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Justice A.P.Shah appointed Chairman of Law Commission of India

Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has been appointed as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India . He has taken charge of the position vacated by...

November 23, 2013

Waheeda Rehman to receive First Centanary Award at 44th IFFI

Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman will be conferred with the first Centanary Award for the Indian Film Personality at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be...

November 20, 2013

Nobel laureate Doris Lessing passed away

Doris Lessing (94), one of the UK’s most-influential writer and a Nobel Literature laureate passed away. Doris Lessing: Born: October 22, 1919, in Kermanshah, Iran British novelist, poet,...

November 20, 2013

Abdulla Yameen becomes President of Maldives

Abdulla Yameen has been elected as the new President of the Maldives after a run-off poll.  The event ended nearly two years of political tumult that blighted the incipient democracy...

November 20, 2013

'International Indian of the Decade' award to Lord Swaraj Paul

Eminent NRI industrialist and educationist, Lord Swraj Paul was conferred with the ‘International Indian of the Decade’ award on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication...

November 17, 2013

"404" most popular word of 2013; "Toxic Politics" the Top Phrase, and "Pope Francis" the Top Name of 2013

“404” most popular word of 2013 An annual survey by ‘Global Language Monitor’ for the English-speaking world’s “top words” has seen “404” as the most popular word of...

November 13, 2013

Female participation in voting improved over last 50 years

As per an analysis of 50 years of Election Commission data for the Assembly elections held between 1962 and 2012 in 16 major States, there has been a...

November 10, 2013

India’s first masterchef and food author Tarla Dalal passed away

India’s first renowned masterchef and food writer, Tarla Dalal (77) passed away at her residence in Mumbai. Tarla Dalal Tarla Dalal was born and brought up in Pune. She...

November 7, 2013

Indian born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passes away

Singer of hit songs like ‘Dama Dam Mast Kalandar’ and ‘Lambi Judai’, the legendary India born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away. Reshma was born in 1947 in...

November 4, 2013

Shashi Kant Sharma, India's CAG wins election to UN Board of Auditors

Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India wonthe election to the UN Board of Auditors. Shashi Kant Sharma won 124 out of 186 votes at the UN General Assembly’s...

November 4, 2013

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