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Mauritius honours Prez, it's Dr Mukherjee now

President Pranab Mukherjee was on Wednesday conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius. In a ceremony attended by President Rajkeswur Purryag and Prime......

TDP MLA suspended after he meets YSR Cong honorary prez

Telugu Desam Party suspended member of Legislative Assembly Kodali Srivenkateswara Rao alias Nani from the party after he met YSR Congress honourary president Y S Vijaya in Hyderabad on......

Jagan's mother seeks PM's intervention in assets case

Alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation is harassing her son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijaya Lakshmi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the......

Honorary Hopkins degree for Amartya Sen, Suu Kyi

Nobel Laureate and eminent Indian-American economist Amartya Sen will receive an honorary degree from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University.Apart from Sen, five other persons including......

Jamia Millia Islamia to confer honorary degree to UN chief

Jamia Millia Islamia, a New Delhi-based Islamic university, is holding a special convocation on Friday to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (Honoris Causa) to United Nations......

University of Toronto honours Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Toronto. The degree was conferred on him at the Rotman School of Business at the graduation......

Murthy to be honoured by Australian varsity

Infosys founder chairman N R Narayana Murthy will be conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by Australia's prestigious Monash University.Recognising Murthy as an IT world leader and visionary,......

Why ex-British PM blocked Steve Jobs' knighthood

Former British Premier Gordon Brown allegedly blocked an honorary knighthood for Apple's ailing founder Steve Jobs some two years back over personal grudge, a media report said.Brown had blocked......

Cambridge honours Ratan Tata for Nano

Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Law for his role in producing the world's cheapest car Nano. The degree was conferred by Prince Philip,......

Invest in India, former Vodaphone CEO to students

Arun Sarin, the newly minted honorary knight of the British Empire who delivered the ending keynote, urged the Berkeley students to invest in Asia and work there to learn valuable entrepreneurial......

BAFTA honours the Queen for 'Olympics performance'

Queen Elizabeth II has received an honorary British Academy award in recognition of her support of British film and television. John Willis, chairman of the British Academy Film and Television......

Hema Malini to receive honorary doctorate

"I never imagined even in my wildest dream that I'd be Dr Hema Malini one day," says the veteran actress who will be conferred upon with a honorary doctorate at the Singhania University in......

Meryl Streep, a woman of letters

Actress Meryl Streep has been named an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.She was elected for a special category, established in 1983, "Americans of great distinction in......

Honorary degree for Meryl Streep

Internationally acclaimed film actor Meryl Streep was among five distinguished Americans who were awarded honorary degrees by Princeton University during recent commencement exercises for their......

'Kargil inspired me to join army'

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who was inducted in the Indian Army today as honorary Lt Colonel, said the tough life faced by soldiers in Kargil and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir inspired him to......

Havelange quits, Blatter cleared of misconduct

Joao Havelange has quit as FIFA's honorary president while Sepp Blatter has been cleared of misconduct in the ISL bribery case, a report by FIFA's ethics committee said on Tuesday. The report......

Chechen head Kadyrov labels referee a 'donkey'

Terek Grozny could face stiff penalties from the Russian FA after ChechenRepublic head and club honorary president Ramzan Kadyrov insulted the referee following Sunday's 0-0 draw against Rubin......

Dhoni skips Territorial Army Day parade

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is also an Honorary Lt Col in the Territorial Army, on Tuesday, chose to give the organisation's annual parade in New Delhi a miss. It sparked off a......

Dhoni's visit, a big morale booster to the troops

Indian cricket team captain and honorary Lt Col MS Dhoni visited Drass and Kargil on the second day of his visit to Ladakh region. A defence spokesman said Lt. Col Dhoni paid homage to the......

Tendulkar gets honorary life membership of SCG

Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first overseas player to be presented with the honorary life membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Presenting the award, New South......

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Q. who is the youngest recipient to have been honoured with an honorary decorate from the aligarh Muslim University ?
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Q. When was MMS addresse dthe Shura Council and is conferred an honorary doctorate by the King Saud University?
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Q. Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in modern world is the writer of which book? A) Beloved B) The Naked Ape C) A Brief History of Time
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Dempo appointed vice-consul of Italy in Goa

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Lily Cole to receive honorary doctorate

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Sotomayor at Yale

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the author of a unanimous decision delivered at the Supreme Court on Monday, but Sotomayor was hundreds of miles from... ...

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Vijayalakshmi

YSRC honorary president YS Vijayalakshmi on Tuesday faced Telangana heat when she was on her way to Thumidi Hatti, a village near Pranahita river... ...

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