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Feb 2022

Aug 30, 2022

Economist and Former Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen Passes Away

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, passed away. He was 72.
In a career spanning more than four decades, Abhijit Sen taught economics at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, and held several important government positions including the chair of the Commission of Agricultural Cost and Prices.
He was a member of Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014, when Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister.

Aug 26, 2022

Live-streaming in SC for 1st Time as CJI Ramana to retire, Poll Freebies Among Last Cases

For the first time in the history of India's Supreme Court, the proceedings of the ceremonial bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana will be live streamed. Justice Ramana will retire from office on Friday (August 26) upon attaining the age of superannuation.
The CJI will share the bench with CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hima Kohli. Among is last cases, is the matter on freebies. A three-judge bench headed by CJI Ramana will pronounce its verdict on a PIL seeking ban on "irrational freebies" promised by political parties, which have the effect of "luring voters" and "increasing the budget deficit" of the state.

Aug 25, 2022

Veteran producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passes away

Veteran filmmaker, Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passed away at the age of 91.
Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala was known for backing over 50 Hindi films including 1965 film "Mahabharat" and hit comedies in the 2000s such as "Hera Pheri" and "Welcome".
He had started his film production and media entertainment company in 1953.

Aug 24, 2022

Google Doodle: Indian Physicist Anna Mani

On 23 August, Google dedicated a doodle to Anna Mani, India's first female physics scientist. She was a physicist as well as a meteorologist. She has a special contribution related to research in the field of meteorology and energy. Anna Mani was born on 23 August, 1918 in the former state of Travancore (present-day Kerala). She is popularly known as the Weather Woman of India.

BJP Leader Sonali Phogat Dies, Goa Police Register 'Unnatural Death' Case

Police have registered an unnatural death case after BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat was "brought dead" at a hospital at Anjuna in North Goa, a senior police official said on Tuesday. "Preliminary enquiry has revealed that she had come to Goa on August 22 and was staying in a hotel in Anjuna. She started feeling uneasiness at the hotel and was shifted to hospital wherein she was declared brought dead.

Aug 22, 2022

Lucknow: Former Jharkhand governor Syed Sibte Razi passes away

Former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi passed away in Lucknow on August 20, 2022. He was suffering from heart disease and was under treatment at King George's Medical College. He breathed his last at the Trauma Centre. Besides Jharkhand, he also served as the Governor of Assam.

India's Star Olympic Football Captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee Passes Away

Former India football team captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died after a prolonged illness. He was 92. He was fondly known as 'Badru Da'.
The Indian football teams have participated in three Olympics so far and till date, the performance by the Banerjee-led 1956 side remains the best, when they finished fourth after losing to Bulgaria 0-3 in the bronze medal playoff, in what was known as the 'golden era' of football in the country.

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