CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY/11/2015
1. SHASHI KAPOOR CONFERRED WITH DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD:
i. Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor is conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2014.
ii. The Award was presented to Shashi Kapoor by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Arun Jaitley at afunction in Mumbai.
iii. Shashi Kapoor is 46th Film personality to receive this award.
2. LIBERIA DECLARED AS EBOLA FREE:
i. WHO has declared Liberia as an Ebola Free state.
ii. Among the three Ebola hit areas, Liberia, Sierra and Guinea. Liberia is declared Ebola Free.
WHO- World Health Organization
Headquarter – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Margaret Chan
3. ROHAN BOPANNA AND FLORIN MERGEA WON MEN’S DOUBLES:
i. Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea have won Men’s Doubles title of Madrid Tennis Open
ii. The Duo received 247560 Euro prize money
Player Name
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Country
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Rohan Bopanna
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India
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Florin Mergea
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Romania
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Defeated
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Nenand Zimonjic
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Serbia
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Martin Matkowski
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Poland
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