The 6th BRICS summit underway in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Its the annual diplomatic meeting of the 5 major emerging
economies of the world namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa.
Argentina is also making its debut as a guest nation here
amidst possibility of inclusion as the sixth member.
The main agenda of the meeting is the inauguration of the
much-awaited BRICS Development Bank - alternative to the western-dominated
financial institutions IMF and the World Bank.
Pakistan declares the ancestral home of veteran Bollywood
actor Dilip Kumar as National Heritage.
The house, located in Peshawar's Qisa Khawani Bazaar area,
will be converted into a museum.
Veteran environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt is
presented with the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013.
Brazil's national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked after
the disastrous performance of the host team in the recently concluded FIFA
World Cup 2014.
The 5-time world champion lapsed to a 7-1 loss to eventual
champion Germany in the Semi-Final in its worst defeat in 100-year
history.
Brazil also lost the 3rd place play-off to Holland by 3-0 to
conclude its disgraceful campaign.
Here remains the list of newly appointed Governors by
the Modi government
Ram Naik: Uttar Pradesh
Kesharinath Tripathi: West Bengal
Om Prakash Kohli: Gujarat
Balramji Dass Tandon: Chhattisgarh
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya: Nagaland plus additional
charge of Tripura
Noted anti-apartheid literary figure Nadine
Gordimer passes away at 90.
The South African Nobel laureate
(in Literature, 1991) penned over 30 books in her illustrious
career.
Sri Lankan batting stalwart Mahela Jayawardene is
going to retire from Test cricketafter the completion of
the home series against South Africa and Pakistan.
He, however, will continue to feature in ODIs.
HS Upendra Kamath is the new Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer ofTamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB).
He, the former Chairman and MD of Vijaya Bank, succeeds KB
Nagendra Murthy to this post.
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