1. Navneet Rajan Wasan appointed as DG of Police Research & Development Bureau
Senior IPS officer Navneet Rajan Wasan was appointed as (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). He will serve the post till 30 November 2015, the date of his superannuation.
The post of Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development had been lying vacant since March 2015 following the retirement of Rajan Gupta.
Presently, Wasan is working as Special Director General in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1980-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
2. Modi to inaugurate first Gandhian studies centre in China
The first centre for Gandhian studies in China will be inaugurated at Shanghai’s Fudan University next week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will also announce the setting up of a Yoga College in the country during his three-day visit.
The Centre for Gandhian Studies will be established at the Fudan University in China and the staff for it will be provided by Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), officials here said. The university already has a centre for Indian studies.
However, this is the first time a centre dedicated to Gandhian studies is being established in China even though a few books on Gandhian thoughts have been published in the Chinese language earlier.
Though contemporaries, Gandhi and former chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong advocated contrasting philosophies for national liberation.
3. Govt to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum
The Centre has decided to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum, Parliament was informed on Friday. There is however no proposal to introduce fifteen rupee note, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
He was replying to a query on whether the Government intends to re-introduce one rupee note in the country.
Sinha said that the Centre had in mid-December decided to print one rupee currency notes with effect from January 1 this year under the provision of the Coinage law.
There is also no proposal before the Government to replace small currency notes with coins, Sinha added.
4. India, Russia signed 11 MoIs for Higher Academic Cooperation
Indian and Russian institutions of higher learning inked 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education.
Among those that signed the memorandum were IIT Bombay, Madras and Delhi and also University of Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute and Institution of Engineers.
The MoIs were inked in Moscow in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a four day visit to Russia to witness the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015, which is marking the 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy.The leading Academic Institutes of Russia and India will combine efforts to train highly qualified staff for innovative economy and expand scientific, technical and technological cooperation.
Cooperation agreement signed between the Department of Science & Technology in India and Russian Science Foundation will offer another platform for supporting joint research projects.
5. Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad written by Prof Bhim Singh released
Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad authored by senior Advocate Prof. Bhim Singh was released by Vice President M Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.
The book, a travelogue is an effort initiated by the lawyers of India and Pakistan to work jointly to ensure that Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails are treated in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution of India. Similarly, the same treatment should be mended for the Indian prisoners on Pakistan and they should be given fair trials.
6. Haryana Government included Deaflympics in its sports policy
State Government of Haryana included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy. It was included to enable Deaflympian medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits.
Decision to this effect to include Deaflympics in sports policy was taken during a state cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal at Chandigarh.
Deaflympics, previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf, is an event sanctioned by International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its participants are deaf athletes and they compete at an elite level.
It is the longest multi-sports event excluding the Olympics and is held once in every four years. The first games were held in Paris in 1924, and were also the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. Since first event, the games is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS)).
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda in New Delhi.
Swami Chinmayananda born as Balakrishna Menon on 8 May 1916 pioneered works in the field of education and social reform. He died on 3 August 1993.
The Hindu spiritual leader and teacher inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.
He saw the need to inculcate India's great culture and spiritual traditions, through the English medium, among an elite class of people, who had moved away from this heritage.
8. Mhairi Black became the youngest lawmaker of Britain
Mhairi Black on 7 May 2015 became the youngest lawmaker of Britain at the age of 20. The freshly elected lawmaker is from Scotland.
She belonged to Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a constituency outside Glasgow. She defeated Douglas Alexander, Labour's election chief and a former Cabinet minister with 17864 votes.
She is a member of the Scottish Nationalist Party.
From a young age, she would march for causes as diverse as support for a Scottish parliament and opposition to the Iraq war.
She made history by becoming the youngest lawmaker in UK history since the 17th century. In 1667, after being returned as knight of the shire Christopher Monck took his place in Parliament when he was just 13.
9. North Korea successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea successfully test-fired a newly developed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). The nation described the missile as a world level strategic weapon.
The underwater ballistic missile that will meet the latest military science and technology requirements of the country was test-fired after Leader Kim Jong-Un gave the order to test-fire the missile. He also watched its launch from attack submarine.
This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
This missile programme has violated the UN resolution that prohibits Pyongyang from conducting ballistic missile tests.
10. UK General election 2015: Conservative Party won majority by securing 331 seats
David Cameron’s Conservative Party won the UK General election 2015 by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650.
With this win, the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameroon will continue to be in the office.
Result of 2015 UK General Election
• Conservative Party led by David Cameron: 331 seats received 51 percent votes
• Labour Party led by Ed Miliband: 232 seats received 36 percent votes
• Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon: 56 seats received 9 percent votes
• Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg: 8 seats received 1 percent votes
• Democratic Unionist Party led by Peter Robinson: 8 seats received 1 percent votes'
• Others: 15 seats
The elections were held on 7 May 2015. The British Parliament is made up of 650 seats with 326 required for a majority.
Senior IPS officer Navneet Rajan Wasan was appointed as (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). He will serve the post till 30 November 2015, the date of his superannuation.The post of Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development had been lying vacant since March 2015 following the retirement of Rajan Gupta.
Presently, Wasan is working as Special Director General in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1980-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
2. Modi to inaugurate first Gandhian studies centre in China
The first centre for Gandhian studies in China will be inaugurated at Shanghai’s Fudan University next week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will also announce the setting up of a Yoga College in the country during his three-day visit.
The Centre for Gandhian Studies will be established at the Fudan University in China and the staff for it will be provided by Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), officials here said. The university already has a centre for Indian studies.
However, this is the first time a centre dedicated to Gandhian studies is being established in China even though a few books on Gandhian thoughts have been published in the Chinese language earlier.
Though contemporaries, Gandhi and former chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong advocated contrasting philosophies for national liberation.
3. Govt to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum
The Centre has decided to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum, Parliament was informed on Friday. There is however no proposal to introduce fifteen rupee note, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
He was replying to a query on whether the Government intends to re-introduce one rupee note in the country.
Sinha said that the Centre had in mid-December decided to print one rupee currency notes with effect from January 1 this year under the provision of the Coinage law.
There is also no proposal before the Government to replace small currency notes with coins, Sinha added.
4. India, Russia signed 11 MoIs for Higher Academic Cooperation
Indian and Russian institutions of higher learning inked 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education.
Among those that signed the memorandum were IIT Bombay, Madras and Delhi and also University of Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute and Institution of Engineers.
The MoIs were inked in Moscow in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a four day visit to Russia to witness the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015, which is marking the 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy.The leading Academic Institutes of Russia and India will combine efforts to train highly qualified staff for innovative economy and expand scientific, technical and technological cooperation.
Cooperation agreement signed between the Department of Science & Technology in India and Russian Science Foundation will offer another platform for supporting joint research projects.
5. Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad written by Prof Bhim Singh released
Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad authored by senior Advocate Prof. Bhim Singh was released by Vice President M Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.
The book, a travelogue is an effort initiated by the lawyers of India and Pakistan to work jointly to ensure that Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails are treated in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution of India. Similarly, the same treatment should be mended for the Indian prisoners on Pakistan and they should be given fair trials.
6. Haryana Government included Deaflympics in its sports policy
State Government of Haryana included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy. It was included to enable Deaflympian medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits.
Decision to this effect to include Deaflympics in sports policy was taken during a state cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal at Chandigarh.
Deaflympics, previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf, is an event sanctioned by International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its participants are deaf athletes and they compete at an elite level.
It is the longest multi-sports event excluding the Olympics and is held once in every four years. The first games were held in Paris in 1924, and were also the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. Since first event, the games is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS)).
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda in New Delhi.
Swami Chinmayananda born as Balakrishna Menon on 8 May 1916 pioneered works in the field of education and social reform. He died on 3 August 1993.
The Hindu spiritual leader and teacher inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.
He saw the need to inculcate India's great culture and spiritual traditions, through the English medium, among an elite class of people, who had moved away from this heritage.
8. Mhairi Black became the youngest lawmaker of Britain
Mhairi Black on 7 May 2015 became the youngest lawmaker of Britain at the age of 20. The freshly elected lawmaker is from Scotland.
She belonged to Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a constituency outside Glasgow. She defeated Douglas Alexander, Labour's election chief and a former Cabinet minister with 17864 votes.
She is a member of the Scottish Nationalist Party.
From a young age, she would march for causes as diverse as support for a Scottish parliament and opposition to the Iraq war.
She made history by becoming the youngest lawmaker in UK history since the 17th century. In 1667, after being returned as knight of the shire Christopher Monck took his place in Parliament when he was just 13.
9. North Korea successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea successfully test-fired a newly developed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). The nation described the missile as a world level strategic weapon.
The underwater ballistic missile that will meet the latest military science and technology requirements of the country was test-fired after Leader Kim Jong-Un gave the order to test-fire the missile. He also watched its launch from attack submarine.
This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
This missile programme has violated the UN resolution that prohibits Pyongyang from conducting ballistic missile tests.
10. UK General election 2015: Conservative Party won majority by securing 331 seats
David Cameron’s Conservative Party won the UK General election 2015 by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650.
With this win, the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameroon will continue to be in the office.
Result of 2015 UK General Election
• Conservative Party led by David Cameron: 331 seats received 51 percent votes
• Labour Party led by Ed Miliband: 232 seats received 36 percent votes
• Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon: 56 seats received 9 percent votes
• Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg: 8 seats received 1 percent votes
• Democratic Unionist Party led by Peter Robinson: 8 seats received 1 percent votes'
• Others: 15 seats
The elections were held on 7 May 2015. The British Parliament is made up of 650 seats with 326 required for a majority.
1. Navneet Rajan Wasan appointed as DG of Police Research & Development Bureau
Senior IPS officer Navneet Rajan Wasan was appointed as (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). He will serve the post till 30 November 2015, the date of his superannuation.
The post of Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development had been lying vacant since March 2015 following the retirement of Rajan Gupta.
Presently, Wasan is working as Special Director General in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1980-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
2. Modi to inaugurate first Gandhian studies centre in China
The first centre for Gandhian studies in China will be inaugurated at Shanghai’s Fudan University next week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will also announce the setting up of a Yoga College in the country during his three-day visit.
The Centre for Gandhian Studies will be established at the Fudan University in China and the staff for it will be provided by Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), officials here said. The university already has a centre for Indian studies.
However, this is the first time a centre dedicated to Gandhian studies is being established in China even though a few books on Gandhian thoughts have been published in the Chinese language earlier.
Though contemporaries, Gandhi and former chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong advocated contrasting philosophies for national liberation.
3. Govt to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum
The Centre has decided to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum, Parliament was informed on Friday. There is however no proposal to introduce fifteen rupee note, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
He was replying to a query on whether the Government intends to re-introduce one rupee note in the country.
Sinha said that the Centre had in mid-December decided to print one rupee currency notes with effect from January 1 this year under the provision of the Coinage law.
There is also no proposal before the Government to replace small currency notes with coins, Sinha added.
4. India, Russia signed 11 MoIs for Higher Academic Cooperation
Indian and Russian institutions of higher learning inked 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education.
Among those that signed the memorandum were IIT Bombay, Madras and Delhi and also University of Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute and Institution of Engineers.
The MoIs were inked in Moscow in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a four day visit to Russia to witness the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015, which is marking the 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy.The leading Academic Institutes of Russia and India will combine efforts to train highly qualified staff for innovative economy and expand scientific, technical and technological cooperation.
Cooperation agreement signed between the Department of Science & Technology in India and Russian Science Foundation will offer another platform for supporting joint research projects.
5. Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad written by Prof Bhim Singh released
Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad authored by senior Advocate Prof. Bhim Singh was released by Vice President M Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.
The book, a travelogue is an effort initiated by the lawyers of India and Pakistan to work jointly to ensure that Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails are treated in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution of India. Similarly, the same treatment should be mended for the Indian prisoners on Pakistan and they should be given fair trials.
6. Haryana Government included Deaflympics in its sports policy
State Government of Haryana included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy. It was included to enable Deaflympian medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits.
Decision to this effect to include Deaflympics in sports policy was taken during a state cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal at Chandigarh.
Deaflympics, previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf, is an event sanctioned by International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its participants are deaf athletes and they compete at an elite level.
It is the longest multi-sports event excluding the Olympics and is held once in every four years. The first games were held in Paris in 1924, and were also the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. Since first event, the games is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS)).
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda in New Delhi.
Swami Chinmayananda born as Balakrishna Menon on 8 May 1916 pioneered works in the field of education and social reform. He died on 3 August 1993.
The Hindu spiritual leader and teacher inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.
He saw the need to inculcate India's great culture and spiritual traditions, through the English medium, among an elite class of people, who had moved away from this heritage.
8. Mhairi Black became the youngest lawmaker of Britain
Mhairi Black on 7 May 2015 became the youngest lawmaker of Britain at the age of 20. The freshly elected lawmaker is from Scotland.
She belonged to Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a constituency outside Glasgow. She defeated Douglas Alexander, Labour's election chief and a former Cabinet minister with 17864 votes.
She is a member of the Scottish Nationalist Party.
From a young age, she would march for causes as diverse as support for a Scottish parliament and opposition to the Iraq war.
She made history by becoming the youngest lawmaker in UK history since the 17th century. In 1667, after being returned as knight of the shire Christopher Monck took his place in Parliament when he was just 13.
9. North Korea successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea successfully test-fired a newly developed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). The nation described the missile as a world level strategic weapon.
The underwater ballistic missile that will meet the latest military science and technology requirements of the country was test-fired after Leader Kim Jong-Un gave the order to test-fire the missile. He also watched its launch from attack submarine.
This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
This missile programme has violated the UN resolution that prohibits Pyongyang from conducting ballistic missile tests.
10. UK General election 2015: Conservative Party won majority by securing 331 seats
David Cameron’s Conservative Party won the UK General election 2015 by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650.
With this win, the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameroon will continue to be in the office.
Result of 2015 UK General Election
• Conservative Party led by David Cameron: 331 seats received 51 percent votes
• Labour Party led by Ed Miliband: 232 seats received 36 percent votes
• Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon: 56 seats received 9 percent votes
• Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg: 8 seats received 1 percent votes
• Democratic Unionist Party led by Peter Robinson: 8 seats received 1 percent votes'
• Others: 15 seats
The elections were held on 7 May 2015. The British Parliament is made up of 650 seats with 326 required for a majority.
Senior IPS officer Navneet Rajan Wasan was appointed as (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). He will serve the post till 30 November 2015, the date of his superannuation.The post of Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development had been lying vacant since March 2015 following the retirement of Rajan Gupta.
Presently, Wasan is working as Special Director General in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1980-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
2. Modi to inaugurate first Gandhian studies centre in China
The first centre for Gandhian studies in China will be inaugurated at Shanghai’s Fudan University next week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will also announce the setting up of a Yoga College in the country during his three-day visit.
The Centre for Gandhian Studies will be established at the Fudan University in China and the staff for it will be provided by Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), officials here said. The university already has a centre for Indian studies.
However, this is the first time a centre dedicated to Gandhian studies is being established in China even though a few books on Gandhian thoughts have been published in the Chinese language earlier.
Though contemporaries, Gandhi and former chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong advocated contrasting philosophies for national liberation.
3. Govt to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum
The Centre has decided to print 150 million one rupee notes per annum, Parliament was informed on Friday. There is however no proposal to introduce fifteen rupee note, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
He was replying to a query on whether the Government intends to re-introduce one rupee note in the country.
Sinha said that the Centre had in mid-December decided to print one rupee currency notes with effect from January 1 this year under the provision of the Coinage law.
There is also no proposal before the Government to replace small currency notes with coins, Sinha added.
4. India, Russia signed 11 MoIs for Higher Academic Cooperation
Indian and Russian institutions of higher learning inked 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education.
Among those that signed the memorandum were IIT Bombay, Madras and Delhi and also University of Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute and Institution of Engineers.
The MoIs were inked in Moscow in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a four day visit to Russia to witness the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015, which is marking the 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy.The leading Academic Institutes of Russia and India will combine efforts to train highly qualified staff for innovative economy and expand scientific, technical and technological cooperation.
Cooperation agreement signed between the Department of Science & Technology in India and Russian Science Foundation will offer another platform for supporting joint research projects.
5. Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad written by Prof Bhim Singh released
Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad authored by senior Advocate Prof. Bhim Singh was released by Vice President M Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.
The book, a travelogue is an effort initiated by the lawyers of India and Pakistan to work jointly to ensure that Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails are treated in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution of India. Similarly, the same treatment should be mended for the Indian prisoners on Pakistan and they should be given fair trials.
6. Haryana Government included Deaflympics in its sports policy
State Government of Haryana included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy. It was included to enable Deaflympian medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits.
Decision to this effect to include Deaflympics in sports policy was taken during a state cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal at Chandigarh.
Deaflympics, previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf, is an event sanctioned by International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its participants are deaf athletes and they compete at an elite level.
It is the longest multi-sports event excluding the Olympics and is held once in every four years. The first games were held in Paris in 1924, and were also the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. Since first event, the games is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS)).
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda in New Delhi.
Swami Chinmayananda born as Balakrishna Menon on 8 May 1916 pioneered works in the field of education and social reform. He died on 3 August 1993.
The Hindu spiritual leader and teacher inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.
He saw the need to inculcate India's great culture and spiritual traditions, through the English medium, among an elite class of people, who had moved away from this heritage.
8. Mhairi Black became the youngest lawmaker of Britain
Mhairi Black on 7 May 2015 became the youngest lawmaker of Britain at the age of 20. The freshly elected lawmaker is from Scotland.
She belonged to Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a constituency outside Glasgow. She defeated Douglas Alexander, Labour's election chief and a former Cabinet minister with 17864 votes.
She is a member of the Scottish Nationalist Party.
From a young age, she would march for causes as diverse as support for a Scottish parliament and opposition to the Iraq war.
She made history by becoming the youngest lawmaker in UK history since the 17th century. In 1667, after being returned as knight of the shire Christopher Monck took his place in Parliament when he was just 13.
9. North Korea successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea successfully test-fired a newly developed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). The nation described the missile as a world level strategic weapon.
The underwater ballistic missile that will meet the latest military science and technology requirements of the country was test-fired after Leader Kim Jong-Un gave the order to test-fire the missile. He also watched its launch from attack submarine.
This underwater ballistic missile is capable of striking and wiping out hostile forces in any waters.
This missile programme has violated the UN resolution that prohibits Pyongyang from conducting ballistic missile tests.
10. UK General election 2015: Conservative Party won majority by securing 331 seats
David Cameron’s Conservative Party won the UK General election 2015 by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650.
With this win, the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameroon will continue to be in the office.
Result of 2015 UK General Election
• Conservative Party led by David Cameron: 331 seats received 51 percent votes
• Labour Party led by Ed Miliband: 232 seats received 36 percent votes
• Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon: 56 seats received 9 percent votes
• Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg: 8 seats received 1 percent votes
• Democratic Unionist Party led by Peter Robinson: 8 seats received 1 percent votes'
• Others: 15 seats
The elections were held on 7 May 2015. The British Parliament is made up of 650 seats with 326 required for a majority.
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