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Dec 2019

Mar 02, 2020

JD(U) MP Baidyanath Prasad Mahto Passes Away

Jata Dal(United)'s Lok Sabha Member Baidyanath Prasad Mahto from Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency passed away while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi.
He was 72 and elected to Lok Sabha from Valmiki Nagar in 2009 and 2019 as Janata DaL(United) candidate.
He was deputy leader of the Janata Dal(United) in the current Lok Sabha. Condoling his death, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Mahto was very popular in his Constituency.

Legendary Physicist Freeman Dyson Dies

Renowned physicist, scholar and one of the most influential thinkers of our times, Freeman Dyson, passed away at the age of 96.
Dyson is famous for several out-of-the-box concepts that often show up in science fiction, futuristic movies and video games. Some of his concepts are hugely popular, like the "Dyson tree", which is a hypothetical genetically-engineered plant capable of growing in a comet.
He is also known for the "Dyson sphere", a thought experiment that explores how a space-faring civilisation would meet its energy needs with a hypothetical megastructure that encompasses a star and absorbs its power. The concept was used in a television episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Madhuri Kanitkar India's Third Woman Lt. General

Madhuri Kanitkar was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General, becoming the third woman officer in the country to hold the rank. Kanitkar has served in the Indian military for 37 years. She has now been posted to Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
IDS was set up in 2001 as a single-point organisation for jointmanship, which integrates policy, doctrine, war fighting, and military purchases. It refers to a degree of co-ordination and integration in terms of strategy, capabilities and execution across the three services. IDS now comes under the CDS. Before Kanitkar, Lt. Gen. Punita Arora was the first woman to don the rank of Lieutenant General and Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force and the second woman in the armed forces to be promoted to the three-star rank.

Mar 01, 2020

Govt. Notifies Justice Muralidhar's Transfer to Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Centre notified the transfer of Justice S. Muralidhar from Delhi High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Justice Muralidhar was part of the division bench that had rapped Delhi police on non registration of first information report (FIR). He had asked the Delhi Police to take a "conscious decision" on the registration of FIRs against political leaders for allegedly giving hate speeches.
The case would be heard by a division bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel.
The Supreme Court collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Muralidhar.
Apart from CJI Bobde, justices N. V. Ramana, Arun Mishra, R. F. Nariman and R. Banumathi are part of the new five-judge collegium.

Famous Historian and Professor S. Settar Passed Away

Renowned historian 85-years old Prof. Shadakshari Settar (S Settar) breathed his last at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday wee hours. He was suffering from age-related health issues and was admitted to the hospital a week ago.
According to his family members, he was suffering from breathing issues from last one week and water accumulated at his lungs. His mortal remains will be shifted to his residence at Bhoopasandra in Bengaluru. He was survived by a wife and two daughters.
He born in Hampasagar in Ballari district and did his studies at Karnatak University, Dharwad, Mysore University and Cambridge University. He worked as a professor in Dharwad, served as director of National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology. He also served as president of Indian Council of Historical Research, Dr. S Radhakrishnan Chair at the NIAS, worked as visiting professor to many foreign universities and later professor emeritus.

Feb 29, 2020

Renowned Vedic Scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi Passes Away

Renowned Vedic Scholar and Gandhian Sudhakar Chaturvedi passed away in Bengaluru today. The centenarian was given the title Chaturvedi for his mastery over the four vedas. Deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and Arya Samaj movement, he had ed over 50 spiritual books in four languages. He had spent his last few years in the teaching of Vedas to young enthusiasts.

Abhishek Next Ambassador of India to Venezuela

Diplomat Abhishek Singh has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Venezuela.
Singh, a 2003-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian embassy in Kabul, the MEA said in a statement.
He is expected to take up the assignment "shortly".

S. N. Shrivastava New Police Commissioner of Delhi

The home ministry appointed S. N. Shrivastava as Delhi's Police Commissioner.
Shrivastava is currently Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi, a charge he was given on Tuesday.
The 1985 batch Indian Police Service officer takes over from Amulya Patnaik, who superannuates on Saturday.
Shrivastava has earlier served as Special Director General of the Jammu and Kashmir Zone of CRPF, and headed the Delhi police's special cell.
He has been tasked with taking over the force from 1 March "until further orders".
The Delhi police received major flak for failing to contain the violence that gripped the city's north-east district since Sunday.

Feb 28, 2020

Former Tamil Nadu Minister K. P. P. Samy Passes Away

Former Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) present Thiruvottiyur (state assembly constituency) Member of Legislative assembly (MLA) K. P. P. Samy passed away at age of 57 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Samy born in Chennai was elected as MLA of Tiruvottiyur in 2006 election and became Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development and corporation Minister between 2006 and 2011 under the cabinet formed by the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi.

Centenarian Freedom Fighter Sudhakar Chaturvedi Passes Away

Centenarian freedom fighter and Vedic scholar Sudhakar Krishna Rao, widely known as Sudhakar Chaturvedi died due to old age related ailments. Rao, an eye-witness to the Jalianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, breathed his last at his resident in. He was said to be 122 year old. Rao was given the title Pundit Sudhakar Chaturvedi for his authority on all the four Vedas.

Feb 27, 2020

Smatphone Brand Realme Appoints Salman Khan as Brand Ambassador

Smartphone brand Realme appointed Bollywood actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. The actor will be endorsing the upcoming Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro phone models.
Madhav Sheth, vice-president of Realme and CEO of Realme India said that having Salman Khan on board with a mammoth fan following will help us reach and tap into that target audience of ours.
This is Khan's first association with a smartphone brand. The brand will leverage Khan's popularity to promote Realme 6 series among millennials across India.

Jawed Ashraf Appointed India's Next Envoy to France

Diplomat Jawed Ashraf was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France.
Ashraf, a 1991-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is currently serving as Indian High Commissioner to Singapore and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
A career diplomat, High Commissioner Ashraf joined the IFS in 1991.
He served in Frankfurt and Berlin from 1993 to 1999 and he worked in the Americas Division of MEA in New Delhi from 1999 to 2004.

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