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Daily Current Affairs 29 December 2020

21-year-old Arya Rajendran becomes youngest mayor of Thiruvananthapuram
Arya Rajendran, the 21-year-old college student who successfully contested the recent civic body polls in Kerala, was on 28th Dec elected the next mayor of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. She is the youngest person to occupy the post anywhere in the country. She won the civic body elections from Mudavanmugal ward of the city corporation, winning 2,872 votes.

Bank of Baroda launches “digital lending platform” to serve retail loan seekers
Bank of Baroda (BoB) launched a Digital Lending Platform, which enables prospective retail loan seekers to get loans digitally through a paperless process at the convenience of their place and time of choice. The bank currently offers pre-approved Micro Personal Loan to existing selected customers to shop anything through offline/online partner channels and pay later in easy EMIs.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins “Player of the Century” award
Cristiano Ronaldo was named player of the century on 27th Dec at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. Defeating Barcelona’s Leo Messi and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Ronaldo was voted best player of the 2000s by a 23-person jury, including coaches and former players and worldwide fan votes. “CRISTIANO RONALDO presented with the “PLAYER OF THE CENTURY” 2001-2020 Globe Soccer Award,” the Dubai Global Soccer Award.

“Lukoskin” developer Hemant Kumar Pandey gets DRDO’s ‘Scientist of the Year’ award-2018
Senior scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been honoured with DRDO”s ”Scientist of the Year Award” 2018 for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines, including the popular drug Lukoskin meant for treatment of leucoderma.

Union Minister Shripad Naik Releases book “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”
Union Minister of State (I/C) for AYUSH and Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik released a Konkani book “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”, by Dr Roopa Chari. It is published by Sanjana Publications. Dr. Roopa Chari is a well-known personality in the field of Compering in Goa.

PM Modi releases book “Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament” to mark his 96th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26th Dec released a book ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume’ to mark the 96th birth anniversary of the former prime minister. The book was released at a function in the Central Hall of Parliament.

BWF bans Russian badminton player Nikita Khakimov for 5 years
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has imposed a 5-year ban on Russian shuttler Nikita Khakimov for charges of “betting, wagering and irregular match results. Khakimov was part of the Russian men’s team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Team Championships.

Former New Zealand batsman John F. Reid passed away
John Reid, the former New Zealand batsman, has died aged 64. The left-hand batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1979 to 1986, scoring 1296 and 633 runs in them respectively.

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