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Latest News From India : Karia Munda is set to become the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha

By admin on June 7, 2009

Karia Munda, one of the seniormost tribal leaders of the country, is set to become the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Once he’s formally elected to the post, it’ll be a dalit-tribal combo which will be presiding over the Lok Sabha in the next five years. Former Union minister Meira Kumar was on June [...]

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A R Rahman conferred honorary doctorate by Aligarh Muslim University

By admin on June 7, 2009

Oscar-winning music director A.R. Rahman was on Sunday conferred an honorary doctorate by Aligarh Muslim University for his contribution to art and music.
Mr. Rahman, who became the first Indian to win two Oscars for his work in Slumdog Millionaire, was honoured, along with Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang, at the university’s 59th convocation.
Overwhelmed to [...]

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Latest News From India : FWICE boycotts Australia

By admin on June 7, 2009

A leading Bollywood union said it would not shoot any films in Australia until the government takes action against people behind a series of violent assaults on Indian students there.
The attacks, which Indian media have called race-based, caused some diplomatic discomfort between the two countries and sparked angry protests in India. Australia’s government condemned [...]

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