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Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014: List of Awardees

The list of Awardees for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards for year 2014 has been announced. The Awardees are: Hu Shuli: An investigative journalist from China whose work was...

August 4, 2014

1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship

The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship is a bilateral pact between the Government of Nepal and Government of India aimed at establishing a close strategic relationship between the two South Asian neighbors. The treaty was...

August 4, 2014

India ready to review 1950 Indo-Nepal Friendship Treaty: PM Narendra Modi

India’s PM Narendra Modi who is on a visit to neighboring country Nepal said in his speech that he was ready to take into account suggestions if any...

August 3, 2014

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award to Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali

Famous film director Muzaffar Ali (69), who had directed the Bollywood classic “Umrao Jaan”, has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his extraordinary contribution towards...

August 1, 2014

Robert Frederick Panara: Pioneer of Deaf Studies passed away

Robert Frederick Panara (94), the pioneer of deaf studies passed away in Rochester, US. Robert was an author, a poet, a professor who later went on to become...

August 1, 2014

General Dalbir Singh Suhag assumes charge as new Chief of Indian Army

General Dalbir Singh Suhag (59) took charge as the new Chief of the Army Staff of 1.3-million strong Indian Army. He succeeded out going General Bikram Singh whose...

July 31, 2014

‘One Life is Not Enough’: Autobiography of Natwar Singh released

An autobiography of the former External Affairs Minister and veteran Congress Party leader Natwar Singh was released. The book titled “One Life is Not Enough” is penned by...

July 31, 2014

Key points in proposed Judicial Appointment Commission Bill

The controversy over the efficacy of the collegium system for appointing Supreme Court judges has gained momentum with many leaders and even eminent jurists including well-known names such...

July 30, 2014

Theodore VanKirk (Dutch): Last Airman in US bombing of Hiroshima passed away

Theodore VanKirk (93), also known as “Dutch,” who was the last surviving member of the crew that jettisoned an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing an end of World...

July 30, 2014

Kaptan Singh Solanki is new Governor of Haryana

The President of India appointed veteran BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Kaptan Singh Solanki (75) as the Governor of Haryana in place of Jagannath Pahadia whose tenure...

July 27, 2014