Manoj Kumar Current Affairs, GK & News

Boxers Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics

June 23, 2016

Indian boxers Manoj Kumar and Vikas Krishan have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Manoj Kumar booked Olympic berth after advancing in the quarterfinal bout against Tajikistan’s Rakhimov Shakvakatdzhon in the AIBA World Olympic qualification event in Baku, Azerbaijan. Later, Asian Games champion ..

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Manoj Kumar to be conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award

March 5, 2016

Veteran Film Actor and Director Manoj Kumar has been selected for the prestigious 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015. He was unanimously selected by a five member jury consisted of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Salim Khan, Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota. About Manoj Kumar Manoj Kumar was born as Harikishan Giri Goswami on ..

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Boxer Manoj Kumar receives prestigious Arjuna Award

November 27, 2014

Boxer Manoj Kumar was awarded prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi. He was awarded this award after winning a High Court case against Sports ministry. Manoj Kumar is 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist. Case Earlier, Kapil Dev-led award selection committee had denied Manoj this award, due false belief that he ..

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Current Affairs : August 14, 2011

August 14, 2011

Palestine to present its candidature for realization as a state to the UN Palestine to present its application for international recognition of statehood to the UN next month It will submit the application at the 66th General Assembly in New York in September 2011 The Palestinian Authorities feel that they could no longer wait for ..

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