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Abhinav Bindra Elected Chairman of International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Athletes Committee   First Indian to Receive this Honour. Also Becomes Member of ISSF Administrative Council as a Result New Delhi, October 30, 2014: Abhinav Bindra,  ace shooter and the country’s only individual Olympic Gold medalist, has been elected Chairman of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) Athletes Committee. The ISSF, which is the world body representing the sport of shooting, confirmed this today in a letter, a copy of which was marked to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the representative body of the sport in India. Abhinav, will be the first Indian shooter to be bestowed with this honour. By virtue of being Chairman of the Athletes Committee, Abhinav will also now become a member of the Administrative Council of the ISSF. Reacting to the development, Abhinav Bindra  said, “It is a great honour, not only for me personally but also for the ...

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Media Invite You are cordially invited to Kuchipudi Dance Recital By Shallu Jindal Disciple of Padmabhushan Raja Radha Reddy & Kaushalya Reddy On:  November 1, 2014 (Saturday) Time:  7:00 pm (Please be seated by 6:45pm) At:  Kamani Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi RSVP:- Abhishek Puri: +91 – 98110204659  abhishek.puri@hkstrategies.com Nishita Jain: +91 - 9811264020  nishita.jain@hkstrategies.com

Indore Fans celebrated Shah Rukh’s Birthday with a unique cake made with the city’s famous snacks !   Everyone knows that the King Khan commands an enormous fan following across the globe and his die-hard fans often do special things for their heartthrob every year on his birthday. This year too, he received a pleasant surprise ahead of his birthday at the recent Indore auditions of Zee TV’s tour in search of India’s happiest dancer  – Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale . SRK fans who came to watch the show brought something which was quite unheard of- a gigantic cake made of Indore’s famous snacks (farsan), which became quite the center of attraction for everyone at the auditorium. This three-tier cake was made with a lot of precision that it was difficult to imagine how anyone could have made it at home! It look liked the job of a professional chef to say the least! Along with the audience, Shah Rukh’s fellow judges on the show – Deepika, Boman, Abhishek, Vivaan and Farah ...

Issue 74   Funding Opportunities   I   Upcoming Events   I  Spotlight  I   Reports   I   News from the web Dear Mr Naresh Sagar,  Welcome to the October Edition of the UK Science and Innovation Network in India's Newsletter. Top Story The team is currently preparing for the forthcoming Ministerial Indo-UK Science & Innovation Council, to be held in New Delhi in November. This is the major set-piece event where the priorities and mechanisms for UK-India research and innovation cooperation are agreed every two years. This time, we're hoping to agree the final shape of the  Newton-Bhabha programme , and therefore what funding should soon be available to support more joint research. So watch this space to hear what has been agreed and what new opportunities are coming! Funding Opportunities     Want to keep up to date with all the opportunities funde...