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PM Modi ranked 9th in World’s Most Powerful People list
Forbes has ranked Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the top 10 most powerful people in the world. PM Modi has been ranked 9th on the list of 74. The list is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin consecutively for the ..
Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (31) from Portugal has won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. He has earned this title of world’s best football player for fourth time. Earlier he had won the Ballon d’Or in 2008, 2013 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Colombian President Juan Santos receives Nobel Prize for Peace
Colombian President Juan Santos has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 at Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Committee had selected Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the 50-year old conflict with the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia to an end by ..
Donald Trump: TIME Person of the Year
President-elect Donald Trump has been honoured with the title TIME Person of the Year for his unusual way of doing business and rewriting rules of politics and defying all expectations. Trump welcomed the move by the magazine as a very ..
Usain Bolt, Almaz Ayana crowned 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the year award
Sprint king Usain Bolt from Jamaica has been awarded the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year award in male category for sixth time. Earlier he had won it in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was rewarded for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
James Mattis to be appointed US Defence Secretary
President elect Trump has picked up retired Marine General James Mattis for the coveted post of Secretary of Defence. Mattis had retired as Chief of US Central Command in 2013 has often quoted that US lacks an overall and effective ..
UAE-based Indian girl Kehkashan Basu wins 2016 International Children's Peace Prize
UAE based Indian environmental activist Kehkashan Basu (16) has won 2016 prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize. She was bestowed with this prestigious award for her fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation. She was presented with the award by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
President presents 2nd ICCR Indologist award to Prof. Yu Long Yu
The second Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Indologis Award for the year 2016 was awarded to Prof. Yu Long Yu of China. He was presented with this award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New ..