Amar Singh
- An lndian-origin Sikh Ainar Singh has been appointed as the Police Commissioner of Malaysia’s capita) Kuala Lumpur on February 22. 2016 With this, the highest police rank is achieved by a Sikh in the Muslim-majority country.
- Deputy Commissioner Amar Singh will replace Tajuddin Mohamcd who will move to federal headquarters as the Deputy Director of commercial C’lD In March, 2016.
- Amai graduated in 11.Sc from ; University of Malaya and did his LLB from the University of Buckingham- UK Hr has a Diploma in Sharia Law.
Sameer Anjaan
- As on February 16, 2016, veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaam has written 3524 songs in 650 films over 33 years. Due to this, he was eligible for a Guinness Book of World Records entry after extensive documentation and verification of each and every track.
- On December 15, 2015, Guinness authorities approved his claim and decided to include him in a category hitherto unknown in their records of the most prolific lyricist ever. After Asha Bhosle, he is the first denizen of the Hindi film industry to make it to this international feat.
- As on February 15, 2016 his score has risen to 3539 in ‘over 650 films’, he came together with Nadeem Shravan for the film ‘Ilaaka’ in 1988, which was Nadeem- Shravan’s first big break. Sameer completed a ‘mukhda’ of Nadeem that several writers could not.
Manish Arora
- Ace designer Manish Arora has been awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian distinction on February 16, 2016 for his contribution to the world of fashion. The Ambassador of France to India, Franois Richier, presented the honour to the designer on ‘ behalf of the President of the French Republic.
- Manish has a long-standing connection with France, I which is like a second home for him. He is a pioneer in bringing the fashion culture of both countries together with his exuberant imagination.
- In past Indian personalities like Satyajit Ray, Sivaji Ganesan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zubin Mehta, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan have been honoured by the French government.
4 Indo-Americans Selected to US National Academy of Engineering
- Four Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on February 9, 2016 to be part of its new list of 80 members for their valuable contributions to the society.
- Anil K. Jain, a distinguished professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the Michigan State University in East Lansing, was elected for his contributions to the field of engineering and practice of biometrics.
- Arati Prabhakar, Director of the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Virginia, was chosen for national leadership to advance semiconductor and information technologies.
- Ganesh Thakur, who is the President of Thakur Services Inc. in Houston, Texas, was named a member for leadership in the implementation of integrated reservoir management techniques.
- KR Srldhar, the principal co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bloom Energy Corporation in California, was selected for the “contributions to transport phenomena and thermal packaging of electrochemical systems and generation of clean, reliable and affordable power”.
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