NEWSMAKERS OF THE WEEK
IT WAS SAID THAT COSMETIC INDUSTRY WAS BEHIND THE HUGE SUCCESS OF SEVERAL INDIAN GIRLS AT INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANTS. NOW THAT AN INDIAN IS MR INDIA, IS THE SAME INDUSTRY AT WORK AGAIN? Dealing a blow to the BJP in Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhu on July 18 resigned from the Rajya Sabha just three months after his nomination by the Modi government, fuelling speculation that he, along with his wife, could join the AAP. He is expected to clear air on his next course of action on July 25 when he is likely to speak to the media for the first time after he resigned from the party. Karnataka MLA and Bengaluru Development minister, K.J. George who is in the midst of controversy of harassing a police official M.K. Ganapati who committed suicide in Madikeri on July 7, resigned from the cabinet. After handing over the resignation, Mr George said, “In 45 years of public life, I never harassed any one. Since court has issued an order, I decided to quit.” Republicans formally chose Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee on Tuesday, a landmark moment in American politics and a stunning victory for a man whose White House ambitions were once openly mocked. After a campaign that saw Trump defeat 16 rivals and steamroller stubborn party opposition, the tycoon said it was time to “go all the way” and beat Hillary Clinton. Twenty-six year-old Hyderabadi, Rohit Khandelwal, has become the first Indian to win ‘Mr. World’. Khandelwal took home the trophy after impressing judges during the close of the 2016 edition at the Southport Theatre & Convention Centre in Southport, UK on Monday evening. Mr. Rohit is a television actor with previous acting gigs in shows such as Million Dollar Girl, Ashiqui and MTV’s the Big F. Mohammad Shahid, hockey legend known for his silken dribbling skills, passed away on Wednesday morning with multiple organ failure at a hospital. An Olympic Games gold medalist at Moscow in 1980 under V. Baskaran, Shahid was considered one of India’s greatest hockey players. He was also part of the team that won a silver medal at the Delhi Asian Games in 1982 and bronze in the Seoul Asiad in 1986.