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

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(November 2014)



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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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