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Politician Hans Raj Bhardwaj passes away
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 ..
Topics: Governor • Ministry of Law and Justice • Politicians
Actor-Politician Tapas Paul passes away
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 ..
Topics: Actors in Politics in India • Central Bureau of Investigation • Filmfare Awards • Politicians
Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential Polls
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 ..
Topics: Government of Sri Lanka • Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka • Politicians • Ranasinghe Premadasa • Sajith Premadasa • Sri lanka • United National Party
Chile agree to hold referendum on new Constitution
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 ..
Topics: Augusto Pinochet • Bibliophiles • Government of Chile • Military dictatorship of Chile • Operation Condor • Political corruption • Politicians • Politics • Politics of Chile
Kristalina Georgieva selected as new head of International Monetary Fund
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.
Topics: Christine Lagarde • Georgieva • International Monetary Fund • Jeroen Dijsselbloem • Kristalina Georgieva • Nadia Calviño • Organizations • Politicians • United Nations • United Nations Development Group • United Nations Economic and Social Council