GSAT-15 successfully launched from French Guiana GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle on November 11, 2015. The 3164 kg GSAT-15 carries communication transponders in Ku-band and a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands. Justice AP Shah appointed as the Ethics Officer (Ombudsman) at BCCI The former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash Shah has been designated as the ethics officer (ombudsman) at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for 1 year tenure. He will act as sole decision maker on all conflict of interest issues plaguing Indian cricket. He was the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India Pakistan veteran Younus Khan retired from ODI cricket Pakistan veteran Younus Khan retired from one-day internationals after match with England held on November 11th 2015. The match against England was the 265th and final match in the format and will bring to an end a 15-year ODI career of Younus. Younus, who made his debut against Sri Lanka in February 2000, scored 7,240 runs from his 264 ODI matches, with seven centuries and 48 half-centuries.