness (GK) questions are asked in almost every competitive exam. However, it is quite a tough task to keep yourself updated with all the latest updates across the globe. To help you prepare, we’ve collected all of this week’s major events, from the assassination of Shinzo Abe to the resignation of Boris Johnson.
assassination of former prime minister of japan
the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated In the western city of Nara. While giving a campaign speech on Friday, July 8, he was shot twice by a 41-year-old gunman. At present, the police have taken the attacker into custody. According to Japanese police officials, the man used a home-made gun to carry out his plan and had several other hand-made weapons which have now been confiscated.
First captain in the history of cricket to win 13 consecutive T20Is
India captain Rohit Sharma became the first captain to win 1 win3 consecutive T20 matches. Rohit made this record during the first T20 match against England in Southampton on Thursday, 7 July. In these 13 victories Rohit achieved as captain, India New Zealand has gone on to defeat teams like West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Boris Johnson resigns
After several scandals and controversies during his three-year tenure, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to step down, The last British Prime Minister to resign in the year 2019 was Theresa May.
COVID-19 cases in India
In the last 24 hours, India records 18,840 fresh COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the death toll has reached 5,25,386 and the total active cases of the virus has crossed the 1.25 lakh mark. Meanwhile, the recovery rate stands at 98.51 per cent.
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