Page-88 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Amish Tripathi's The Immortals Of Meluha set for a Hollywood adaptation

January 22, 2014

Author Amish Tripathi, who created waves in Indian publishing with a $1 million book contract, has cracked it even bigger this time with an American producer purchasing the rights to “The Immortals Of Meluha”. The Bollywood director Karan Johar has ..

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Sunanda Pushkar

January 20, 2014

Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, passed away Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead in a seven- star hotel in New Delhi. She was suffering from lupus and was diagnosed with stomach Tuberculosis.  About Sunanda Pushkar Born:  ..

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‘Narendra Modi is America's other India problem': TIME

January 20, 2014

As per Time magazine, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in the upcoming election and Narendra Modi becomes India’s next Prime Minister, the atmosphere between India and the US may become more tense which is already charged up following ..

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Ms Jamila Bayaz: First women to be appointed police chief of Kabul province

January 19, 2014

Ms Jamila Bayaz (50) appointed as the first female police chief in Afghanistan. Ms Bayaz will lead the District One of Kabul province in Afghanistan. She joined Afghan police force more than three decades ago and presently, working as Colonel ..

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Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen passed away

January 19, 2014

Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen (82) passed way in Kolkata due to massive heart attack. She was the first Bengali actress to be honored at an international film festival (She received the Best Actress award for ‘Saat Paake Bandha’ at the 1963 Moscow film festival). About Legendary Bengali ..

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Marathi poet and crusader Namdeo Dhasal passed away

January 17, 2014

The crusading Marathi poet-writer and leader of the Dalit Panthers movement, Namdeo Dhasal (64) passed away in Mumbai.  About Namdeo Dhasal Pioneer of the Dalit literature movement known for its deep concern for the under-privileged. Lately, he was writing columns for ..

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Rajeev Kher appointed as India’s new Commerce Secretary

January 17, 2014

Mr. Rajeev Kher has been appointed as the new Secretary in Department of Commerce. Mr. Kher is a 1980-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and at present serving at the post of Special Secretary, Department of Commerce under Ministry ..

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Sunil Gangopadhyay Awards 2012 & 2013

January 16, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee bestowed the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award for Excellence in Bengali Literature for 2012 and 2013 upon eminent poet and litterateur Nirendranath Chakravarty and Sankha Ghosh at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. The award was instituted in 2012 ..

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Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon "The Bulldozer" passed away

January 14, 2014

The iconic but controversial former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon (85) passed away after spending eight years in a coma following a stroke. About Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Known as “The Bulldozer,” a fearless leader who got things done and ..

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Sheikh Hasina becomes Bangladesh PM for 3rd time

January 14, 2014

Awami League chief Ms Sheikh Hasina (66) sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with a 48-member cabinet. President Abdul Hamid administered the oaths of office and secrecy to Ms Hasina and her new cabinet ..

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