Page-61 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Jean Tirole wins Nobel Prize for Economics -2014

October 15, 2014

The Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to Jean Tirole “for his analysis of market power and regulation”.  He will be awarded prize money of 8 mn Swedish krona. Jean Tirole is the second Frenchman to have been awarded a ..

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Captain Abbas Ali of Azad Hind Fauz passes away

October 14, 2014

Captain Abbas Ali who was a part of Indian National Army passed away due to a cardiac arrest. He had been a notable figure and was a part of British Indian Army in 1939 before the break of WWII. He ..

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Mark Zuckerberg visits India-stresses connectivity for whole world

October 11, 2014

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is in New Delhi on a two day visit to India. He will launch the global internet project, Internet.org in Delhi. While in India, Zuckerberg met PM Modi and later spoke of  Digital ..

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Nobel Prize for Physics 2014

October 9, 2014

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced its decision to award the Nobel Prize for Physics to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light ..

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Justice GS Singhvi appointed chairman of Competition Appellate Tribunal

October 2, 2014

Former Supreme Court Judge, G.S.Singhvi, has been appointed the Chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal. He retired from the Supreme Court in December 2013. Justice Singhvi fills in the position that has been vacant since Justice V.S.Sirpurkar retired as Chairman ..

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Modi terms US visit a great success

October 2, 2014

PM Narendra Modi has termed his US visit a great success and a landmark in Indo-US relations. Modi was overwhelmed by the warmth and love he received at US. During his 5-day stay on US soils he had a very ..

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107th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh celebrated

September 29, 2014

Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh’s 107th birth anniversary was celebrated throughout the nation on the 28th of September 2014. Bhagat Singh was born in Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the province of Punjab in British India. He was a revolutionary ..

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Jayalalitha convicted and jailed in graft case; O.Paneerselvam to be CM of TN

September 29, 2014

The 18 year long corruption case against former CM of TN (Tamil Nadu), J. Jayalalitha, reached its conclusion when a special court in Bangalore presided by Special Judge John D’Cunha convicted her under the Prevention of Corruption Act. She was ..

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Justice H.L.Dattu sworn in as 42nd Chief Justice of India

September 29, 2014

Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was sworn in as the CJI (Chief Justice of India) by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. He succeeds Justice R.M.Lodha, who was also appointed this year in April. Justice Dattu began his career in 1975 ..

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George Clooney marries his lady love

September 28, 2014

George Clooney considered to be the most eligible bachelor in Hollywood has married his British Lady love Amal Alamuddin, a British human rights attorney. They tied the knot in a private ceremony at Venice. The wedding has been much awaited ..

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