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1. Veteran Kannada actor Shivaram passes away

Shivaram was associated with the Kannada  film industry since the late 1950s. He was the recipient of several awards, including Padma Bhushan,  Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award.

2. Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rosaiah passes away

Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah passed away in Hyderabad.

He became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 2009 after the death of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2009 in a helicopter crash.

3. Senior journalist Vinod Dua dies at 67

Vinod Dua was a prominent Hindi journalist who worked in Doordarshan and NDTV India. In 1996, he became the first electronic media journalist to be bestowed with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India.

4. New Provident Fund Commissioner

Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Neelam Shammi Rao is appointed as new Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on 4th December 2021 by the Government of India.

5. Sunil Arora joins advisory body of IDEA

• Former Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has been appointed to the advisory council of the International Institute for    Democracy  and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).

6. Padma Shri awardee Nanda Kishore Prusty passes away

Nanda Prusty was a 98-year-old school teacher from Jajpur, popularly known as Nanda Sir who provided free education to generations of children since independence.

• He was awarded Padma Shri 2021 under the "Literature and Education" category by President Ram Nath Kovind in November.

7. Olaf Scholz sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor

Social Democratic Party leader and Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz was elected by the German Parliament as the next Chancellor of the country on 8th December 2021.

• Olaf Scholz succeeded outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel.
• He will lead a three-party coalition government in Germany.

8. New French Open Director

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo, 42, will succeed Guy Forget, as a new Director of French Open.

• Mauresmo is French Open’s first female director.

9. Indian Weightlifters in Commonwealth Games

Indian weightlifters Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medals in their respective categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan on Friday.

10. Yash Dhull named captain of Indian Team in U-19 Asia Cup

Delhi batsman Yash Dhull will lead a 20 ­member India squad in the upcoming Under­19 Asia Cup scheduled to be held in the UAE from December 23.

11. Indian Mathematician receives 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries

Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, has been awarded the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.