Crossings

Dhirendra Singh is named home secretary, Ajay V. Singh gets defence in a 24-post rejig.

Film producer Yash Johar, 72, whose 50-year-old Bollywood career (Dostana, Agneepath etc) was given b-o nirvana via son Karan’s hits, dies.

Goverdhan Rathore of the Prakratik Society, Ranthambore, and Auroville’s Hemant Lamba have won the £30,000 Ashden Awards, known more as the Green Oscars, for 2004.

Footballer P.K. Banerjee, ex-national coach, 4th placed ’56 Olympian, gets a FIFA centennial award.

Pro-west reformer Boris Tadic wins the Serbian presidential elections. He defeated a hardline Milosevic ally.