Page-66 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Outstanding Parliamentarian Award to Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav

August 13, 2014

President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards to Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav for the year 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The awards were conferred upon them for their priceless contribution in discharge of their ..

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Panel recommends Awardees for Arjuna Award, No Khel Ratna

August 13, 2014

The 12-member selection panel, headed by legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, recommended the names of 15 sportspersons for the prestigious Arjuna Award. However, the committee did not recommend anyone one for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. This is the third time ..

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Direct Cash Transfers will cut down corruption: Raghuram Rajan

August 13, 2014

The Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Mr. Raghuram Rajan, vociferously supported Direct Cash Transfers (DCT) to the poor, saying this would help curb corruption by breaking the “cycle of dependence“. The DCT system involves the payment of subsidies directly ..

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M Thambidurai to be deputy speaker of Lok Sabha

August 13, 2014

With Congress supporting candidature of AIADMK leader M Thambidurai as deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, he is set to be elected unopposed for the post. Mr. Thambidurai is the leader of AIADMK in the House. He was deputy speaker from ..

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PIOs win top awards in the field of Mathematics

August 12, 2014

The International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded mathematicians of Indian-and Iranian-origin with the 2014 Fields Medal, also considered as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics“. Persons of India Origin (PIOs) Manjul Bhargava bagged the Fields Medal 2014 while Subhash Khot won the ..

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Names of Mathematicians for the Fields Medal 2014 announced

August 12, 2014

The names of four outstanding mathematicians for the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, have been announced. The Fields Medal is given by the International Mathematical Union to between two and four mathematicians under the age of 40 ..

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Resham Lal Jangde: Member of India’s first Lok Sabha passed away

August 12, 2014

Member of India’s first Lok Sabha Reshamlal Jangde (90) passed away. A law graduate from Nagpur, he contested polls on a general seat despite being a Schedule Caste and made it to the first Lok Sabha in 1952 from Bilaspur as ..

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Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away

August 12, 2014

Oscar-winning actor Robin McLaurin Williams (63) passed away. Williams was an American actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. He became famous with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–82). He went on to become a ..

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Iraq’s President nominates Haider Al-Abadi for the role of PM

August 11, 2014

President of Iraq Mr. Fuad Masum has nominated Dr Haider Al-Abadi for the role of country’s Prime Minister. Masum is an Iraqi politician and spokesman for the Islamic Dawa Party. He was appointed Minister of Communications in the Iraqi Governing ..

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Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan: A book by Daman Singh

August 8, 2014

A book ‘Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan’ penned by Daman Singh was released. It tells the untold story of Manmohan Singh, India’s 14th PM, and his wife Gursharan. The book doesn’t portrait Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister but as ..

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