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Nigeria win African Cup of Nations

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Nigeria win African Cup of Nations :
African powerhouse Nigeria won the title at the African Cup of Nations football championship which concluded in Soweto, South Africa on February 10, 2013. In the final, they beat Burkina Faso by 1-0 margin. This win ended a 19-year- long title drought for Nigeria.
Club World Cup :
Brazilian club Corinthians clinched the title at the prestigious Club World Cup football championship which concluded in Yokohama, Japan on December 16, 2012. In the final, they beat English giants Chelsea by a 1-0 margin. Mexican club Monterrey finished third, beating Egypt’s Al-Ahly 2-0 in the’ play-off.
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India retain Nehru Cup :
 Hosts India retained the title of the Nehru Cup football tournament, beating Cameroon in the final in New Delhi on September 2, 2012. After the regulation time ended in a 2-2 tie, the hosts pulled off a miraculous 7-6 win in the tie­breakers.
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BILLIARDS & SNOOKER

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BILLIARDS & SNOOKER
Rupesh Shah, Pankaj Advani claim World titles : Indian cueist Rupesh Shah lifted the World billiards (points frame) title in Leeds, England on October 28, 2012. In the final, he beat Matthew Bolton of Australia 6-2. Shah became only the fifth Indian cueist to win the World title twice.
Meanwhile, celebrated Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the time format billiards title at the championship. It is his seventh World title. In the final, Advani defeated Mike Russell of England by 1895-1216 margin.
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Friends of Liberation War Honour

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Friends of Liberation War Honour :
 Former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister the late Jagjivan Ram was posthumously awarded “Friends of Liberation War Honour” by Bangladesh for his contribution to the 1971 war. The award was presented in Dhaka on October 24, 2012.
Besides, Bangladesh also honored 61 persons for
their contribution in making the country a liberated one. Out of those, 52 persons are from India itself.
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Biodiversity Award :

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Biodiversity Award :
The Government of India in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the first-ever Biodiversity Award 2012 in Hyderabad on October 17, 2012. The winners of the awards were: Pir Jahania Jungle Suraksha Samiti from Odisha, Shankarpur Village Gram Panchayat from Maharashtra, Van Utthan Sansthan from Rajasthan and Periyar Tiger Reserve in the protected areas category.
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Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award

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Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award :
 India’s leading strategic thinker and analyst Mr. Brahma Chellaney won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his recently published book Water: Asia’s New Battleground. Mr. Chellaney will be honoured and presented with the $20,000 prize on January 23, 2013.
BAFTA 2013 :
 The 66th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards were presented on February 10,   2013 in London The
prominent winners were : Best Film : Argo; Best Director : Ben Affleck (Argo); Best Actor in a Leading Role : Daniel Day-Lewis {Lincoln);Best Actress in a Leading Role : Emmanuelle Riva [Amour); Best Actor in a Supporting Role : Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained); Best Actress in a Supporting Role : Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables); Best Original Screenplay : Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino); etc., among others
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