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Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013

April 29, 2013

Following renowned and legendary personalities will be honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards for 2013:  Yash Chopra: For his services to the Indian film industry as the iconic filmmaker Rajesh Khanna: First Superstar of Indian cinema Award Asha Bhosale: Phalke Ratna Award Pamela, ..

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Takehiko Nakao the new president of ADB assumes office

April 29, 2013

Takehiko Nakao, Japan’s former vice finance minister, who was elected president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors, ahead of the bank’s annual meet in New Delhi, assumed office. He was elected subsequent to resignation by ..

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Anil Goswami is the new Home Secretary

April 29, 2013

Anil Goswami, a senior IAS officer from J&K cadre, has been appointed as the new Home Secretary and will have two-year tenure. He is the first bureaucrat from J&K cadre to be placed at the top ranked post.  His name was cleared ..

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President gives away Padma awards

April 27, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee gave away 54 Padma awards at a function in the Darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. President awarded two Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 42 Padma Shree awards.  The list of honours were announced January 2013. Nobody was named ..

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Narasimhan Ravi elected as new President of the 'Editors Guild of India'

April 26, 2013

Narasimhan Ravi has been unanimously elected as the president of Editors Guild of India. Mr. Ravi is the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited , publisher of “The Hindu” newspaper. Narasimhan Ravi will succeed T N Ninan, Chairman and Editorial ..

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Ajay Devgn, Runa Laila SAARC ambassadors for HIV/AIDS

April 26, 2013

Ajay Devgn (Bollywood actor), Runa Laila (Bangladeshi singer) and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ( Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker) have been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS ‘ for advocacy and awareness on HIV/AIDS in SAARC member states. January 2009: The SAARC goodwill ambassador ..

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Eminent Jurist Justice JS Verma passed away

April 25, 2013

Justice JS Verma (80), former Chief Justice of India, passed away. He was in news recently for heading a committee set up by the Government of India to suggest changes in law to combat crimes against women. He was 27th Chief Justice ..

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Mahatma Gandhi among top three most admired leaders of the world: Survey

April 24, 2013

Mahatma Gandhi figures among the top three most admired leaders of the world as per a global survey of CEOs conducted by accountancy firm PwC. As part of its yearly survey, PwC recently asked 1,400 CEOs from around the world ..

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Indian "Human Computer" Shakuntala Devi passes away

April 24, 2013

World-renowned Indian prodigy mental calculator and astrologer Shakuntala Devi (83) passed away. She was known as “Human Computer”. Shakuntala Devi was born in Bangalore, India and in her initial childhood years she worked in Circus and road-shows with her father ..

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Renowned singer Shamshad Begum passed away

April 24, 2013

Famous playback singer of Hindi film industry Shamshad Begum (94) passed away. Some of her popular Hindi songs to her name include Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar, Kajra Mohabbat Wala and Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re, Chod Babul Ka Ghar, Leke ..

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