Dr. Mahesh
Sharma Inaugurates a 25 Panel Exhibition Titled ‘Mohan Se Mahatma Tak’ at
Rajghat Samadhi Samiti
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On
the 68th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, the Minister
of State (I/C) for Tourism and Culture inaugurated a 25 panel Exhibition titled
‘Mohan se Mahatma Tak’ based on the evolution of Gandhiji from a mere ‘Monia’,
his childhood name to Mahtma highlighting his experiences and struggles that
shaped his life to the point of being the Father of the Nation.
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Shri
Babul Supriyo, the Minister of State for Urban Development presided over the
function. Sri Ramcharitmanas fame Shri Morari Bapu and many dignitaries graced
the occasion.
Fukuoka to host
2021 World Aquatics Championships
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The
Japanese city of Fukuoka will host the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, with
the Qatari capital Doha staging them two years later, the International Swimming
Federation (Fina)
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The
decision was made after a vote of the Fina executive committee in Budapest.
Held every two years, the Aquatics include world championships in swimming,
diving, synchronised swimming and water-polo
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They
were held in the Russian city of Kazan last year and will go to Budapest in
2017 and Gwangju in South Korea in 2019.
Tom Hanks is
America’s favourite movie star
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Tom
Hanks is officially America’s favourite Hollywood star. The Bridge of Spies
actor topped the annual Harris Poll which drew the results from a survey of
over 2,200 adults.
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His
closest competitor was actor Johnny Depp who most recently starred as real-life
mobster Whitey Bulger in Black Mass.
Abhinav Bindra
honoured by ISSF
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Olympic
champion Abhinav Bindra has been awarded the Diploma of Honour and President’s
Button by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) as an
acknowledgment to his “contribution as an athlete” to the sport.
New
83-million-year-old, rare dinosaur species identified
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Researchers
have identified and named an 83-million-years-old species of a rare, primitive
duck-billed dinosaur, after studying its fossils discovered in the eastern
United States.
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This
new discovery also shows that duck-billed dinosaurs originated in the eastern
US, what was then broadly referred to as Appalachia, before dispersing to other
parts of the world.
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The
researchers have named the new dinosaur Eotrachodon orientalis , which means
“dawn rough tooth from the East.”
Chennupati
Jagadish, Jay Chandra honoured with Order of Australia
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Chennupati
Jagadish and Jay Chandra, Indian-origin persons, were honoured with the Order
of Australia, highest civilian honour of Australia on the occasion of the
Australia Day.
Kerala dentist
Sajeev Koshy honoured with Order of Australia
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A
Kerala dentist Sajeev Koshy settled in Melbourne was honoured with the highest
civilian honour, the Order of Australia.
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Koshy
was given the award for his service to dentistry in Victoria, Australia. He was
honoured on the Australia Day Awards 2016, by the Governor General of
Australia.
Rod Laver
honoured with Companion of the order of Australia
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Rodney
George Laver honoured with the Companion of the order of on the occasion of the
Australia Day.
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He
was conferred with the award for eminent service to tennis as a player,
representative and mentor, at the national and international level, and as a
role model for young sportsmen and women.
Van der Horst,
Welten of Netherlands named 2015′s best hockey players
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The
International Hockey Federation or FIH has named Robert Van der Horst and
Lidewij Welten of Netherlands as the 2015 Players of the Year in the men’s and
women’s categories respectively.
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India’s
Akashdeep Singh missed out on the junior player award.
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Ruhr
beat Indian striker Akashdeep, Australian Blake Govers, and two others for the
award.
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Lily
Owsley, the England and Great Britain forward has been named as the FIH’s
Rising Star of the Year for 2015.
PM Narendra
Modi, Presient Hollande visit government museum, gallery in Chandigarh
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Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande visited the
Government Museum and Art Gallery after French President arrived India on a
three-day official visit to India.
Bachchan &
Chopra – brand ambassadors for Incredible India campaign
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Actors
Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will replace Aamir Khan as new ambassadors
of the Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad.
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Bollywood
veteran Mr Bachchan, 73, the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism, had been
picked for the position some time ago.
Adele’s Hello
enters Guinness Book of World Records
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Adele,
the singer-songwriter’s music track ‘Hello’ has achieved a ten-digit viewcount
on YouTube.
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By
achieving that feat in just 88 days, it has entered the Guinness Book of World
Records as the fastest video to one billion YouTube hits.
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‘Hello’
arrived on YouTube in October 2015.
BCCI banned Ajit
Chandila & Hiken Shah for involvement in 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal
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The
Disciplinary Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
pronounced the orders in the cases related to the involvement of Ajit Chandila
and Hiken Shah in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Analjit Singh
resigned as chairman of Max Financial Services Ltd
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Analjit
Singh resigned as the Chairman of Max Financial Services Ltd following the
demerger of Max India Ltd. However, Singh will continue to serve as Chairman of
Max Ventures and Industries Ltd.
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Singh
will also be the Chairman Emeritus and a permanent invitee to the boards and
committees of all Max Group companies.
Marat Safin
Inducted Into International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Former
World Number one tennis player Marat Safin of Russia has joined the
International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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The
official ceremony to induct the Russian tennis player has been scheduled for
July 16, 2016.
Kamal Hassan and
Gautam Ghosh added in Shyam Benegal committee
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Actor
Kamal Hassan and director Gautam Ghosh has been included in the Shyam Benegal
committee.
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The
committee has been recently set by the Union Ministry of Information and
Broadcast to look into the functioning of Central Board of Film Certification
(CBFC).
Ronaldinho announced as Brand Ambassador of
Nagjee International Club Football Tournament
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The former Barcelona and AC Milan player
Ronaldinho was announced as the Brand Ambassador of the Nagjee International
Club Football Tournament.
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The tournament will be held at the Corporation
Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala from 5 February 2016 to 21 February 2016.
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The legendary footballer was a part of Brazil's
2002 World Cup winning squad and played an important role in the world's
biggest sporting extravaganza.
Narendra
Modi is World’s Seventh Most Popular Leader
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Based
on the recent ‘International World Leader Index’ survey, Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has been voted as the seventh most popular leader in the world.
In the survey, people from across 65 countries across the world were asked to
vote and Modi got a favourable view from 24 percent of people.
Tendulkar
launches 2 Mumbai Rail Police safety initiatives
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Cricket
icon Sachin Tendulkar launched two initiatives by Mumbai Railway Police —
SAMEEP (Safety Alert Messages Exclusively For Passengers) and B-Safe.
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SAMEEP
is an effort towards instant communication with railway passengers in case of
any eventuality. Under this scheme, the Railways Dept invite commuters to give
Missed Call on 7208015207 or SMS MH RLY COP to 166 to get registered.
Indra
Nooyi becomes ‘most generous graduate’ of Yale School of Management
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The
prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of
PepsiCo’s India-born CEO Indra Nooyi as she gifted an undisclosed amount to her
alma mater, becoming the school’s biggest alumni donor and the first woman to
endow a deanship at a top b-school.
Azim
Premji the ‘most generous Indian’ in Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015
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Azim
Premji has emerged as the ‘most generous Indian’ in the Hurun India
Philanthropy List 2015, a ranking of the most generous individuals from India.
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Premji
donated Rs 27,514 crore for education through The Azim Premji foundation.
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The
foundation works in 8 states and has more than 350,000 schools.
Financial
assistance from National Sports Development Fund to Seema Antil Punia, Athlete for training
during January to June 2016
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The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved financial assistance to Seema
Antil Punia, Athlete from NSDF for training and other support as part of
preparation for Olympics 2016. She has been allocated a budget of Rs 75.00 lacs
under the scheme.
Financial
assistance from National Sports Development Fund to Vikas Krishan (Boxing) for availing of
the services of a Psychologist
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The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved financial assistance to Boxer
Vikas Krishan for availing of the services of Dr. Rajesh Kumar as personal
Psychologist till Olympics 2016.
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The
rate of fee will be Rs 1800.00 per session as per the norms prescribed under
the TOP Scheme.
Financial
assistance from National Sports Development Fund to Sumit Sangwan (Boxing) for rehab and
recovery programme and services of sparring partner
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The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved financial assistance to Boxer
Sumit Sangwan under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme for financial assistance
from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for training and other support as
part of preparation for Olympics 2016.
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He
has been allocated a budget of Rs 30.00 lacs under the scheme.
Financial
assistance from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) to Chain Singh, Shooter
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The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved financial assistance from
NSDF to Chain Singh, Shooter for training and other support as part of
preparation for Olympics 2016.
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He
has been allocated a budget of Rs 40.00 lacs under the scheme.
Amputee
mountaineer Arunima Sinha scales Mount Aconcagua in Argentina
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Arunima
Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by conquering Mount Everest,
has added another feather to her cap by conquering Mount Aconcagua in
Argentina.
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Arunima
lost her left leg in a train accident in 2011 and she surprised the world by
scaling Mt. Everest on May 21, 2013.
Sachin
Tendulkar named brand ambassador for diabetes awareness campaign
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Cricket
legend Sachin Tendulkar would be the brand ambassador for ‘changing diabetes’
for Novo Nordisk, world’s leading diabetes care company.
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This
programme in India is to fight against the lifestyle disease.
Amputee
mountaineer Arunima Sinha scales Mount Aconcagua in Argentina
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India’s
star amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha has successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua
in Argentina as part of her Mission 7 Summits.
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With
this, she created World record by becoming First Female amputee to climb 5
Mountains of the World.
Government
to roll out DBT scheme for kerosene from April 1, 2016
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The
Union Government is going to roll out LPG-like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
scheme for kerosene from 1st April 2016.
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The
scheme in the initial phase will be implemented in selected 26 districts of
eight states.
Government
constitute Kamlesh Chandra Committee to study wage structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks
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The
Union Government has constituted a committee to examine the wage structure,
service conditions of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Department of Posts
(DoP).
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It
is one member committee comprising of Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member of Postal
Services Board.
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The
Committee will be assisted by Senior Administrative Grade Officer T.Q. Mohammad
who will act as Secretary to the GDS Committee.
Union
Government constitutes Shyam Benegal Committee to revamp Central Board of Film Censors
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The
Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a committee
headed by noted film-maker Shyam Benegal to look into revamp the film
certification nuances by Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC).
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The
committee is tasked to suggest recommendations provide a holistic framework and
interpretation of provisions of Cinematograph Act, 1952 and Cinematograph
(Certification) Rules, 1983.
2016
is year of LPG consumers
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The
government declared 2016 as the ‘Year of LPG Consumers’ and vowed to make clean
cooking fuel available to every household by 2018.
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In
the coming three calendar years 2016, 2017 and 2018, Government will set an
ambitious target to provide clean cooking fuel to entire population
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