Top Headlines - 24.02.2016
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1. The Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, inaugurated an exhibition on the “Coin and Currency of India” in the Great Hall of North Block.
2. Indian-origin Sikh officer Amar Singh appointed Kuala Lumpur's Commissioner of Police. It is the highest police rank achieved by a Sikh in Malaysia.
3. Pakistan parliament became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million funding.
4. India has yet again emerged as the world's largest importer of arms, with Russia being the top supplier garnering 70 per cent of the Indian market, a Stockholm-based think-tank said.
5. Actress Lucy Liu has been named as Harvard University’s Artist of the Year. The Harvard Foundation presented her with the honour at the Cultural Rhythms Festival for contributions to the performing arts and humanitarian work as UNICEF Ambassador.
6. Long-distance runner Lalita Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year in the India Sports Awards 2015.
7. National Award winner Malayalam film 'Ottal' has been named the best children's film at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and honoured with the Crystal Bear award in the 'Generation KPlus' section.
8. India's Kumaravel Prem Kumar bagged silver in long jump at the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Prem Kumar cleared a creditable 7.92m in his final attempt to win the silver.
9. Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurated international conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in New Delhi.
10. According to WTA Tennis ranking American tennis player Serena Williams has remained on No.1 spot. Serena Williams hits 157 consecutive weeks at No.1, passing Martina Navratilova for the second-longest streak at No.1 in WTA history.
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