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IN NEWS Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to directly
become SC judge
George Weah. The former football The Supreme Court collegium created history on 11
star, on 28 December 2017, won January 2018 by picking her as the first woman advocate
Liberia’s presidential election, to be recommended for appointment as a judge of the SC,
which has had just six woman judges in 68 years. She will
defeating the vice-president,
be the seventh woman judge since independence to make
Joseph Boakai, in a runoff with
it to the Supreme Court. At present, Justice R Banumathi
61.5% of the vote. He will succeed
is the lone woman judge in the apex court. The first woman to be appointed
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
as a judge of the apex court was Justice M Fathima Beevi in 1989.
K Sivan. The Director of the Vikram Thereafter, Justice Sujata V Manohar, Justice Ruma Pal, Justice Gyan Sudha
Sarabhai Space Centre will be the Misra and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai made it to the top court as judges.
new Chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation. Sivan will AWARDS
replace AS Kiran Kumar and will
have a tenure of three years. Filmfare Awards 2017 announced
Swatanter Kumar. The National
The winners of the 62nd Filmfare Awards were announced in Mumbai on
Green Tribunal Chairperson, on 19
January 14, 2017. The list of award winners in selected categories is as
December 2017, retired from the post follows:
after completing his five-year  Best Actor (Male): Aamir Khan for ‘Dangal’
tenure.  Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for ‘Udta Punjab’
Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta. The  Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Rishi Kapoor for ‘Kapoor &
Sons (Since 1921)’
sarod maestro died in Kolkata
 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi for ‘Neerja’
on January 15, 2018. He was
 Best Film: ’Dangal’
conferred with the Padma Bhushan
 Best Director: Nitesh Tiwari for ‘Dangal’
in 2012.  Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film: ’Neerja’
MV Pylee. The renowned  Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor for ‘Udta
educationist died in Kochi on Punjab’ and Manoj Bajpayee for ‘Aligarh’
December 30, 2017. An authority on  Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Female): Sonam Kapoor for
‘Neerja’
the Constitution of India and a
 Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Manoj Bajpayee for ‘Taandav’
pioneer in the field of management
 Best Short Film People’s Choice: Khamakha
education in the country, Pylee  Best Short Film (Fiction): ’Chutney’
was awarded Padma Bhushan in  Best Short Film (Non-fiction): ’Matitali Kusti’
2006.  Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Tisca Chopra for ‘Chutney’
Constantino Chiwenga. Recently  Best Debut Director: Ashwini Iyer Tiwari for ‘Nil Battey Sannata’
retired army chief, who led a de  Best Male Debut: Diljit Dosanjh for ‘Udta Punjab’
 Best Female Debut: Ritika Singh for ‘Saala Khadoos’
facto coup last month that ended
 Best Choreography: Adil Shaikh for ‘Kar Gayi Chull’ in ‘Kapoor &
Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, was Sons (Since 1921)’
installed as Zimbabwe’s vice  Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for ‘Ae dil hai mushkil’ from
president in Harare on December 28, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
2017.  Best Playback Singer (Female): Neha Bhasin for ‘Jag Ghoomeya’ from
Rishi Sunak. The Conservative ‘Sultan’
 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award: Shatrughan Sinha
Member of Parliament from
 Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent: Amit Mishra for
Richmond and son-in-law of
‘Bulleya’ from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Infosys co-founder Narayana

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