17th July 2019 One liner Current Affairs

1. Foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak International Varsity laid in Pakistan

2. European Commission elects first female president
• Name – Ursula von der Leyen
• Replaced – Jean-Claude Juncker

3. World Bank court orders Pakistan pay $5.8 billion damages to Tethyan Copper

4. Codebreaker Alan Turing Will Be on Britain’s New 50-Pound Currency
• Circulation Date – 2021

5. Delhi to host ISSF World Cup from March 15 to 26 next year
• Announcement Date – 15th July 2019

6. Kiren Rijiju confers Arjuna Awards to Rohan Bopanna and Smriti Mandhana

7. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Satya Pal Singh & Jayant Sinha Elected As Members Of Public Accounts Committee

8. Justice AK Sikri appointed as judge in Singapore International Commercial Court
• Effected From – 01st August 2019
• Total Number of SICC Judges – 16

9. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind appoints Anusuiya Uikey as Governor of Chhattisgarh & Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as Governor of Andhra Pradesh

10. Local boxing legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker dies after being hit by vehicle in Virginia Beach
• Date – 14th July 2019

11. Former Bangladesh Military Dictator Muhammad Ershad Dies At 89
• Date – 14th July 2019

12. 1971 war hero Lt Gen JS Gharaya passed away at the age of 93
• Date – 16th July 2019