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Mhairi Black, youngest elected MP in United Kingdom
Mhairi Black at the age of 20 became the youngest elected Member of Parliament (MP) in United Kingdom in over 300 years. She was elected as MP to House of Commons i.e. lower house of UK Parliament from Paisley and ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
British PM David Cameron led Conservative Party wins 2015 general election
In the 2015 United Kingdom Parliamentary elections, Prime Minister David Cameron led Conservative Party has won the election. Conservative Party by winning 331 seats out of total 650 seats in House of Commons has emerged single largest party in this ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Lu Ping, Chinese diplomat who oversaw Hong Kong handover passes away
Lu Ping, Chinese diplomat who oversaw Hong Kong’s transition from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 passed away in Beijing. He was 87. He was the China’s Chief negotiator in the years before handover and was known for his hard-line ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Crime writer Ruth Rendell passes away
Renowned crime writer Ruth Rendell passed away on 2 May 2015 in London, United Kingdom. She was 85. She was best-known for creation of fictional character Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series in Britain. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Pratap Singh wins Institute of Physics Prize
15-year-old Indian-origin student, Pratap Singh from United Kingdom (UK) has won prestigious award Institute of Physics (IOP) Prize. Singh, who is a student at The Perse School, Cambridge received the prize for his experiment to verify an effect of Albert Einstein’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Akhil Sharma's novel Family Life wins The Folio Prize 2015
Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80 fictional works and was chosen as the best fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in ..