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2019 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
Poet V Madhusoodanan Nair won the award for his collection of poems in the Malayalam category
Collection of poems: The house where my father was born
Award in the English category: Shashi Tharoor
(An era of darkness: british empire in India)
The award was announced in 22 languages, including English.
The GST on state lotteries has been increased from 12% to 28%. The decision was implemented by a vote of the GST Council. This is the first time a vote has been taken on the GST Council.
It has been 50 years since the Leader of the Opposition officially entered Parliament. Ram Subhag Singh entered the Lok Sabha on December 17, 1969 and the next day Shyam Nandan Mishra became the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Chief of Army Staff: Lieutenant General Mukund Naravan
Mathrubhumi Literary Award 2019: UA Khader (Prize money: 3 lakhs)
December 18: Arabic Language Day
Global Economic Forum Gender Gap Index:
Top three ranks:
1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Finland
India 112th rank.
Last Rank: Yemen (153th Rank)
New Commandant of the National Defense College: Air Marshal D. Chaudhary
The 16th Orange Festival kicks off in Manipur.
The 95th Tansen Samaroh started in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
2019 National Tansen Award: Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas.
Kuldeep Yadav becomes first Indian to take two hat-tricks in ODIs
