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Kalyan Singh sworn in as Himachal Pradesh Governor
January 28, 2015

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He was administered oath of office by Himachal Pradesh High

Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmed Mir at oath taking
ceremony held at Raj Bhawan in Shimla.

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Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has sworn in as the 26th

Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

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He was given an additional charge of Himachal Pradesh after

then governor Urmila Singh, completed the full five year term on January 24.

About Kalyan Singh

Kalyan Singh was born on 5 January 1932 in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

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He was elected as member of Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly for six times

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consecutively from 1967.

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He has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. First term from 24
Jun 1991 to 6 Dec 1992. Second term from 21 Sep 1997 to 12 Nov 1999.

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In 1977, he was Health Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was also Member of Parliament

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from 2004 to 2014.

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He is 20th Governor of Rajasthan and was appointed on 26 August 2014.

Article 153: It says that there shall be Governor for each state. But 7th Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1956 facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for
two or more states.

Veteran Malayalam actor Mala Aravindan passes away

January 28, 2015

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Veteran Malayalam actor Mala Aravindan has passed away in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
He was 76.

He was best known for his work as a comedian, character artist in Malayalam filmsand
was also noted theatre personality. He was also the president of the Association of
Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).
About Mala Aravindan
He was born in 1941 at Vadavucode in Ernakulam, Kerala.

Career: He had started his career as a tabla artist with the vibrant travelling
professional theatre groups.

He began his acting career in the plays of National Theatres, Kottayam, and later
associated with theatre groups such as Natakasala and Suryasoma.
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His made debut as actor in 1968 by acting in film Sindhooram, directed by

Balakrishnan. Since then he has acted in over 400 films.

Awards: He has won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademis award for the best actor
for his role in Sooryasomas play Nidhi.

Ancient star with five Earth size planets discovered by astronomers

January 28, 2015

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Astronomers have discovered a star that is 11.2 billion years old

and has at least five Earth-size planets.

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It was discovered by team of astronomers after analyzing data

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Key findings

This star is named as Kepler-444. It is 25 percent smaller than our Sun and is 117 light
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It belongs to the first generation of stars and considered as part of one of the oldest

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This star has five known planets which have sizes that fall between Mercury and
Venus.

These 5 planets are so close to their star that they complete their orbits in fewer than
10 days.

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This discovery is going to help astronomers learn more about the history of our solar

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