1) AIADMK's
Thambidurai elected Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai
was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha on Wednesday after all
major parties, including Congress, extended support to his candidature. The
67-year-old AIADMK leader was the only candidate to file nominations for the
post within the stipulated time with 11 parties in the ruling side and the
opposition including BJP and Congress supporting him. The AIADMK leader was
elected to the post after a motion, moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and
seconded by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj supporting him, was carried
by voice vote amid thumping of desks from all sides.
2) Arun
Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav get outstanding Parliamentarian awards:
President Pranab Mukherjee on 12 Aug 2014 conferred the Outstanding
Parliamentary award to Karan Singh, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and Arun Jaitley.
Presented by the Indian Parliamentary Group, the outstanding Parliament award
for the year 2010, 2011, 2012 were given to Jaitley, Singh and Yadav
respectively at the Balyogi Auditorium in Parliament Library. President said
the award recognizes illustrious parliamentarians who have contributed
significantly to strengthen the country's democratic traditions and enrich the
Parliamentary system. He said that it honours the finest parliamentarians who
have upheld the dignity of the House and have set exemplary precedents in
Parliamentary conduct.
3) No
Khel Ratna this year, 15 named for Arjuna Awards: No sportsperson has been
named for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna while 15, including cricketer
Ravichandran Ashwin, were recommended for the Arjuna Award this year. The
12-member selection committee, headed by legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, decided
not to name any sportsperson out of the seven candidates for the Khel Ratna at
a meeting. This is the third time no sportsperson has been named for the Khel
Ratna since the inception of the country's highest sporting award in 1991. The
Sports Ministry will examine 15 names recommended by the selection panel and it
may drop or even add any sportsperson in the list for the Arjuna Award. The
Arjuna Award consists of a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a
cheque of Rs 5 lakh. The award will be conferred on August 29, the National
Sports Day.
4) Indian-origin
mathematician Manjul Bhargava wins Fields Medal 'Nobel Prize' of maths: Two
Indian-origin academicians have won prestigious global prizes in the field of
mathematics with one of them being awarded the Fields Medal - known as the
"Nobel Prize of mathematics". Manjul Bhargava won the Fields Medal
while Subhash Khot won the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, awarded by the International
Mathematical Union (IMU), at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2014
held in Seoul. Manjul Bhargava, a professor of mathematics at Princeton
University, was among the four winners who have been awarded the Fields Medal,
given out every four years. Iranian-born mathematician and Stanford University
professor Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman to win the Fields Medal this
year.
5) Real
Madrid wins UEFA Super Cup: Moving on from a frustrating World Cup,
Cristiano Ronaldo began the new season as the last one ended for Real Madrid
C.F. — with goals and a trophy. The Portugal forward netted both goals as the
European champions convincingly overcame Europa League winner Sevilla with a
2-0 victory to collect the UEFA Super Cup.
6) Himachal
Pradesh selected to host First Para-gliding World Cup in India: Paragliding
World Cup Association selected Himachal Pradesh as a venue to host the 2015
para-gliding World Cup. This will be the first para-gliding World Cup to be
hosted in India. The tournament will be organised under the aegis of
Para-gliding World Cup Association, France. The information was disclosed by
Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma, who is also Chairman of the Billing
Paragliding Association on 13 August 2014.
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