I NEW DELHI: chairman of Indi- an Space Research Organisa- I tion G. Mahhavan Nair and Team Chandrayaan were de- clared the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2008 on Monday. Mr. Nair and his team also bagged an award in the Public Senrice category. "CNN-IBN Indjan of the Year Awards initiative is an attempt to recognise the con- tribution of individuals who have stood firkt amongst equals,'' said Rajdeep Sarde- sai. Editor-in-Chief. IBN nekvork. Also honoured was veteran actor Dilip Kumar. He was presented- the Lifetime Achievement Award. Late As- sistant sub-ins~ectorTuka- ram Omble and the Mumbai police - The Mumbai Brave- hearts" - were also honoured for Extraordinary Se,p4ce the Nation during the MUU- bai terror attacks: . Hb~&nkM~~dityah- 6;IIi Chief Minister Nit-

respectively. D&iChief &hkter Sheila DiksGt was presented a Spe- cial Achievement Award for her contribution to brineine-" a change in Delhi. Music maestro kR Rah- Extqnal Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee presents the CNN-IBN Indian of man was felicitated .with an the Year award to ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair in New Delhi on award in a stand-alone Global Monday. - PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA Indian Category for putting rndia on the global entertain- Pranab Mukherjee said India how long Indiawould wait for he said: "I am simply dis- ment map with his Golden had "hardly" any choice ex- Pakistan's response to India's charging duties; neither I am Globe Award and three Oscar cept to patiently wait for Pa- demands after the Mumbai officiating nor acting, neither nominations for underdog kist* to respond to the terror strikes. de jure nor de facto." He said drama SlumdogMillionaire. dossier given on the Murnbai India gave the dossier of that under the C~nstitution, The winners were chosen attacks. evidence on January 5 and there can be only one Prime through a unique four-tier se- 'We won't get anything by Pakistan has said it isinvesti- Minister. But "the Prime l@bn process audited by simply losing our patience, so gating the matter and will get Minister can delegate some Ernst &Young. haray we have a choice." back to India as soon as it is responsibility to his col- Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mukherjee was re- over. leagues and I am doing exact- External Affairs Minister sponding to a question as to Queried on his status now, ly that." - IANS, PTI

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