Man Booker Prize : Australian Richard Flanagan Wins This is the award many of us wait for, so that we can pick the best book of the year to read. 2014 Man Booker Award goes to Richard Flanagan, 3rd Australian to win this award. His masterpiece of love and war ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep … Read more
International Peacekeeper Award To Indian Shakti Devi Indian Police inspector Shakti Devi has been awarded with ‘International Female Police Peacekeeper’ Award 2014. A proud moment for India, for India being one of the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. Who is Shakti Devi? Shakti Devi is a Police inspector who worked for over 14 … Read more
UN Ignores Pak Call For Intervention In Kashmir It was a fair bit of a relief seeing this on the news today. The UN has sent out a message saying that it will not intervene in the indo-pak issue. The decision is of a certain importance considering the recent trend of events. If I recall … Read more
Shashi Tharoor Removed As Congress Spokesperson, How fair Is It? Shashi Tharoor is a two-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram,a former Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Human Resource Development and a former UN Under-Secretary-General. He was an official speaker for Congress but not anymore. Yea! You heard it right. He is removed as a … Read more
Oscar Pistorius : 5 Years of jail Oscar Pistorius is in news from past few days. Finally the verdict of a long trial has ended up sentencing him for imprisonment of 5 years. Before we talk further lets know a little more about Oscar Pistorius and his trials. Who is Oscar Pistorius? Dubbed as ‘Blade … Read more