Page-7 of Current Affairs - April, 2014

British Queen confers GBE (Knight Grand Cross) on Ratan Tata

April 13, 2014

Ratan Tata  (76), the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and former chairman of the Tata Group, honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one of the UK’s highest civilian awards. He is the only Indian among 5 foreigners to ..

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Ratan Tata appointed board member of China-backed Boao Forum

April 13, 2014

Ratan Tata appointed board member of China-backed Boao Forum. For the first time a senior Indian business leader inducted as a member of the Board of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), an uncommon distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential ..

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First time in the Indian History, Shompens cast their votes for Lok Sabha elections

April 13, 2014

For the first time in the Indian history Shompens cast their votes to elect for the Lok Sabha constituency of Bay Islands for Lok Sabaha election 2014. About 60 Shompens cast their votes at polling station put up in the ..

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British physicist Stuart Parkin awarded prestigious Millennium technology prize

April 13, 2014

UK-born physicist Stuart Parkin won the Millennium technology prize 2014. Parkin won this prize for his breakthrough in magnetic disk drive storage capacity. Parkin’s ground-breaking contribution to the science and application of spintronic materials has led to an abnormal expansion ..

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Justice R.M. Lodha appointed as the next Chief Justice of India

April 13, 2014

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha  (64) as the next Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee with exercise of his powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India,  appointed Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, ..

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Gulzar selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013

April 12, 2014

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced that the Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar (real name: Sampooran Singh Kalra) has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013.  Sampooran Singh Kalra’s pen name is Gulzar. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest ..

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"3D Hologram Technology" used to broadcast Narendra Modi's rallies all over India

April 12, 2014

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is using the advanced 3D hologram technology, to address around 1,000 rallies in different States on the same day. How Narendra Modi’s live rallies on a single day at several places is made possible ? ..

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EC: Messages on blogs, social media not to be treated as political advertisements

April 11, 2014

The Election Commission (EC) held that any political message in the form of comments, pics, videos or messages on blogs, social media would not be treated as a political advertisement. Thus, these don’t need any pre-certification and are not subject ..

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