Former Cuban Leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was on 9 December 2014 awarded the Confucius Peace Prize 2014 for his important contributions in eliminating nuclear war after his retirement. He was selected from more than 20 nominees including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and two organizations. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz •Continue Reading
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on 4 October 2014 received Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of Commons. He was conferred the award by House of Commons speaker John Bercow for his outstanding achievements in the field of cinema and his involvement in philanthropic endevours. Earlier, Shah RukhContinue Reading
New President and Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Appointed Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) appointed Subodh Kumar Agrawal as its new President and K. Raghu as its new Vice-President on 12 February 2013. Subodh Kumar Agrawal • He had served the ICAI as itsContinue Reading
Aadhaar card to be accepted as proof to get passport: Ministry of external Affairs The Ministry of External Affairs on 8 January 2013 decided and consequently advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents forContinue Reading
Famous Writer and President of the Sahitya Akademi, Sunil Gangopadhyay Died President of the Sahitya Akademi and an eminent writer, Sunil Gangopadhyay died on 23 October 2012 due to heart attack at his residence in Kolkata. Gangopadhyay who died at the age of 78 is now survived by his wifeContinue Reading
Microsoft Co-Founder, Bill Gates remained at the top position in the list of 400 richest Americans released by Forbes Annual Ranking on 19 September 2012. Gates, succeeded in winning the top position for 19th time in a row with his net worth of $ 66 billion. Bill Gates at presentContinue Reading
Worldwide protests against the film Innocence of Muslims International/World Current Affairs 2012.Innocence of Muslims, written and produced by Sam Bacile turned up to be the reason for protests across the Islamic nations.Five dead as anti-Islam film protests widen Chinese ships carry out patrols around islands in south China Sea SixContinue Reading
Proposal for 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail and 49 percent in Aviation passed The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2012 cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand retail chains and 49 percent in Aviation power exchanges industry Inflation rose by 0.68 percentContinue Reading
Aditi Mukherjee, a Delhi based scientist, won the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award in Field Research and Application. Mukherjee was picked for the award for her work in transforming access to water for thousands of farmers in West Bengal. The award will be formally presented to Mukherji on 17 October 2012Continue Reading
Jaxtr Inc., founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel, has announced the launch of JaxtrSMS, a cross-platform, open-texting application to send SMSs to anyone in the world for free. Reserve Bank of India deregulated non-resident external (NRE) deposits on 16 December 2011 allowing banks to offer higher interest rates toContinue Reading
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