Tuesday 3 December 2013

Person in News

1. Yuichiro Miura, 80-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer Became Oldest Man to Climb Mount Everest
2. Puneet Talwar appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs
3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Three Other Indians Figured in Forbes Philanthropy List
4. Ang Dami Sherpa, Pregnant runner won women’s Everest Marathon
5. Oldest Person of the World, also the Last Living Male of the 19th Century
6. Ram Jethmalani expelled by BJP Party from Primary Membership for Six years
7. US Senate confirmed Srinivasan as top US Court Judge to the District of Columbia Circuit
8. Chief of IMF Questioned at Paris Court over Bernard Tapie Payout Amount
9. Arunima Sinha became the First Indian Amputee to Scale Mt Everest
10. Nunshi and Tashi Malik Became First Twins to Scale Mount Everest
11. Samina Baig Became the First Pakistani Woman to Scale Mount Everest
12. Anshu Jamshenpa scaled the Mount Everest for the Third Time
13. Investigation Team to Seek SC's Guidance on Kodnani Death Penalty Issue
14. Raha Moharrak, the First Arab Woman to reach Everest Summit
15. NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough
16. Guatemala Court Tribunal Sentenced Former Military Leader Montt 80 Years in Prison
17. Moska Najib Shortlisted for Australia's Best Job in the World Competition
18. Lok Sabha Speaker unveiled Statue of N T Rama Rao in Parliament
19. Lifetime ban on Pervez Musharraf for Contesting Elections
20. HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju was Conferred the Honorary Fellowship’ by IETE
21. Justice Altamas Kabir Retired from the Office of Chief Justice of India
22. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam Sworn in as the Chief Justice of India
23. International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Ali Mohammed Mujaheed to Death
24. Supreme Court Stayed trial against Lalu Yadav in Fodder Scam
25. Mohamed ElBaradei named Caretaker PM of Egypt
26. 78th Birthday of Dalai Lama celebrated across the World
27. Adli Mansour Sworn in as the interim President of Egypt
28. Vandana Gandhi became First Indian Woman to Receive Prestigious Emirates Woman Award
29. India turned down the Snowden's Request for Asylum
30. Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad won AAA President's Election
31. Sujata Singh designated as India's next Foreign Secretary
32. P. Sathasivam appointed as the Next Chief Justice of India
33. Oprah Winfrey named most powerful celebrity by Forbes
34. Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 7 years Jail in Sex Trial and banned from public office for life
35. .Nik Wallenda Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on Tightrope
36. .James Comey nominated as next FBI director by Barack Obama
37. Indian-Origin Amol Rajan Became First Non-White Editor of the Independent
38. PM takes oath as Rayja Sabha Member from Assam for 5th Consecutive Term
39. Hassan Rohani Won Presidential Elections of Iran; Defeated Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
40. John Ashe elected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th Session
41. Kanji Ram became the Second Hindu to enter Pakistan's Punjab Province
42. Indian-American Girl appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point
43. Dua’s Layer: New cornea layer named after Indian Researcher Harminder Dua
44. Ancient Asian Giant Lizard named after Jim Morrison, frontman of band The Doors
45. Burundi's Lydia Nsekra became the First Woman to be Elected to FIFA
46. Raghav Joneja, became the Youngest Indian to climb Everest at the age of 15 Years
47. Endowed fellowship established at Caltech in honour of Satish Dhawan
48. PM Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam for the Fifth Time
49. 13 Year-old Indian-American Arvind Mahankali won National Spelling Bee
50. Campbell became the Youngest Pilot to fly across the World on Single Engine Aircraft

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