Daily Current affairs on 21st October 2016

 Daily Current affairs on 21st October 2016

•    Country that will posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men is - The United Kingdom

•    An online tool that was developed by scientists that can predict whether citizens will vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the upcoming US Presidential elections is - 'Tweetcast'

•    The Police Commemoration Day is celebrated  on - 21 October

•    Vice Admiral S V Bhokare was recently appointed as the Commandant of the -Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kerala

•    The secretary-general of Japan Gymnastics Association elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation is - Morinari Watanabe

•    The city that recently bestowed honorary citizenship on Dalai Lama is - Milan

•    The well-known Gandhian activist, who passed away recently, is - Mewa Ramgobin

•    The author of the book titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance is - Hansda Sowendra Shekhar

•    Satyadev Katare recently passed away. He was - Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly

•    He is the authored the book Andhere Se Ujale Ki Aur that - Arun Jaitley

•    The country that along with the United States imposed sanctions on alleged Hezbollah members and financial backers is – Saudi Arabia

•    Author of the book, The Sleepwalker's Dream is - Dhrubajyoti Borah, the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha

India’s rank in the FIFA ("Federation International de Football Association") ranking that was released on 20 October 2016 is – International 137

•    The State Bank of India (SBI) on 20 October 2016 declared Silchar as its 5th zone in North-East India to cater to the banking needs of the people of - Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur along with the Barak Valley

•    The first ever global conference to strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India began in - New Delhi

•    Typhoon that killed at least four people in Philippines after lashing the country is - Super Typhoon Haima