Former Karnataka Chief Minister S. M. Krishna, Infosys founder and IT industry veteran N. R. Narayana Murthy, and former badminton player Prakash Padukone have been selected for the 'Kempegowda International Award', instituted earlier this year.
Leading UK-based academic, Dr. Swati Dhingra has been named as the first Indian-origin woman to be appointed as an external member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee.
Rohtak's Shanan Dhaka tops among girls in Defence Academy examination. Hailing from the Sundana village of Rohtak district, Shanan Dhaka, (19), has topped the Pune-based National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance exam among women.
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