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67th BAFTA Awards 2014

February 21, 2014

The 67th BritishAcademy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held at the Royal Opera House in London. Winners of the 67th Annual BAFTA Awards  Best Film: 12 Years a Slave Outstanding British Film: Gravity. Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity). Best ..

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Ms. Hillary R Clinton launched a new global review of data on women empowerment

February 20, 2014

Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a new global review of data to analyze the advancement of women and girls around the world since the mid-1990s. Objective: To promote female participation in education, politics and the economy around the world. Ms. ..

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Mr. Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi CM

February 18, 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi, after failing to introduce and pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi Assembly. In the 70-member Assembly, the Delhi Jan Lokpal ..

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Major General Kosnam Himalaya Singh: First Army Officer from North Eastern States to be appointed as Lieutenant General

February 16, 2014

Major General Konsam Himalaya Singh became the first Lieutenant General in the army from North East States. Singh is the senior most serving officer in the army from Manipur. Presently, Major General KM Singh is serving in the military secretary’s ..

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“The Hindus: An Alternative History”: Penguin withdraws Doniger book on Hinduism

February 16, 2014

Publisher Penguin India agreed to withdraw American Indologist Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History” from the Indian market. The decision made between the publisher and Delhi based complainant organization called “Shiksha Bachao Andolan”, who moved to court alleging ..

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NRIs set up first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA

February 16, 2014

The Indian-American professionals from many IT companies viz. Microsoft, Cisco, Apple, eBay, Oracle, etc. set up the first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA. Objective: To extend their support to BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the Lok ..

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Sushil Koirala: Nepal’s new PM

February 15, 2014

Veteran Nepali Congress President, Mr. Sushil Koirala (75) elected as Prime Minister of Nepal, after he secured more than two-thirds of the votes in the Parliament of Nepal. He would be the sixth head of government since the country became ..

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Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi honored with the Vyas Samman 2013

February 15, 2014

The famous Hindi writer, Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi (82) honored by the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013. He has been chosen for his memoir ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh ‘that is a biography of the noted Hindi scholar Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. The Vyas Samman 2012 ..

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Dr. Marco Lambertini: New Director-General of WWF International

February 15, 2014

Dr. Marco Lambertini appointed as the Director General of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International. He will begin his new role with the global conservation organization on May 1, 2014. Dr. Marco Lambertini At present, he is the chief ..

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Sitaram Yechury committee report: Revisit Aircraft Act 1934 and bring out comprehensive bill

February 15, 2014

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has rejected the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill in the present form. The committee stated that the proposal for setting up a new aviation regulator lacks teeth in empowering the authority.  ..

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