Politicians Current Affairs, GK & News

World Economic Forum Meet 2023!

January 17, 2023

The 53rd edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Kicks Off in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting will continue from January 15th to January 20th.The WEF meeting provides a platform for global leaders to share their insights on the prevalent economic conditions across the globe and to discuss the challenges that the world is facing today.It ..

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Politician Hans Raj Bhardwaj passes away

March 9, 2020

Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who was an Indian Politician and belonged to Indian National Congress, recently passed away. He was the Union minister for Law and justice for five years the minister of state for nine years. Hans Raj Bhardwaj introduced the concept of rural courts (Gram Nyayalayas) in India. He had also served as the Governor ..

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Actor-Politician Tapas Paul passes away

February 18, 2020

Former Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali actor Tapas Paul recently died of cardiac arrest at the age of 61. He was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar for two terms and elected MLA from Alipore. The debut film of Paul is ‘Dadar Kirti’, which was released in 1980. He was also awarded the Filmfare Award ..

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential Polls

November 18, 2019

On 17 Nov, Gotabaya Rajapaksha, a former defense secretary and intelligence officer has won Sri Lanka’s presidential elections.  He was also accused of committing human rights violations.  He defeated his main opponent, Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party (UNP). He won with more than 52% of the nearly 16 million possible votes.   His ..

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Chile agree to hold referendum on new Constitution

November 16, 2019

On 15 Nov, Chilean political parties agreed to hold a referendum next April to replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, bowing to demands of protesters who want the country’s social and economic model overhauled.  The referendum will ask Voters will be asked whether they approve the idea of a new constitution and whether current lawmakers should ..

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Kristalina Georgieva selected as new head of International Monetary Fund

September 26, 2019

Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been named as the new Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF. Georgieva will succeed Christine Lagarde for a five-year term from October 2019.

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