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Miss Universe 2012: Olivia Culpo of US

December 23, 2012

Miss US, Olivia Culpo was announced winner of the Miss Universe    2012 contest held in Las Vegas. US has won this title after a gap of more than a decade.  Olivia replaced previous winner Leila Lopes of Angola. Miss Philippines ..

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Minority Rights Day observed

December 23, 2012

December 18 was celebrated as Minority Rights Day by the National Commission for Minorities which is headed by Justice Mohammed Shamim. On this day in 1992 that the United nations adopted the declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to ..

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Queen Elizabeth-II creates history by attending cabinet meeting

December 23, 2012

Queen Elizabeth-II became the first peacetime British ruler since 1781 to attend a cabinet meeting. This was the first time a monarch had attended a cabinet meeting since George III did so. George I abandoned chairing cabinet in 1717. Britain ..

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Ireland to legalize abortion

December 23, 2012

Following the pressure from the European court of human rights, which ruled that abortions should be allowed in the republic in cases where a woman’s life was at risk, the Irish government is to introduce legislation permitting abortions in limited ..

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Bhanu Athaiya returns Oscar trophy to Academy to preserve it

December 22, 2012

Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who won the first Oscar for India at the 55th Annual Academy Awards in 1983 for her work in Lord Richard Attenborough‘s ‘Gandhi’, has decided to return the statuette to the Academy Motion Pictures as ..

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Shahrukh Khan receives Brand Laureate Legendary Award

December 22, 2012

Malaysia-based Asia Pacific Brands Foundation honored Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan with the BrandLaureate Legendary Award. Malaysia had conferred the actor with the prestigious title of Datuk in 2008. The title is equivalent to the British Knighthood, the highest honor ..

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Bharat Muni Samman to be given to Hema Malini

December 19, 2012

For her extraordinary contributions to the field of art and culture, renowned film actress and Bharatanatyam exponent Hema Malini has been selected for the prestigious Bharat Muni Samman 2012. About Bharat Muni Samman Named in the honor of author of ..

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The first CM of Uttarakhand Nityanand Swami passed away

December 18, 2012

The first chief minister of Uttarakhand, Nityanand Swami (85) passed away. He was chief minister a BJP led government from November 2000 to October 2001.

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Pandit Ravi Shankar gets Grammy

December 18, 2012

Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award posthumously. Two other artists who will receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously are : classical piano giant Glenn Gould, who died in 1982; and blues ..

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Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away

December 18, 2012

Sitar maestro and Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar (92) passed away. About Pandit Ravi Shankar

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