Page-121 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Obama honors Indian American Scientist

February 5, 2013

Indian American scientist Rangaswamy Srinivasan has been honored with the prestigious 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by U.S. President Barack Obama. For more about Rangaswamy Srinivasan:Click Here

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John Kerry new Secretary of State in Obama’s govt

February 4, 2013

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and former presidential candidate John Kerry chosen as U.S. President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. He replaced incumbent Ms Hillary Clinton. Mr. Kerry had lost out to George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.

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Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti

February 2, 2013

An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and ..

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Taiwan business magnate Samuel Yin starts Asia's Nobel-type prizes

February 2, 2013

Samuel Yin, head of Ruentex Group, of Taiwan tycoon is funding to establish Tang Prize Foundation with an initial endowment of $103 million. It has been named after the Tang Dynasty of 618-907 ADwhich is venerated by the Chinese for ..

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Czech elects Milos Zeman as its President

February 2, 2013

Milos Zeman has won presidential poll of Czech Republic by his defeating opponent Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg. Mr Zeman will replace current president Vaclav Klaus, who completes his term in March,2013 after his 10 years regime. Mr. Zeman is the ..

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At 105, Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan is the oldest to get Padma Award

January 31, 2013

Hindustani vocalist Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan (105) has become the oldest person to be chosen for this year’s Padma Shri award. Previously, in 2011, India’s first woman photo-journalist Homai Vyarawala was honoured with the Padma Vibushan at the age of ..

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Singer S. Janaki declines Padma Bhushan

January 31, 2013

South-India playback singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki refused to accept Padma Bhushan award announced for her on the eve of 64thRepublic Day. She did this showing her dissatisfaction over the number of people from South India chosen for Padma awards list for ..

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Shiv Sena elects Uddhav Thackeray as its President

January 30, 2013

Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray  (52) was formally elected as the president of the party. There will be no post of Shiv Sena ‘pramukh’, which was held by late party supremo Bal Thackeray for over four decades.

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Kirti Chakra to Army Major Abup J Manjali

January 29, 2013

Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles has been awarded the Kirti Chakra on this Republic Day for the exhibition of exceptional valor in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Manjali is the only soldier to be awarded ..

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SRK tops Forbes India Celebrity 100 chart

January 28, 2013

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan stood at the pinnacle of inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. The 2nd spot was held by Salman Khan, while Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood at the 3rd place in the list. Top ..

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