Biography: António Guterres, UN Chief
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and…
Urjit Patel, the New Boss of RBI
by Andalib Akhter Ending long speculation over choice of Raghuram Rajan’s successor, Government on August 20 appointed Urjit Patel as new Governor of Reserve Bank of India RBI. He will…
T M Krishna, the musician
South Indian classical musician T M Krishna is among winners of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016 The healing power of music is an idea that often does not…
BEZWADA WILSON
Human rights activist Bezwada Wilson has been selected for the prestigious Magsaysay Award for 2016. Bezwada Wilson was born to a Dalit family in Kolar Gold Fields township in Karnataka…
AaH! MUHAMMAD ALI
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) who died on June 3, was an American former heavyweight champion boxerand one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and…
6 Indians among TIME’s 100 most influential people
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, tennis star Sania Mirza, actress Priyanka Chopra, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal have been named by Time magazine…
P.A. SANGMA-A man of homour N conviction
P.A. SANGMA – A biograpy Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma who passed away on March 4, 2016 following a brief illness belonged to a humble family from a…
Justice T S Thakur sworn-in as 43rd Chief Justice of India
Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was today sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered oath of secrecy and office to Justice Thakur at a function in…
Justice T. S. Thakur
Justice T. S. Thakur / by Andalib Akhter The president of India Pranab Miukherjee in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of…
My days with Dr. Kalam
On the Birth anniversary of former President APJ Abdul Kalam (October 15), his Press Secretary S M Khan recalls his days with great statesman. / / It is an ememotional…