December 2014 Events - III week (Dec 16-22, 2014)

Events of Dec Third Week (16 – 22, 2014)
16-Dec-14	Pakistan horror: terror attack in Pakistan school kills 132 children
	The Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games mascot have been named as Vinicius and Tom, respectively
	India banned Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
	Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy was appointed as the 19th Surgeon General of America.
	International Criminal Court (ICC) upgraded the status of Palestine to Observer State
	Google Telugu fonts named after NTR
	Indian Film (Marathi) Kapus Kondyachi Goshta (The Unending Story), directed by Mrunalini Bhosale has made it to the long-list in the “best picture” category of the 87th Academy Awards, popularly called the Oscars.
	Allah Rakha Rahman was nominated for Oscar Awards for the year 2015 in the Music Original Score Category for three films. He was nominated for the films Million Dollar Arm, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Indian film Kochadaiiyaan.
17-Dec-14	India's woman boxer Laishram Sarita Devi was slapped with a one-year ban by International Boxing Association (AIBA) for her refusal to accept a bronze medal during the Incheon Asian Games earlier this year in South Korea.
	GST Bill gets Cabinet nod
	The Supreme Court asked the Centre to take its permission before appointing the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Vigilance Commissioner, besides seeking from it details about the selection process. The SC Bench, however, allowed the government to continue with the selection process.
	Lok Sabha passes the resolution against Pakistan massacre
	Russia invited North Korean Leader Kim Jong to attend a ceremony marking the end of World War II in the end of May 2015
	In a first, Church of England gets a female bishop (Libby Lane)
	President Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century as he vowed to “cut loose the shackles of the past” and sweep aside one of the last vestiges of the Cold War
	Kerala: G. Sivarajan Commission inquiring into the solar scam on tentatively formulated to examine Chief Minister Mr. Oomen Chandy
	The Supreme Court questioned the government’s resolve to secure the eastern border of the country.
18-Dec-14	India successfully tested its heaviest rocket GSLV Mach III and an atmospheric re-entry module
	SC rejects pleas on coal ordinance
	Sony Pictures cancelled the release of a madcap comedy film "The Interview" about the North Korean leader Jim Kong
	Tennis superstar Martina Navraitlova married her partner Julia Lemigova
	Wrap up Jayalalithaa's appeal in 3 months - SC
	Mamata wants compensation package for land swap with Bangladesh
	UN sends team to clean up Sunderbans oil spill
	32 killed, 185 abducted by Boko Haram
	Lankan President Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa asks Tamils to 'forget the past'
	Djokovic and Serena bag ITF awards
	Mr. Venu Srinivasan (TVS Group Chairman) becomes the first Indian industrialist to be conferred with the title of Honorary Citizen of Busan
19-Dec-14	Eminent Novelist Poomani has won the Sahitya Akademi 2014 Award for Tamil literature (novel: Agnaadi)
	Vikatan Group Chairman Mr. S. Balasubramanian passed away
	CAG raps Railways for loss
	DRDO tests 1000 kg glide bomb successfully
	Bangladesh President Mr. Abdul Hamid arrived India; hold bilateral talks with President and Prime Minister of India
	IOA (Indian Olympic Association) decided to hold South Asian Federation Games in Guwahati in 2015; Uttarakhand to host National Games in 2018
	Veteran Gandhian Chinubhai Vaidya passed away
20-Dec-14	India exported its Coast Guard ship Barracuda, a 75 ft by 15 ft offshore patrol vehicle to Mauritius.
	Indian men’s and women’s Kabaddi teams won the fifth Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title.
	Mr. Rajinder Khanna - new Chief for RAW and Mr. Prakash Mishra - new Chief for CRPF
	Israel was asked by the UNGA to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 billion in oil spill damages it caused during its 2006 war
	Kolkata wins the inaugural ISL Trophy
	Ms. Jyotsna Suri is the new Preisdent of FICCI
	London "Garden Bridge" gets nod
	Ebola death toll rises to 7, 373
	Indian film "Liar's Dice" is out of Oscar race
	India's Varsha Gautham - Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan won the International Regatta Championships
21-Dec-14	2014 SASTRA - Ramanujan Prize was awarded to Prof. James Maynard of Oxford University of England
	ICCR plans World Ramayana Conference
	Elton John marries his partner David Furnish
	India may end support to Palestine at UN
	Why the government brand only Gujarat? - Opposition Parties
	Warangal & Amaravathi chosen for heritage development
	Cdr. Dilip Donde is the first Indian to go around world in an Indian-built boat
	ED summons Punjab Minister Mr. Bikram Singh in Rs. 6000 crore drug case
22-Dec-14	Sri Lanka releases 66 TN fishermen
	PMO wants working X'mas
	Mr. Essebsi wins Tunisia first free Presidential Election
	Vistara airlines to star from Jan 09, 2015
	Sachin Tendulkar named as Ambassador for World Cup Cricket 2015
	India to reach replacement levels of Fertility by 2020
	Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes CRDA (Capital Region Development Authority) Bill
	Gujarat to host Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2015
	Spanish Princess to be tried for tax fraud

December Events

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