Page-106 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong, arrives in Moscow

June 26, 2013

American whistleblower Edward Snowden who disclosed spying programmes of the US National Security Agency left Hong Kong where he had taken shelter to avoid arrest from the US and arrived in Moscow. He was helped by the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks ..

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Qatar ruler transfers power to son

June 26, 2013

Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar has transferred the reign of the nation to the 33-year-old crown prince Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani putting a new generation in charge of the Gulf nation’s vast energy wealth and its ..

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V K Duggal appointed as nodal officer for relief & rescue operations in Uttarakhand

June 24, 2013

The government appointed former top Union home secretary V K Duggal as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in flood hit Uttarakhand, saying lack of proper coordination was hindering its mitigation efforts. The relief and rescue operations are going ..

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Amol Rajan: U.K.’s first non-white editor

June 23, 2013

Amol Rajan, a Kolkata-born journalist, has created history by becoming the first non-white editor of a British national newspaper, The Independent. This is for the first time in the history of Fleet Street which has been a dominance of whites at top posts. Mr. Rajan moved to Britain ..

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Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential polls

June 21, 2013

Hassan Rouhani has been elected as the new President of Iran as he clinched victory by getting the needed 50% votes. The winning candidate needed more than 50% of all ballots cast, including invalid ones, to avoid a run-off. Rouhani ..

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Kanji Ram – First Hindu member in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly in 16 years

June 19, 2013

It is for the first time in 16 years, a Hindu has been nominated to be a member of Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly as a lawmaker. Recently, the first ever Sikh became a member of the House since the country’s creation ..

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Knighthood to Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor

June 19, 2013

Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor has been honoured with knighthood, one of the highest honours in Britain, by Queen Elizabeth II in her birthday honours list 2013 for services to Visual Arts. Twenty-four other people of Indian-origin have also been chosen for ..

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John W. Ashe elected as the President of UNGA for its 68th session

June 19, 2013

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected by acclamation Ambassador John W. Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda as President of its upcoming 68th session. After being elected, Mr. Ashe announced that the world body would launch an agenda for sustainable ..

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PM Manmohan Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member for fifth consecutive term

June 19, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took oath as member of Rajya Sabha after being re-elected from Assam. Singh was recently elected a member of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) from Assam for the fifth consecutive term. The election to the ..

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39th G8 summit held in Northern Ireland

June 18, 2013

The 39th G8 summit was held on June 17-18, 2013 at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland of United Kingdom. The summit was presided over by the U.K. The official theme of the summit was tax evasion and transparency. However, the Syrian civil war dominated the talks. A seven-point plan on ..

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