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Jnanpith Award 2013 to Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh

June 20, 2014

Renowned Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh (80) has been named the recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2013. The award includes Rs 11 lakh and a citation. Born in Balia, UP, Singh has also penned essays and stories and Abhi ..

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Immunotherapists from US and Japan win the inaugural 'Tang Prize'

June 20, 2014

Immunologists Dr James Allison of the US and Dr Tasuku Honjo of Japan were named joint recipients of the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for their discoveries that have helped advance immunotherapy and has brought new ray of hope ..

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Rajeev Topno appointed Private Secretary to PM Narendra Modi

June 19, 2014

Senior IAS officer Rajeev Topno has been appointed Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Topno, a 1996 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, was already working as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

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World Food Prize 2014 to India-born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram

June 19, 2014

Sanjaya Rajaram, an India-born plant scientist, has been chosen for the World Food Prize 2014 for scientific research that led to a stupendous increase in world wheat production. However, farm activists in the country criticised the prize as mere a ..

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Government appoints Shaktikanta Das as Revenue Secretary

June 18, 2014

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, as the new Revenue Secretary, replacing Rajiv Takru. Mr. Das, who is at present Fertilizers ..

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Jordanian envoy first Muslim to be elected UN human rights chief

June 17, 2014

T​he nomination of Prince Zeid al Hussein of Jordan of as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights  was unanimously approved by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He succeeds outgoing Navi Pillay of South Africa.​ He is the first High ..

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Juan Manuel Santos gets another term as President of Colombia

June 16, 2014

Juan Manuel Santos has secured another term as the President of Colombia as he has won the recently held presidential poll. His victory symbolizes peoples support to his 18-month-old peace negotiations to end country’s longest-running conflict with the left-wing FARC ..

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Miss Marwadi Nepal 2014: Indian-origin Dakshina Agrawal wins the title

June 15, 2014

Indian-origin Dakshnia Agrawal (24) has bagged the ‘Miss Marwadi Nepal 2014’ title during the second edition of the beauty contest organized in Kathmandu, Nepal. The model received the title at a function held by Indian-origin ‘Marwadi’ business community. Vishaka Agrawal (22) ..

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Lt Gen Amit Sharma appointed Commander-in-Chief of SFC

June 14, 2014

Lt Gen Amit Sharma (58) has been appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which guards the nuclear weapon store of the country. He takes charge from Vice Admiral S P S Cheema as the latter has ..

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Vice-President presented with Book titled "Warrior State" authored by T V Paul

June 14, 2014

Vice President Hamid Ansari was presented with the book titled Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World written by T V Paul. The book presents a broad perspective of Pakistan’s insecurity quandary using literature from sociology, history, religious studies, and ..

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