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Navdeep Singh Suri bestowed with UAE’s First Class Order of Zayed II award
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II award on Indian Ambassador Navdeep Singh Suri. The award is given in recognition of his contribution to the development and strengthening of friendly relations and co-operation between the two countries. It is a rare honour given to any ..
Topics: Al Nahyan family • Geography of Asia • Heads of state • House of Al Nahyan • Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan • Mohammed Al Nahyan • Presidents of the United Arab Emirates • Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan • United Arab Emirates • Western Asia • Zayed Al Nahyan • Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Reviewing the Process of Appointment of Governors
In a recent appointment of governors for five states, the central government has appointed persons who are deeply embedded within the ruling party ecosystem. The governor of Telangana was the Tamil Nadu state head of the ruling party. All these appointees have recent, strong and uncompromising links with the ruling regime. These appointments put the ..
Topics: Federalism in India • Government • Governor • Heads of state • Hukam Singh • Members of the Lok Sabha • President • Sarkaria Commission • State governments of India • Supreme Court of India
24th World Energy Congress (WEC-2019)
The 24th World Energy Congress (WEC-2019) has started in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of the WEC is to bring together international energy stakeholders, including governments, private and state corporations, academia and media. The theme of this Congress is ..
Topics: Al Nahyan family • Heads of state • House of Al Nahyan • President of the United Arab Emirates • Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan • Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan • United Arab Emirates • Zayed Al Nahyan
Dia Mirza appointed as new SDG Advocate of UN
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 17 global figures including Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma as the new advocates to drive action and solidify global political will for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. The new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates are influential public figures committed to raising ..
Topics: Heads of state • Jack Ma • Moza bint Nasser • Orders of chivalry • Orders, decorations, and medals • Sustainable Development Goals
Kazakhstan: Ruling Party nominates Tokayev for Presidency
The ruling Nur Otan Party of Kazakhstan has nominated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as its new candidate for a sudden Presidential vote to be held in June as he was backed by the founding leader of the country Nursultan Nazarbayev, thereby setting the way for a smooth power transfer in the Central Asian nation. The candidacy of ..
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Topics: Chivalric orders • Fatherland • Heads of state • Kassym-Jomart Tokayev • Kazakh presidential election • Kazakhstan • Nur Otan • Nursultan Nazarbayev • Orders, decorations, and medals • Tokayev