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AWARDS AND HONORS
Time Magazine released list of 100 most influential people in the world
Time Magazine has recently released its 2016 edition of the ‘100 most influential people in the world’. The list ranges from politicians, to sport icons, to transgender advocates and actors and musicians. In its’ 2016 edition, six Indians have been named. These are the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan, New Delhi-based environmentalist Sunita Narain, tennis player Sania Mirza, bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and Founders of the e-commerce website Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal.
Others in the Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people are include Barack Obama (President of United States), Xi Jinping (President of the People’s Republic of China), Donald Trump (Ppresidential candidate of United States), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Sundar Pichai (Google), Tim Cook (Apple), Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, Pope Francis, WWE star turned Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, etc.
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Indian documentary wins bronze medal New York Festivals
Miditech’s Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale has won a bronze world medal at the New York Festivals World’s Best Film & TV Awards in the Social Issues category. Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale talks about anti-trafficking activist Rishi Kant’s search for two minor girls, who have been abducted.
Girls for Sale also explores the brothels, placement agencies and homes to see the horrors that these young girls were subjected to, Radhika Chandrasekhar, the director of the documentary, said, “Making this film was a harsh reality check for the entire crew. We lived through the agonies of each of the children — the sexual abuse most went through, the rescue and escape attempts, the rebuilding of a life.”
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Radhika Apte wins best actress award at Tribeca Fest
Bollywood actress Radhika Apte has bagged the best actress in an international narrative feature honour at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival for her performance in anthology film ‘Madly‘. The 30-year-old actress starred in ‘Clean Shaven‘, which is a segment of ‘Madly‘. Madly is a mixture of six short stories, directed by different directors. The movie also stars Satyadeep Misra.
- The award for best US narrative feature went to ‘Dean‘, written and directed by Demteri Martin. It is a comedy about a man, who falls for a woman just as his father prepares to sell his family home in the wake of his mother’s death.
- ‘Junction 48‘ was honoured with the best international narrative feature award.
- The award for the best actor in a US narrative feature film went to Dominic Rains (‘The Fixer’), while Mackenzie Davis’ performance in “Always Shine” earned her the best actress.
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BANKING AND FINANCE
India replaces China as top FDI destination in 2015: FDI Intelligence Report
India has replaced China as top destination for foreign direct investment by attracting $63 billion worth FDI projects in 2015. Also there was an 8 per cent increase in project numbers to 697. Major companies such as Foxconn and SunEdison have agreed to invest in projects valued at $5 billion and $4 billion, respectively, in India in 2015. Of the top 10 destination states for FDI in 2015, India claims five places, with the top place going to Gujarat, which attracted $12.4 billion. Maharashtra has been one of the strongest performers across the years attracting $8.3 billion, respectively, in 2015.
The report said the Make in India campaign and the resultant boost in FDI has resulted in a whopping increase in FDI job creation from 1.16 lakh new jobs in 2013 to 2.25 lakh in 2015 – the highest number in the world. Investments in sectors that are not under the automatic route require FIPB approval. Currently 98 per cent FDI into India comes through automatic route.
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INDIAN AFFAIRS
Google most influential brand in India, Flipkart 7th
According to the study by global research firm Ipsos, Google ranks on the top and is followed by Facebook, Gmail, Microsoft and Samsung in the top five — all of which are foreign brands. While another foreign brand WhatsApp is sixth on the India’s top 10 most influential brands, Flipkart is the top ranked Indian brand at seventh place. The other two Indian brands on the list – SBI and Airtel– are ninth and tenth, US based Amazon is placed at number eight.
The Most Influential Brands study that ranks brands according to their influence in 21 countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, the US and UK, was conducted in December 2015. Ipsos study has measured the biggest, most well-known and/ or highest spending brands only. As a result, the study did not look at the entire market.
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PM to launch Rs 8K cr scheme for free LPG connections to poor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 1 launch an ambitious Rs 8,000 crore scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections to BPL families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking gas users voluntarily giving up their subsidies. Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1 and do a repeat function at Dahod in Gujarat on May 15. Though ‘Give-it-Up’ campaign seeking the well-heeled to voluntarily surrender cooking gas subsidies for one year was launched in January, 2015, Modi on March 27 last year officially launched the programme.
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Idriss Deby elected as Chadian President for the fifth time
Chad’s President Idriss Deby has been re-elected for a fifth term in office in a landslide first-round victory. Mr. Déby earned 61.5 percent of the votes cast on Election Day. The announcement came one day after a visit by Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, and by top American military officials that highlighted Chad’s prominence in the fight against Islamic extremist groups like Boko Haram.
Deby took power in 1990 when he headed an armed rebellion. In 2004, the president, who has enabled the once unstable nation to become an oil producer and key regional player, lifted restrictions on the the number of terms presidents can run for.
The electoral commission (CENI), on 22 April, announced Deby had won the elections with 61.57% of the votes. Although the president was re-elected in the first round, Deby fell in percentage terms – he was re-elected for a fourth term with more than 88% of votes in 2011.
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WADA suspends Beijing anti-doping lab
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of Beijing’s National Anti-Doping laboratory, weeks after launching a probe into drugs allegations in Chinese swimming. The laboratory, suspended for a maximum of four months, has 21 days to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
- WADA said the laboratory could apply for reinstatement before the four months was up if it took remedial steps and tackled “non-conformities”, without providing details.
- China’s national anti-doping agency said the laboratory had submitted “two false negative results” during blind tests conducted by WADA in 2015.
- It prohibits the laboratory from carrying out any WADA-related anti-doping activities including all analyses of urine and blood samples.
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Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman to replace Jackson on $20 bill
Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of US paper currency, and the first woman in more than a century, when she replaces former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. The US Treasury Department said that Tubman, who was born into slavery in the early 1820s and went on to help hundreds of slaves escape, would take the center spot on the bill, while Jackson, a slave owner, would move to the back.
A new $10 bill will add images of five female leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, including Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to the back, while keeping founding father Alexander Hamilton on the front.
The reverse of a new $5 note will show former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., officials said. Former President Abraham Lincoln will remain on the front.
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World Earth Day – April 22
World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year. On this day, events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The Day was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. The first celebration was held in the US after a devastating oil spill, and is widely regarded as the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
Trees For The Earth is the 2016 theme.
Every year, more than one billion people across the world mark the event by showing support for environmental protection. Festivals, rallies and outdoor events are held in nearly 200 countries – often, with the support of A-list celebrities and political leaders.
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OBITUARY
Former ‘Bond’ Director Guy Hamilton Dies
Guy Hamilton, the director of four James Bond films, has died on the Mediterranean island of Majorca at the age of 93. Hamilton was at the helm of iconic 007 movies Goldfinger in 1964 and Diamonds Are Forever in 1971, both starring Sean Connery, as well as 1973’s Live and Let Die and 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun, both with Roger Moore as Bond. Hamilton’s career started when he was 17 in the accounts department of a film studio in Nice, France, but he soon gravitated to a lowly production role.
Hamilton remains best known for his four Bond films, and he played a major part in developing the franchise’s distinctive style, including the glamour.
“Don’t take a train when you can take a plane, and if you’re going to take a plane, take the newest one around,” Hamilton said. “And if you give Bond a car, don’t show what’s been seen — show what’s not out yet.”
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Music legend Prince passes away
Prince, the legendary singer, has passed away today at the age of 57. As stunned fans mourned legendary singer Prince, questions remained on what killed him days after he performed in Atlanta to rave reviews. The reclusive artist was found dead at his compound in Chanhassen, Minn. in the wake of multiple shows canceled due to health concerns. He had reportedly been suffering from flu-like symptoms in recent weeks.
Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958. He bagan making music in the mid-’70s, and went on to top the charts with tracks like “Little Red Corvette,” “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” “Purple Rain,” “Kiss,” and countless others.
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