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Gulzar selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced that the Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar (real name: Sampooran Singh Kalra) has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke...

April 12, 2014

Koyal Rana wins Miss India 2014 title

Koyal Rana from Jaipur won the Miss India 2014 crown at the 51st edition of the beauty pageant. The runners up were Jhataleka Malhotra (1st runner-up) from Mumbai and Gail...

April 8, 2014

Aamir Khan becomes Election Commission's National Icon

The Election Commission entered into a partnership with film actor Aamir Khan as its National Icon. Election Commission has recorded video and audio campaigns showing Aamir Khan urging...

April 4, 2014

Jens Stoltenberg: Next secretary general of NATO

The Atlantic Council has appointed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Mr. Stoltenberg will replace Denmark’s Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and...

April 1, 2014

Death penalty of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar commuted to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court

On grounds of delay in deciding mercy plea and medical condition, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty of 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Devinderpal Singh...

April 1, 2014

“Iwao Hakamada”- World's longest-serving death row-inmate freed by Japan

The Japanese court release of the World’s longest serving death row inmate, Mr. Iwao Hakamada (78), as the evidences used against him were probably made up. About Mr....

March 31, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee re-promulgated SEBI ordinance

President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the re-promulgation of the SEBI Ordinance that provides powers for SEBI Chairman to authorize Investigating Authority or any other officer of the regulator to...

March 31, 2014

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor: New Brand Ambassdar of Earth Hour 2014

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor became the national ambassador of the Earth Hour 2014 that was observed on March 29. Under the Earth Hour initiative, citizens are asked to...

March 29, 2014

Mr. Govind Mishra selected for Saraswati Samman 2013

The renowned Hindi author, Mr. Govind Mishra will receive Sarawasti Samman 2013 for his book “Dhool Paudho Par” published in 2008. The award would make Mr. Mishra the...

March 26, 2014

“Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership”- Anil Shastri’s book launched by Dalai Lama

The Tibetian spiritual leader Dalai Lama launched a book on the life of Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in New Delhi. The book titled ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri:...

March 25, 2014

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