Daily Current Affairs 5 September 2017

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This post contains important current affairs of 5 September 2017. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 5 September 2017. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 5 September 2017 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Raised Rs.6 cr for families of martyrs: Akshay

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar requested people to donate for the families of martyrs via the govt’s Bharat Ke Veer initiative.
He later said that within minutes they raised close to Rs.6.5 cr

2. Delhi makes Child Lock stickers mandatory for cabs

The Delhi govt made it mandatory for all the cabs to have at least 4 stickers informing passengers to disable the Child Lock System before the journey starts.
The Delhi Commission for Women observed that the possibility of crime against women increases as they cannot open the doors once the lock is activated.

3. Odisha gets state-run medical college

Odisha got its first state-run medical college, SLNMCH in 54 years.
It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

4. Delhi HC imposes fine of Rs.5K on Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court imposed a fine on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for filing a late reply in Arun Jaitley defamation case.
The Union Minister had filed the case alleging Kejriwal made false and defamatory statements against him that harmed his reputation .

International News

1. N Korea threats may lead to planetary catastrophe: Putin

Russian President Vladamir Putin has warned that pressure of sanctions against N Korea could lead to a global, planetary catastrophe and a huge loss to human life.
He urged a peaceful talk to solve the North Korean crisis and added that North Korea won’t drop the nuclear programme unless it feels secure

2. India, China are each other’s major neighbours : Chinese President

During bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the countries are two of the world’s largest and emerging countries.
He further added that a healthy and stable relationship between the two countries serves the interests of the people on both sides.

3. Iranian spiritual leader sentenced to death

The court imposed death sentence on Mohammed Ali Taheri,the founder of the spiritual group Erfan Halgheh for the second time.
He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for insulting Islamic sanctities.

4. US returns Saddam Hussein’s stolen chess set to Iraq

The chess set was one of the thousands of valuable antiques which were stolen from the Iraq museum in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 .
The US said that it remains committed to helping return stolen artifacts belonging to Iraq .

Business News

1.United Technologies to buy Rockwell Collins

Jet-engine maker United Technologies has agreed to buy aircraft parts manufacturer Rockwell Collins for USD 30 billion.
United Technologies said it will combine its aerospace business with Rockwell Collins to create a new unit called Collins Aerospace Systems.

2. Trading on MCX halted for 45 mins

A technical glitch halted trading on Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX) for 45 mins .
One of the reasons behind the issue could be migration to a new trading system.

3. Tata Motors President quits

Tata Motors President and CTO Timothy Leverton decided to disengage from the services in the organisation.
Leverton has been associated with Tata Motors since 2010.

Sports News
1. Pablo Carreno Busta reaches US Open 2017 semi-final

Pablo Carreno Busta reached his first Grand Slam semi-final by beating No. 29 Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Carreno Busta has become the first man to face four qualifiers in a Grand Slam tournament during the Open era, which began in 1968.

2. India tour of England from July to September 2018

They will play three T20Is, three ODIs and five Test matches starting from July 3.
The first T20I is scheduled to take place at Old Trafford while the teams will then move to Cardiff and Bristol for the second and third T20Is respectively.

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