Page-97 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

US debt crisis could destabilize global economy: IMF

October 5, 2013

The International Monetary Fund has warned the US that its impending debt crisis could damage not only its domestic economy, but the entire global economy. IMF called it “mission-critical” and called for it to be resolved soon. According to IMF ..

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Government appoints Ranjan Mathai as new Indian High Commissioner to UK

October 4, 2013

The External Affairs Ministry appointed former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Mr. Mathai (61) is a 1974-batch IFS officer who retired as Foreign Secretary this year. He will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati. Apart from serving ..

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Vice President releases postage stamp in memory of Baba Jumdev

October 4, 2013

The Vice President of India, Mr. Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of Baba Jumdev. Who was Baba Jumdev? Baba Jumdev was a prominent spiritual leader and revered social activist who considered service of humanity as the ..

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Pakistan’s Indus Water Commission visited India

October 2, 2013

Pakistani delegation of Indus Water Commission headed by Mirza Asif Baig visited India to participate in the 109th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission held under Article VIII (5) of the Indus Water Treaty, 1960 in New Delhi.  The team ..

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Malala Yousafzai honored by Harvard University for humanitarian work

October 2, 2013

Malala Yousafzai, renowned teenager activist and proponent for girls’ education who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has been honored with 2013 Peter J Gomes humanitarian award given by the prestigious Harvard University.

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Indian Newspaper Society elects Ravindra Kumar as its President

October 2, 2013

Ravinder Kumar, Editor of ‘The Statesman’ newspaper has been elected as the president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2013-14. About Indian Newspaper Society: Founded in 1939 as Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society which was later renamed ..

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Anna Hazare receives Allard Prize for International Integrity

October 2, 2013

Indian social activist Anna Hazare has been honored with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity conferred by the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law at a function held in Vancouver, Canada. The Allard Prize is one of the ..

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German polls: Angela Merkel victorious

October 2, 2013

Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel won a third term by in German elections. Her conservative Union bloc – the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) won 41.5% of vote, but just missed an absolute majority.

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Raghuram Rajan awarded with the Deutsche Bank Prize

October 2, 2013

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded with the Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013. The award has been given in recognition to his academic contributions in macro economics research which influenced financial and macro-economic policies around ..

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Miss Philippines Megan Young is Miss World 2013

October 2, 2013

Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 at a pageant held at Indonesia’s resort island of Bali amid tight security due to threats of attack from Muslim conservatives. The pageant witnessed participation of 127 contestants from various countries. Miss France ..

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