Page-70 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Emma Watson: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

July 9, 2014

Famous British actress, Emma Watson, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women – the United Nation’s organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Widely known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ film ..

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Granville Austin: Eminent Indian Constitution academic passed away

July 8, 2014

Granville Austin (87), a distinguished scholar of India’s Constitution and a Padma Shri awardee, passed away in Washington. Austin wrote two critically acclaimed political histories of the Indian Constitution — ‘The Indian Constitution: A Cornerstone of A Nation’ and ‘Working A ..

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President appoints three judges to the Supreme Court

July 7, 2014

Three judges, the Chief Justices of Calcutta and Orissa High Courts, Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel respectively, and senior lawyer Rohinton Nariman have been elevated as judges of the Supreme Court.With the appointment of these judges, the strength of ..

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Rejig of Governors: Kamla Beniwal sent to Mizoram, Margaret Alva given additional charge of Gujarat

July 6, 2014

The arrival of the new government at Centre has also led to the removal and shuffling of Governors appointed by the previous UPA led government. In continuance of the same, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee has announced three major ..

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Jean-Claude Juncker will be next president of European Commission

June 27, 2014

Backed by most EU leaders, Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission. The development is a severe impact on opponent David Cameron and threatens to amplify the chances of Britain leaving the European Union ..

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Chung Hung Won retained as PM of S Korea

June 26, 2014

South Korea has retained Chung Hung Won as its Premier. The President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye announced the decision to retain the Chung Hung Won as country’s PM. Won had resigned taking the responsibility of government’s inability and untimely ..

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France confers ‘Officer of the Legion of Honor’ upon actor Shahrukh Khan

June 26, 2014

France will confer the honor ‘Officer of the Legion of Honour’ upon Indian actor Shahrukh Khan for his contribution to Cinema. Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour) is the highest award among Civilians and Military ..

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N. Srinivasan appointed as the first Chairman of ICC

June 25, 2014

N. Srinivasan has been appointed as the first chairman of the ICC after its 52-member council approved a controversial overhaul of the body’s administrative structure. Amendments to the ICC’s Memorandum and Articles of Association at the Annual Conference were approved ..

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Indian-origin judge V K Rajah is Attorney-General of Singapore

June 25, 2014

Indian-origin judge V K Rajah has been appointed as Attorney-General of Singapore. The swearing-in of Justice V K Rajah was presided by President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam. Rajah will succeed Steven Chong. VK Rajah was also appointed as ..

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Pen Pinter prize to novelist Salman Rushdie

June 21, 2014

Eminent novelist Salman Rushdie (67), author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses, has been named the winner of Pen Pinter prize for 2014. The award was instituted in 2009 by writers’ charity English Pen in memory of British writer Harold ..

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