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M T Vasudevan Nair bags Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
Well-known writer and Film Personality M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for the prestigious Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2011 for his invaluable contribution to Malayalam literature. Expressing happiness, Mr Vasudean Nair said the prize money would be presented to Tirur Thunjan Parambu, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
5 Novels by Indian Writers in Man Asian Literary Prize
Five novels by Indian writers figure in this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize long list. The personalities including 5 Indians are: Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan) – The Wandering Falcon Tahmima Anam (Bangladesh) – The Good Muslim Jahnavi Barua (India) – Rebirth ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Madhya Pradesh: CBI Bhopal targets Facebook to take help from netizens
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has joined social networking site Facebook, popularly known as FB to get help from netizens in cracking cases. CBI’s Bhopal unit became the first unit to go online on Facebook. The agency has plans ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Uttar Pradesh Nargis Yadav: The 7 Billionth Baby
Nargis Yadav of Dauraha village near Lucknow was declared the symbolic seven billionth resident of the world recently. It was not possible for anyone to claim that one child is the seven billionth baby, so United National Population Fund had ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Persons in news : October 2011
Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud: Crown Prince of Saudi Arab passes away Saudi Crown Prince, Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud passed away. He was the heir to the Saudi throne. He died of an undisclosed illness and was in his ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Fauja Singh : The Turbaned Tornado
Fauja Singh, a 100 year old India-born runner became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he completed the race in Toronto. It took Singh 8:11:06 to cross the finish line. He finished the marathon more than 6 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs: December 10, 2011
‘Oldest’ Indian man dies in Madhya Pradesh Parasram Gurjar (125 Years), who claimed to be oldest man alive passed away in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Government had conferred him with the Shatayu Samman on October 1, 2011 on the occasion of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Dalai Lama to be awarded ‘Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace’
Dalai Lama to receive the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace . Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi declared the Award in Johannesburg on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and requested the South African Government to grant a visa to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
IGNOU confers Rajiv Gandhi International Prize on the Azim Premji Foundation
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has conferred the Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development on the Azim Premji Foundation. The award was established by the University on its silver jubilee year. Azim Premji Foundation was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Government to set up National Institute of Sports Science & Medicine
National Institute of Sports Science and Medicine, NISSM to be setup by the Govt. at the premises of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi at a cost of Rs 200 Crore. The institute will aim at developing the much needed ..