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Sunday evening news brief, January 28

Jan 28, 2018
Sunday evening brief Jan 28 2018
Good evening!
Here’s everything that transpired during the course of the day…
Roger Federer beat Marin Cilic in five sets to win his sixth title at the Australian Open. Federer extended his record tally of major titles to 20. The Swiss defending champion dropped his only sets of the tournament before completing a 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over the sixth seeded Croatian in 3hr 3min. His overall his Grand Slam mark stands at 332-52. Read.
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PM Modi in this year’s first ‘Mann ki Baat’ address said that women in India are progressing in every field. Emphasising that ‘nari shakti’ is playing a pioneering role and establishing several milestones, PM Modi said several verses of the Holy Vedas were composed by women. The prime minister gave the example of three Indian Air Force (IAF) woman pilots who will soon be flying a supersonic fighter jet for the first time in India’s history.
Jaydev Unadkat became the most expensive Indian player in 2018 at Rs 11.5 crore at the IPL 2018 Auction. Jaydev surpassed Rs 11 crore price tag fetched by KL Rahul (KXIP) and Manish Pandey (SRH) the previous day. Rajasthan Royals broke the bank for the 26-year-old on day two after bagging Ben Stokes for Rs 12.5 crore on day one. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan fetched a whopping Rs 9 crore (SRH).
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A foreign player has expressed interest in acquiring 49% of soon-to-be-privatised Air India. Aviation secretary R N Choubey said this company has given an “unsolicited expression of interest for AI’s airline arm.” The identity of this player will not be revealed at the moment, said a senior ministry official. It is likely that the foreign player is an airline as the government had earlier this month allowed foreign airlines to invest up to 49% in AI.
India and Seychelles signed a agreement that will allow India to build military infrastructure on Assumption Island. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar signed the agreement in Victoria on Saturday. This project is of utmost importance to Seychelles, and it attests to the kinship and affinity that exists between our two countries, Seychelles’s President said.
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