24 May 2015 Current Affairs
Mumbai Indians Won IPL 8
Mumbai Indians on 24 May won the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the final clash played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 41-runs. This was the second title triumph for Mumbai Indians after their maiden win back in 2013.
Full list of Award Winners at IPL 8 :-
* Champions – Mumbai Indians (Rs 15 crore prize money)
* Runner-up – Chennai Super Kings (Rs 10 crore)
* Orange Cap (Most Runs) – 562 runs in 14 innings – David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Purple Cap (Most Wickets) – 26 wickets In 16 innings – Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
* Emerging Player Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils) – 439 runs in 14 innings
* Man of the Match – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
* Most Valuable Player – Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Fair play Award – Chennai Super Kings
* Maximum Sixes award in the final :- 3 – Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
* Best catch of the Tournament – Dwayne Bravo (CSK Vs RR). Took Shane Watson’s catch at the boundary Most Valuable Player
Renowned American Mathematician and Nobel Laureate John Nash Died
Renowned American mathematician and Nobel laureate John Nash passed away in New Jersey. He was 86 and died in a car crash along with his wife Alicia Nash. In 1994, he shared Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on June 13, 1928 in West Virginia State of United States. In 2015, he was awarded the Abel Prize along with Louis Nirenberg for his work on nonlinear partial differential equations.
French Film Dheepan Honoured with Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival
French film Dheepan has been awarded Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by Jacques Audiard. Dheepan story revolves around the trio of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka’s who pretend to be a family in order to flee their war-torn country to France.
68th Cannes Film Festival Top Awards:-
Palme D’Or – Dheepan
The Grand Prix – Son of Saul, directed by Laszlo Nemes
Best Actor – Vincent Lindon
Best Actress – Rooney Mara and Emmanuelle Bercot
Best Director – Hou Hsiao-hsien
Best Screenplay – Michel Franco (Chronic)
Jury Prize – The Lobster