Current Affairs Updates for 27 June 2015

Current Affairs Updates for today :-

Same sex marriage declared legal in USA

• Same sex marriage declared legal in United States of America on 25th June 2015. The Supreme Court of USA declared it the fundamental right for the people.

Hemis Festival of Ladakh began

• Hemis Festival of Ladakh began on 26th June 2015. The festival celebrated on the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. Moreover, Spituk Gustor and Dosmochey festivals are main festivals of Ladakh region.

Ambubachi festival of Assam concluded

• Ambubachi festival of Assam concluded on 26th June 2015 at Kamakhaya Devi Temple, Guwahati, Assam.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed

• International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed in all over the World on 26th June 2015 under the theme of ‘Let’s Develop our Lives, our Communities, our identities without Drugs’.

Leander Paes became 47th player to join 100 partners club on ATP Circuit

• Leander Paes became 47th player to join 100 partners club on ATP Circuit on 24th June 2015. Leander Paes with his partner Mahesh Bhupathi won 8 men’s double Grand Slam titles.

Anshula Kant appointed as Deputy Managing Director and CFO of SBI

• Anshula Kant appointed as Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of State Bank of India on 25th June 2015 succeeded by P.K. Gupta.

Topalov won Norway Chess Championship

• Topalov won Norway Chess Championship for the year 2015 after defeating Vishwanathan Anand on 26th June 2015.