Page-126 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Kamal Nath appointed as new ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission

January 1, 2013

Prime Minister’s office has re-constituted the Planning Commission by appointing parliamentary affairs and urban development minister Kamal Nath as the new ex-officio member of the Plan panel in place of rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. Other ex-officio members are: Finance ..

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for the Year 2012

January 1, 2013

The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi honored 3 renowned personalities in the field of performing arts as Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows. These are: N. Rajam T.H.Vinayakram Ratan Thiyam

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U.S.General Norman Schwarzkopf who led Operation Desert Storm died

January 1, 2013

The retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf who led the U.S. Forces for a victory in the first Gulf War in Operation Desert Strom in 1991 died. Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Storm is the codename of the Gulf War fought ..

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Italy's parliament dissolved

January 1, 2013

Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti. Monti resigned early after former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right People of Freedom party (PdL) withdrew support from the emergency cabinet.

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John Kerry nominated as next secretary of state for USA

January 1, 2013

US President Barack Obama nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, was nominated after UN ambassador Susan Rice, withdrew her name from ..

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Pratibha Ray to get 2011 Jnanpith Award

January 1, 2013

Pratibha Ray who is a famous Oriya novelist has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2011 in recognition to her contribution to the field of Indian literature. She will be the fourth Oriya author to get ..

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“Gangnam Style” – Collins dictionary’s words of the year

January 1, 2013

Collins dictionary has named “Gangnam Style”, as one of the top 12  words of the year, one word from each month. The Gangnam Style video also entered Guiness World Records for being most watched YouTube video starring Korean singer ‘Psy’. ..

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Shinzo Abe: Japan's new prime minister

December 30, 2012

Shinzo Abe, the leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been named as the new Prime Minister of Japan by country’s lower house of Parliament. The LDP which was formed in 1955 ruled the country for decades. The party’s stand ..

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Narendra Modi takes oath as Gujarat CM

December 29, 2012

BJP leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal. Modi came to power to become CM for the first time in ..

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Aberdeen Shihab becomes first Arab to get Tagore Peace Prize

December 29, 2012

Poet and translator Dr Shihab Ghanem has become the first Emirati and Arab to win the Tagore Peace Prize. Ghanem was given the honor in recognition of his creative literary and translation works, both in Arabic and English, and for ..

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