Parliament passes SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015
Parliament
has passed The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha
in August 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in December 2015. Now it will
go for presidential assent. It aims to prohibit the commission of
offences against members of the SCs and STs and adds provisions for
establishing special courts for the trial cases of such offences and the
rehabilitation of victims.
Parthasarathi as MD of Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Lakshmi
Vilas Bank has appointed Parthasarathi Mukherjee as the new Managing
Director (MD) and CEO. He will serve for three years as MD and CEO. The
post was lying vacant after Rakesh Sharma stepped down as MD to Canara
Bank. Mukherjee was earlier worked for the State Bank of India for
nearly 12 years. Mukherjee was earlier with Axis Bank as group
executive. He was with the bank for nearly 21 years.
Miss Philippines crowned Miss Universe-2015
Miss
Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was on 20 December, 2015 crowned Miss
Universe 2015 at the final of 64th edition of Miss Universe held in Las
Vegas, the USA. She was crowned by Miss Universe 2014 winner Paulina
Vega of Columbia. Urvashi Rautela who represented India in the contest
couldn’t make it top 15 semi-finals round.
Andy Murray won 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Andy
Murray of the UK on 20 December 2015 received the 2015 BBC Sports
Personality of the Year award in London. The Scottish tennis-player was
presented the award by Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan. In November,
he led Great Britain’s tennis team to a first Davis Cup victory after a
gap of 79 years. He reached the final of the Australian Open and the
semi-finals of both Wimbledon and the French Open.