Page-93 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

National Lok Adalat settles around 35 lakh cases in India: NALSA

November 25, 2013

The National Lok Adalat held all over the country effectively settled a record 35 lakh cases pending in various courts. The National Lok Adalats were organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. ..

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Justice A.P.Shah appointed Chairman of Law Commission of India

November 23, 2013

Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has been appointed as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India . He has taken charge of the position vacated by the resignation of Justice D K Jain, who was appointed as the ..

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Waheeda Rehman to receive First Centanary Award at 44th IFFI

November 20, 2013

Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman will be conferred with the first Centanary Award for the Indian Film Personality at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa. The award has been instituted this year (2013) which ..

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Nobel laureate Doris Lessing passed away

November 20, 2013

Doris Lessing (94), one of the UK’s most-influential writer and a Nobel Literature laureate passed away. Doris Lessing: Born: October 22, 1919, in Kermanshah, Iran British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Authored more than 80 books, including ..

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Abdulla Yameen becomes President of Maldives

November 20, 2013

Abdulla Yameen has been elected as the new President of the Maldives after a run-off poll.  The event ended nearly two years of political tumult that blighted the incipient democracy and raised international concerns over the country’s future. Yameen, the half-brother of ..

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'International Indian of the Decade' award to Lord Swaraj Paul

November 17, 2013

Eminent NRI industrialist and educationist, Lord Swraj Paul was conferred with the ‘International Indian of the Decade’ award on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication of India Link International, a monthly magazine published from London. He was presented ..

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"404" most popular word of 2013; "Toxic Politics" the Top Phrase, and "Pope Francis" the Top Name of 2013

November 13, 2013

“404” most popular word of 2013 An annual survey by ‘Global Language Monitor’ for the English-speaking world’s “top words” has seen “404” as the most popular word of year 2013. What is “404”? ‘404’ or Not Found error message is ..

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Female participation in voting improved over last 50 years

November 10, 2013

As per an analysis of 50 years of Election Commission data for the Assembly elections held between 1962 and 2012 in 16 major States, there has been a significant improvement in the sex ratio of the electorate as compared to ..

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India’s first masterchef and food author Tarla Dalal passed away

November 7, 2013

India’s first renowned masterchef and food writer, Tarla Dalal (77) passed away at her residence in Mumbai. Tarla Dalal Tarla Dalal was born and brought up in Pune. She contributed immensely to the culinary domain leaving behind a legacy of over ..

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Indian born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passes away

November 4, 2013

Singer of hit songs like ‘Dama Dam Mast Kalandar’ and ‘Lambi Judai’, the legendary India born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away. Reshma was born in 1947 in Bikaner (Rajasthan, India) in a Banjara (Gypsy) family. Her tribe migrated to Pakistan ..

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