BCCI president Anurag
Thakur part of powerful ICC sub-committee
BCCI president Anurag Thakur has taken
charge as the member of the ICC’s powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs
committee.
Anurag Singh Thakur is a member of Lok
Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.
Kashmiri Red Stag to be
declared as 'Critically Endangered'
As the Kashmir Stag popularly known as
Hangul is on the verge of extinction, the International Union for Conservation
of Nature is all set to declare it a ‘critically endangered’ species to protect
this beautiful animal from disappearing from the earth.
Navdeep Suri to be
India’s new envoy to UAE
Senior diplomat Navdeep Singh Suri has been
appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
He is currently serving as Indian High Commissioner
in Canberra.
Suri had served in India’s diplomatic
missions in Cairo, Damascus, Washington, Dar es Salaam and London and as
India’s Consul General in Johannesburg.
Sanjay Singh appointed
Member-Secretary, Law Commission
Former legislative secretary Sanjay Singh
has been appointed as Member Secretary, Law Commission of India.
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed
Singh to the post for a period up to August 31, 2018.
Anupriya Patel
Inaugurates National Summit On Fortification Of Food
Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for
Health and Family Welfare has inaugurated National Summit on Fortification of
Food in New Delhi.
BRICS agrees to set up
credit rating agency
The five-nation group of emerging economies
BRICS has agreed to set up an independent BRICS Rating Agency in its efforts to
challenge the western hegemony in the world of finance.
BRICS is the acronym for an association of
five major emerging national economies.
Novak Djokovic retains
top spot in ATP rankings
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic
retained the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
rankings. He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all
time.
Sonam Kapoor awarded ET
Panache's 'Trendsetter Awards 2016'
Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor has been
bestowed upon with the 2016 ET Panache Trendsetter Award in Mumbai,
Maharashtra. The award recognizes the efforts of entrepreneurs, innovators, newsmakers
and athletes whose stories inspire millions and whose services transform lives.
Brazil opens Latin
America's first elephant sanctuary
The first elephant sanctuary in Latin
America has opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus
animals from across the region. Guida and Maia,
both over 40 years old, are the first residents.
Government grants BP
PlC licence to set up petrol pumps in India
The Government has formally granted a
license to British Petroleum ‘Petroleum industry company’, Europe's
third-biggest oil company, to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India. India currently has about 56,190 petrol pumps, with public sector firms
operating a majority of them.
Robert De Niro to
Receive Film Society of Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has
announced Robert De Niro as the recipient of the 44th Chaplin Award. De Niro will be presented with the award at an award gala on 8 May 2017.
Rwanda's last king,
Kigeli V, dies aged 80
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (80), the last king of
Rwanda, has recently passed away in the United States.
He ruled the east African nation for less
than a year in 1959 before being forced into exile after clashing with the
Belgian colonial power.