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Hari Gautam Panel to review the status of UGC

August 4, 2014

A four-member Committee under the chairmanship of former UGC chairman Hari Gautam has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) with a view to review the present status of Universities Grants Commission’s (UGC). The panel will ..

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Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014: List of Awardees

August 4, 2014

The list of Awardees for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards for year 2014 has been announced. The Awardees are: Hu Shuli: An investigative journalist from China whose work was instrumental in the dismissal of corrupt officials. She is the founder and ..

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1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship

August 4, 2014

The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship is a bilateral pact between the Government of Nepal and Government of India aimed at establishing a close strategic relationship between the two South Asian neighbors. The treaty was inked at Kathmandu on July 31, 1950 by then Prime Minister of Nepal Mohan Shamsher ..

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India ready to review 1950 Indo-Nepal Friendship Treaty: PM Narendra Modi

August 3, 2014

India’s PM Narendra Modi who is on a visit to neighboring country Nepal said in his speech that he was ready to take into account suggestions if any to review the 1950 India-Nepal Friendship Treaty that governs the relationship between ..

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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award to Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali

August 1, 2014

Famous film director Muzaffar Ali (69), who had directed the Bollywood classic “Umrao Jaan”, has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his extraordinary contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. The award carries a ..

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Robert Frederick Panara: Pioneer of Deaf Studies passed away

August 1, 2014

Robert Frederick Panara (94), the pioneer of deaf studies passed away in Rochester, US. Robert was an author, a poet, a professor who later went on to become the first deaf teacher within the mainstream Higher Education in the US. ..

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General Dalbir Singh Suhag assumes charge as new Chief of Indian Army

July 31, 2014

General Dalbir Singh Suhag (59) took charge as the new Chief of the Army Staff of 1.3-million strong Indian Army. He succeeded out going General Bikram Singh whose tenure ended. The decision to appoint Gen. Suhag, who was the army ..

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‘One Life is Not Enough’: Autobiography of Natwar Singh released

July 31, 2014

An autobiography of the former External Affairs Minister and veteran Congress Party leader Natwar Singh was released. The book titled “One Life is Not Enough” is penned by Kunwar Natwar Singh. This book has been in news and controversy since ..

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Key points in proposed Judicial Appointment Commission Bill

July 30, 2014

The controversy over the efficacy of the collegium system for appointing Supreme Court judges has gained momentum with many leaders and even eminent jurists including well-known names such as Markandey Katju have been candid on the failure of the current collegium ..

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Theodore VanKirk (Dutch): Last Airman in US bombing of Hiroshima passed away

July 30, 2014

Theodore VanKirk (93), also known as “Dutch,” who was the last surviving member of the crew that jettisoned an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing an end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, passed away ..

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