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Navneet Kaur Dhillon bags Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013

October 2, 2013

Pond’s Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013 held in Bali, Indonesia. The Multimedia Award is given on the basis that how participants presented their web section of the Miss ..

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Sri Srinivasan becomes Judge of US Court

October 1, 2013

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is the second most powerful court of the United States. Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be on the ..

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Randall Oliphant becomes chairman of the World Gold Council

October 1, 2013

Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman of the Canadian gold producer New Gold Inc., has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC) . He took over the charge from Ian Tefler. What is World Gold Council (WGC)? The ..

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Rajan Committee’s new methodology to replace ‘special category’ status for devolution of funds to States

September 29, 2013

The panel set up by the government under the chairmanship of the then Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) has suggested ending the ‘special category’ criteria for providing additional assistance to poorer states. Why did the government set up ..

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Sarah Outen: First woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska

September 29, 2013

Sarah Outen (28), an adventurer from Britain who spent 150 days at sea to become the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska. She started from Choshi, Japan and sailed 3,750 miles (6,034 km) to reach Aleutian Island ..

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Union Government sets up Committee for evaluation of research and rankings

September 29, 2013

In the wake of India’s low performance in the rankings of higher educational institutions in world, the Union Government of India formed a committee under the chairmanship of K. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary of Department of Biotechnology for evaluation of research ..

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John W. Ashe is the President of UNGA for its 68th session

September 27, 2013

The United Nations General Assembly elected by acclamation Ambassador John W. Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda as President of its upcoming 68th session. Made up of all the 193 Member States of the United Nations, the General Assembly provides a ..

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Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh passed away

September 27, 2013

Veteran freedom fighter Captain Ranjit Singh (97) passed away. He was a close associate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. About Ranjit Singh He served the Indian National Army under the leadership of Subhash Chandra Bose. Became working president of All ..

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Life imprisonment to China Communist Party Leader Bo Xilai

September 26, 2013

A Chinese court in east China’s Shandong province sentenced top China Communist Party leader Bo Xilai to life imprisonment uphelding the charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him. The court also stripped Bo of all political rights and ordered the ..

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Jawaid Akhtar is the Chairperson of International Coffee Council

September 23, 2013

Jawaid Akhtar, the Chairman of Coffee Board of India, has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council. What is International Coffee Organization (ICO) Some key points about ICO: Established in 1963 in London. Initiated in collaboration with ..

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