20th January 2019 One Liners Current Affairs

1. Congo Court declares Felix Tshisekedi is elected President
• Opposition Candidate – Martin Fayulu

2. Bharat Ratna CNR Rao chosen for Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials
• Awards involves a plaque, a medal and a cash prize of 1 lakh US Dollar

3. BJP MP Anurag Thakur honoured with Sansad Ratna Award
• First Person to receive this award

4. Andry Rajoelina sworn in as President of Madagascar
• Date – 19th January 2019
• Win by 55.66% Vote

5. US Spy Satellite NROL-71 launched
• It is a reconnaissance satellite
• Date – 19th January 2019

6. World’s largest aircraft maker to stop rocket engine project

7. IIT Hyderabad to launch India’s first BTech course in AI
• Become first educational Institute

8. World’s oldest man Masazo Nonaka dies in Japan aged 113

9. No liquor sale in Rajasthan after 8 pm, orders CM Ashok Gehlot

10. Aparna Kumar becomes 1st woman IPS officer to reach South Pole
• Present DIG, ITBP in Dehradun

11. Indore’s 17-year-old Dhruv Arora got 100 percentiles in JEE