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US President appoints Indian-American Manjit Singh to key administration post
United States (US) President Barack Obama has appointed an Indian-American engineer Manjit Singh as the member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (PACFBNF). PACFBNF brings together leaders and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
US President honours Indian-American elementary teacher Revathi Balakrishnan
US President Barack Obama has honoured an Indian-American elementary teacher Revathi Balakrishnan from Texas at the White House. She was honoured for her excellent work in the field of education as part of the ‘National Teacher of the Year Programme. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Various Steps in United States President’s Election
The United States has a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Direct elections are held to fill the vacancies in these legislatures. In addition, the vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial ..
Music legend Prince passes away
Pop music superstar Prince Rogers Nelson popularly known as Prince passed away in suburban Minneapolis, United States. He was 57. Prince was widely known for his flamboyant stage presence and wide vocal range. He was the pioneer of famous song ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The Sympathizer, a debut novel of Vietnamese American professor Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. While, Associated Press has won two prestigious Pulitzer prize in Public Service for coverage for an investigation of severe labour abuses ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Indian-American Geeta Pasi nominated as US envoy to Chad
United States (US) President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi as the country’s next envoy to central African nation Chad. Ms. Pasi is a career member of the US Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counsellor. She had served as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
US court slaps 940 million dollars fine on two Tata group companies
The federal grand jury in the US State of Wisconsin has slapped 940 million US dollars fine against two companies of India’s Tata group – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata America International Corp. They were fined in a trade ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga appointed as member of US cybersecurity body
US President Barack Obama has nominated MasterCard’s Indian-American CEO Ajay Banga as a member of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Mr. Banga is one of the 10 members of the Commission which also includes General Keith Alexander former Director ..