Page-72 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Rasik Ravindra elected as member of UN body on ocean issues

June 14, 2014

Indian origin scientist Rasik Ravindra has been elected as member of the United Nations Commissionon the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) as India’s candidate for member of the Commission.  Rasik, an alumnus of the Jammu and Kashmir University, is one ..

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UNGA elects Ugandan Foreign Minister as President of 69th session

June 13, 2014

Uganda’s foreign minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa has been unanimously elected as the President of the 193-membered United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  He was in news recently for defending the Ugandan government’s stringent anti-homosexuality law which President Yoweri Museveni signed in ..

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Dilip Kumar’s autobiography ‘The Substance and the Shadow’ released

June 12, 2014

Indian cinema’s legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s autobiography ‘The Substance and the Shadow’ that narrates his life since birth was launched. The book is written by author and former journalist Udaya Tara Nayar which chronicles the thespian’s ups and downs in his ..

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UPSC Civil Services results out, 1,122 candidates selected

June 12, 2014

Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) which conducts Civil Services Examination among other exams has released the list of candidates to be appointed to the various civil services posts namely IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and Groups A and B of the ..

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Bharat Ratna JRD Tata award conferred upon Somasundaram

June 11, 2014

Member of Air Navigation Services of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Somasundaram, has been conferred upon the esteemed Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award 2013 instituted by Aeronautical Society of India (ASI). He has made significant contributions not only in improving ANS infrastructure ..

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Madhusudhana Chary elected first Speaker of Telangana Assembly

June 11, 2014

TRS MLA Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary (58), who represents Bhupalapally in Warangal district, has been elected unopposed as the first Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Chary is a close aid of K Chandrasekhar Rao even before the latter founded the TRS in 2001.

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PM launches book 'Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform'

June 11, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a book titled ‘Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform’ edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley J. Tellis and Reece Trevor. The book’s foreword has been written by Ratan N Tata and it ..

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Ranjit Kumar appointed as Solicitor General

June 11, 2014

The new government led by PM Narendra Modi has appointed senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar as the Solicitor General of India. Kumar, who is considered an expert in Constitutional laws, has earlier defended Gujarat in a number of cases. ..

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Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin elected Israel’s new President

June 11, 2014

Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin, Knesset member of Likud Party, has been elected 10th President of Israel, following a vote by members of the parliament. Rivlin who has been former speaker of parliament won the ceremonial post in a runoff against Meir ..

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Petro Poroshenko takes oath as Ukraine President

June 10, 2014

Petro Poroshenko, billionare owner of the Roshen chocolates group, who is also popular as Chocolate King, sworn in as the Ukraine President. Poroshenko offered political concessions to people in the conflict-ridden east and said he did not want war or ..

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