2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup won by – Pakistan
On 6 May 2016 Defending Champion Pakistan won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2016 (Circle Style) that held at Wah Cantonment in Pakistan.
Pakistan defeated India by 19 points.
In this championship, Pakistan achieved 50 points against 31 by India in the final of the tournament. It is second successive win for Pakistan in the Asian Kabaddi title as they won it in 2012.
Key Facts About Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup 2016
• The game Kabaddi made its first appearance as an exhibition sport at the 1982 and became an Asian Games event since 1990 in Beijing, China.
• However, India always dominated the event by winning all the gold medals in both men's and women's category.
Enda Kenny is re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland
On 6 May 2016 Taoiseach Enda Kenny was re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland. Kenny, leader of Fine Gael party, was elected for the post 70 days after a general election which had produced no outright winner.
Kenny was re-appointed with 59 votes in favour and 49 votes against.
Kenny’s Gael party won the most seats in the election but fell short of the quota needed to rule without support. This means that Kenny will lead a minority Fine Gael government.
About Enda Kenny -
• Enda Kenny who is re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland, is an Irish politician, leader of Fine Gael since 2002, and Taoiseach since March 2011.
• Kenny is a two-term Vice-President of the European People's Party and was Ireland's Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1994 to 1997.
‘Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star’ Biography released recently
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’s autobiography titled ‘Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star’ was released recently.
This biography has been authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra and with forward by Karan Johar.
Shashi Kapoor’s biography unveils the chapters of actor’s personal and professional life.
· Murali Pillai garnered 61.21 per cent of the votes, while Singapore Democratic Party's Chee Soon Juan got 38.79 per cent of votes. Chee, a vociferous opposition leader, had challenged the ruling party in the one-on-one contest.
