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Who is Anju Ghosh?

June 6, 2019 14:39 IST

At present, she lives at Salt Lake in Kolkata. When asked to clarify whether she was still holding the Bangladeshi citizenship, the actor did not respond.

A 1977 batch Indian Foreign Officer, Jaishankar has previously served as Indian ambassador to US (2014-15), China (2009-13) among other European nations, and had a major role in the negotiation of the ambitious India-US civil nuclear agreement.

Who is Ajay Rai?

April 25, 2019 13:40 IST

The Congress fielded Ajay Rai against Modi in 2014 as well. In 2014, Rai managed to poll only 75,000 votes and finished third, behind Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Lawyer, who alleged conspiracy against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, claims having more ‘incriminating evidence’

April 24, 2019 22:07 IST

Utsav Singh Bains has claimed that he was offered money to take up the case of a former junior court assistant, who has levelled sexual harassment allegations against the CJI, and to organise a press conference to make the matter public.

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Who is 2002 Gujarat riots survivor Bilkis Bano?

April 23, 2019 15:51 IST

Bano had earlier refused to accept the offer of Rs 5 lakh and had sought exemplary compensation from the state government in a plea before the top court.

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Who was Hemant Karkare, the lead investigator in the 2008 Malegaon blast?

April 19, 2019 15:52 IST

Karkare, a 1982 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, along with senior police officials Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar, were killed outside Cama Hospital in south Mumbai after Ajmal Kasab and his partner Abu Ismail opened fire at their police van on 26/11.

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Who is Gagandeep Kang — the first woman Indian scientist inducted as Royal Society Fellow

April 19, 2019 12:11 IST

Kang, the executive director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad was on a sabbatical from CMC, Vellore to work with THSTI.

Who is Sadhvi Pragya?

April 17, 2019 17:03 IST

Thakur, who is contesting from the Bhopal constituency against Congress' Digvijaya Singh, is currently out on bail in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. An ABVP activist during her college days, Sadhvi Pragya had an affinity with the Hindu right-wing since her childhood.

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Who is Ferdous Ahmed?

April 16, 2019 17:06 IST

The 45-year-old Bangladeshi actor stoked a controversy when he was seen campaigning for TMC’s Raiganj Lok Sabha candidate Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal in North Dinajpur district Sunday.

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Who is Julian Assange?

April 11, 2019 18:00 IST

Born in Queensland in Australia, the 47-year old Computer programmer made headlines globally in the year 2010, when WikiLeaks published confidential material about American military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan over the course of several months.

KM Mani, who presented most state budgets and founded Kerala Congress(M), passes awaySubscriber Only

April 9, 2019 21:18 IST

KM Mani held a distinguished political record over the last six decades, becoming the longest member of the state's legislative Assembly and representing his hometown constituency of Pala in Kottayam district since 1965 when he won his debut election

Fifth party in 20 years: Will Jaya Prada deliver a hit with BJP?

March 26, 2019 23:31 IST

Jaya Prada, who ruled the Hindi and Telegu film industry in the late 70s and 1980s, joined politics back in 1994 at the age of 32 after NT Rama Rao, the founder of the Telugu Desam Party, invited her.

Pramod Sawant: Goa CM was groomed by Manohar Parrikar himself

March 19, 2019 01:54 IST

A two-time MLA representing Sanquelim constituency, Pramod Sawant is among the few leaders in the BJP groomed by Manohar Parrikar himself.

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Who was Mridula Sinha?

November 18, 2020 18:14 IST

Mridula Sinha, the first woman Governor of Goa, was a renowned Hindi writer. Sinha contributed regular columns in national and regional Hindi newspapers, periodicals and magazines.

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Who is Abdelaziz Bouteflika?

March 12, 2019 09:22 IST

Abdelaziz Bouteflika is Algeria's longest-serving head of state. Amid protests, Bouteflika announced he won't be seeking an unprecedented fifth term as president.

Who was Haren Pandya?

February 8, 2019 19:26 IST

The former Gujarat home minister was murdered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat by two unidentified assailants when he was sitting in his car after a morning walk in the Law Garden area.

Who is Buzz Aldrin?

February 6, 2019 08:26 IST

Hailed as an American hero, Aldrin joined the Air Force after graduation and flew 66 combat missions in Korea. He later joined MIT, earning a Doctorate of Science in Astronautics.

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Who is Rajeev Kumar?

February 3, 2019 20:48 IST

Rajeev Kumar was appointed as Kolkata Commissioner in the year 2016 in place of Surajit Kar Purakayastha, who was promoted to the CID department.

Rishi Kumar Shukla was appointed as new CBI chief on Saturday. (Credit: cid.mppolice.gov.in)

Who is Rishi Kumar Shukla?

February 2, 2019 21:08 IST

Shukla has been appointed in place of Alok Kumar Verma, who was removed from the post of CBI Director on January 10.

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Who is Ravi Pujari?

February 1, 2019 11:21 IST

Pujari has been on the run for several years and has been wanted in dozens of cases of threat calls to Bollywood stars and other prominent personalities.

Who was Shivakumara Swami?

January 21, 2019 14:39 IST

Born on April 1, 1907, in Veerapura village of Ramanagara, the Lingayat seer was well known for his philanthropic activities.

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Who is Aakash Anand?Subscriber Only

January 17, 2019 19:32 IST

Mayawati's brother Anand and Aakash were introduced to BSP party workers in September 2017. The introduction – that came at a time when Anand was already being projected as Mayawati’s heir – was taken as the launch of Akash's political career.