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First conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in UK
A first of its kind conference on the contemporary relevance of the Bhagvad Gita was held London, United Kingdom. The conference was organised by Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and High Commission of India. It was organised in in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Novelist Jackie Collins passes away
British-American romance novelist Jackie Collins passed away on 19 September 2015 in California, United States. She was 77 and died due to stage 4 breast cancer. About Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill “Jackie” Collins was born on October 4, 1937 in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Sunjeev Sahota’s novel The Year of the Runaways has been shortlisted which deals with the life experience of illegal immigrants from the Indian subcontinent ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
DRDO scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy conferred with Silver Medal by Royal Aeronautical Society
Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, an eminent missile scientist of DRDO has been conferred with prestigious Silver Medal by London based Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). He was bestowed with this medal in recognition of his pioneering contributions as one of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II on 9th September 2015 became the longest-reigning Monarch of Britain and the longest-reigning female monarch in history. She surpassed the previous record held by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria who had reigned thousand-year-old dynastical institution of Britain for ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Italian Grand Prix of Formula One
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Italian Grand Prix of Formula One. This was his seventh victory of the season. His win for the season 2015 of Formula One began with Australian Grand Prix and later won Chinese ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Maharashtra government acquires Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's London House
Maharashtra government has bought the house in London where social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar had stayed in the 1920s. State government has acquired this house in 3.1 million pound deal owing to its ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Golfer Aditi Ashok first Indian to win Ladies British amateur stroke-play Championship
Ace Indian golfer Aditi Ashok won the prestigious Ladies British amateur stroke-play Championship 2015 at Leeds, United Kingdom. With this victory she became first woman and youngest player from India to win this Championship. In her wining game, Aditi shot ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Zia Haider Rahman's debut novel wins James Tait Black prize 2015
Bangladesh novelist Zia Haider Rahman has won James Tait Black award 2015, UK’s oldest literary prize for his first novel, In the Light of What We Know. His debut novel’s story is based on an investment banker in a lead ..
Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected new IAAF president
Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe from United Kingdom has been elected as President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). In the election for this post he defeated Sergei Bubka of Ukraine by securing 115 votes. He succeeds Senegalese Lamine ..