[CA] Persons in news (PIN) - Nov 2014

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Persons in News

(November 2014)

Persons	Picture	Reasons
Bilal Tanweer		* His maiden novel The Scatter Here is Too Great has bagged the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize * From Pakistan
Achyuta Samanta		* Winner of Gusi Peace Prize for the year 2014 * From Odisha * III Indian to win this award
ISRO		* Won the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014
Dilip Vengsarkar		* Winner of BCCI’s Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14
Neha Gupta		* Indian-American who won International Children’s Peace Prize * For her work to help orphans in India and other vulnerable children * She became the first ever American to be awarded this award
Daniel Day – Lewis		* Knighthood for Daniel Day * Only person to win the Academy Award (Oscar Award) for best actor for three times
Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella		* U.N. Undersecretary-General and Special Representative * Nayudamma Award 2014 (Award function held in Chennai) * For his contributions in sustainable energy
Valeire Hernandez		* Winner of Miss International 2014 * From Puerto Rico * Ms. Internet – won by Ms. Jhataleka Malhotra (India)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan		* Winner of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award for 2015
Manmohan Singh		* Former PM Manmohan Singh has been chosen for one of Japan’s top civilian award for his contribution to enhance India-Japan ties * He becomes the first Indian to receive the rare honour
Rajinikanth		* Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year * II Person to receive this award * I being Ms. Waheeda Rehman

C K Prasad		* Chosen as the next chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI) * Will succeed Justice Markenday Katju
Rajiv Mehrishi		* New Finance Secretary, Govt of India * Also appointed as India’s Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (HQ at Manila)
Laxmikant Parsekar		* New Chief Minister of Goa * Replaced Mr. Manohar Parrikar, who moved to the Union Govt as Defence Minister
Fabiola Gianotti		* Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre
Farhan Akhtar		* Appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia * He is the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization’s history
Ratan Tata		* Inducted on the board of INTERPOL Foundation * To contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the foundation
Niraj Antani		* Indian-American Niraj Antani was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives * He became one of the youngest state lawmakers in the US (23 years)
Ajit Doval		* National Security Adviser (NSA) * Has been appointed as the Special Representative of India to conduct boundary negotiations and strategic consultations with China
Barack Obama		* President of USA * To be the Chief guest for India’s Republic Day 2015
Sania Mirza		* United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women
Anoop Mishra		* Former Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer * New Secretary – General of Lok Sabha (from Dec 01, 2014)
Avinash Chander		* DRDO Chief * Originally to be retired on Nov 30 * But will stay in the post on contractual basis till May 2016
Vladimir Putin		* Russian President * Voted as World's Most Powerful People 2014 by Forbes Magazine * Barack  Obama, Xi Jinping, Pope Francis and Angela Merkel are in the next positions * Narendra Modi made his debut in the list with 15th position; Mukesh Ambani at 36th position
Chnada Kochchar		* ICICI Bank Chief * Ranked second in Fortune list of 25 most powerful women "shaping the new world order" in the Asia-Pacific region * Other Indians in the list: SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya (4th), HPCL's Nishi Vasudeva (5th) and Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma (10th) -- have also made it to the top-10 * List is topped by Australian banking major Westpac's chief Gail Kelly
Mahender Singh Pujji		* A statue of the longest surviving fighter pilot from a group of 24 Indians who had served in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War has been unveiled in south-eastern England * Statue is intended to represent all the service personnel from across the world who have fought for Britain in conflicts since 1914

Rohit Sharma		* First batsman to hit 2 double centuries in 50 over format * Also struck a record number of 33 boundaries
Misbah ul-Haq		* Scored the fastest ever Test 50 (in 21 balls) * Joint-fastest Test ton (off 56 balls equaling Viv Richard’s record)
Magnus Carlsen		* Winner of World Chess Championships 2014 * Defeated India’s Viswanathan Anand * In 2013 also, Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand
Saina Nehwal		* Won China Open Series Tournament 2014 * Defeated Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
K Srikanth		* Won China Open Series 2014 * Defeated Lin Dan (China)
Novak Djokovic		* Won the Paris Masters 2014 title * With this, he became the only player who successfully defended title in Paris (2013 and 2014)
Stanislas Wawarinka		* Belongs to Switzerland * Will participate in Chennai Open 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo		* Golden Boot award * Third time to win this *  Belongs to “Real Madrid” team * Country: Portugal
Bhuvneshwar Kumar		* Won LG People’s Choice Award 2014 * Third Indian player to win the coveted prize and overall fourth cricketer to win this prize
Yan Bingtao		* Chinese Snooker Player * Won IBSF World Snooker Championship (men) 2014 at Bengaluru * Defeated India’s Pankaj Advani in Semifinals and Pakistan’s Muhammad Sajjad in finals * With 14 year old, Bingtao became the youngest ever world Snooker Championship
Wendy Jans		* Belgian Snooker Player * Won IBSF World Snooker Championship (women) 2014 held at Bengaluru * It is her third consecutive World title – only woman to do this * Defeated Russia’s Anastasia Nechaeva in finals
P. V. Sindhu		* Won Gold medal in Macau Grand Prix (Badminton) * Defeated South Korean Kim Hyo Min in finals * She won the Macau Grand Prix in 2013 also
Baichung Bhutia		* Becomes the first Indian footballer to be inducted into AFC's Hall of Fame * Joins former superstars Ali Daei of Iran and Sami Al Jaber of Saudi Arabia
Lionel Messi		* Argentina footballer * He become the all-time top scorer in La Liga with 253 goals * Broke the record of 251 held by Telmo Zarra since 1955 * He also becomes the top scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League with 74 goals

Phil Hughes		* Australian Cricketer * Became the first international player to die from an injury suffered while batting * Bowled by Sean Abbott
Tapan Raychaudhari		* Renowned Historian * Passed away * Wrote Bangal Nama in Bengali * Wrote The World in Our Time in English
P. D. James		* Called as “Queen of Crime Writing” * Passed away * Novel: Cover Her Face, The Children of Men, The Skull Beneath the Sun, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

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