Topic: Orders, decorations, and medals
Baku hosts 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit 2019
The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 2019 is being held at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan from 25-26 October 2019....Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID)
The Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID) is celebrated every year on July 18 to pay tribute to South Africa’s former president for his values, legacy and contribution to...Ursula von der Leyen elected as European Commission’s first female president
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the first female president of European Commission (EC) following a secret ballot among MEPs. She secured the...Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected as new president of Kazakhstan
On 9 June, Interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has won the 2019 Presidential election of Kazakhstan with 70.96% of the vote. He was recognised as the elected president by...Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as new Prime Minister of Thailand
The Thai parliament has recently elected ex military government chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as its new Prime Minister. He beat the popular billionaire leader of the anti-junta Future Forward...Anita Bhatia appointed as UN-Women Deputy Executive Director
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia has been the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and...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...Jitender Kumar & Shikha Garg are among 115 UN personnel staff honoured for sacrifice in line of duty
Two Indians – an Indian police officer Jitender Kumar deployed to the UN mission in Congo and a consultant Shikha Garg with the UN development programme, killed in...King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned as Rama X of Thailand
King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned as the Rama X of Thailand in a dazzling show of pageantry on behalf of the Thai people. This marked the first...
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...Deepa Malik recipient of New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019
Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been named the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019 in recognition of her inspiring...
