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The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is the 36th most powerful person in the world, according to a list of 67 people compiled by business magazine Forbes.

Osama has been ranked 37th just after Dr Singh, who has got the 36th position. Immediately after Osama comes the Dalai Lama.

Dawood is at the 50th position but he is more "powerful" than Ratan Tata, who is nine steps below.

The list includes Tata Sons chairman Mr Ratan Tata, Reliance billionaire Mr Mukesh Ambani and Indian-born Mr Lakshmi Mittal.

The US President, Mr Barack Obama, tops the inaugural list, followed by the Chinese President, Mr Hu Jintao and the Russian Prime Minister, Mr Vladimir Putin. The list of 67 people aims to represent one in every 100 million in a total world population of 6.7 billion, Forbes said. The list was compiled on basis of four criteria -- influence of the person, power in multiple spheres, control of financial resources and how actively the person wields power.

The US Federal Reserve chairman, Mr Ben Bernanke, Google founders Mr Sergey Brin and Mr Larry Page, Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, Wal-Mart chief executive Michael Duke, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Microsoft founder Bill Gates complete the top 10 list of the most powerful people in the world.

The Britain's Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown, gets 29th spot while the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel. is at 15.
The Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani, at 38.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo Guzman," reported to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico is at number 4l.

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Top Heads of the World

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is the 36th most powerful person in the world, according to a list of 67 people compiled by business magazine Forbes.

Osama has been ranked 37th just after Dr Singh, who has got the 36th position. Immediately after Osama comes the Dalai Lama.

Dawood is at the 50th position but he is more "powerful" than Ratan Tata, who is nine steps below.

The list includes Tata Sons chairman Mr Ratan Tata, Reliance billionaire Mr Mukesh Ambani and Indian-born Mr Lakshmi Mittal.

The US President, Mr Barack Obama, tops the inaugural list, followed by the Chinese President, Mr Hu Jintao and the Russian Prime Minister, Mr Vladimir Putin. The list of 67 people aims to represent one in every 100 million in a total world population of 6.7 billion, Forbes said. The list was compiled on basis of four criteria -- influence of the person, power in multiple spheres, control of financial resources and how actively the person wields power.

The US Federal Reserve chairman, Mr Ben Bernanke, Google founders Mr Sergey Brin and Mr Larry Page, Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, Wal-Mart chief executive Michael Duke, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Microsoft founder Bill Gates complete the top 10 list of the most powerful people in the world.

The Britain's Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown, gets 29th spot while the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel. is at 15.
The Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani, at 38.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo Guzman," reported to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico is at number 4l.

Features of the Indian Constitution borrowed from other Constitutions

British Constitution

• Parliamentary form of government
• The idea of single citizenship
• The idea of the Rule of law
• Institution of Speaker and his role
• Lawmaking procedure

United states Constitution

• Charter of Fundamental Rights, which is similar to the United States Bill of Rights
• Federal structure of government
• Power of Judicial Review and independence of the judiciary

Irish Constitution

• Constitutional enunciation of the directive principles of state policy

French Constitution

• Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

Canadian Constitution

• A quasi-federal form of government (a federal system with a strong central government)
• The idea of Residual Powers

Australian Constitution

• The idea of the Concurrent list
• Freedom of trade and commerce within the country and between the states

Soviet Constitution

• The Planning Commission and Five-Year Plans
• Fundamental Duties

Orissa going to change name(Odisha)

Orissa will soon be known as ‘Odisha’ and Oriya, the language, will from now be referred to as Odia.

The Orissa assembly had moved a resolution in August to change the state's name to Odisha and its official language from Oriya to Odia, saying the names had been used wrongly. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik moved the resolution in the House which was approved by a voice vote.

Officials said the state was keen to change its name owing to disparities in pronunciation due to the wrong spelling of the state's name. It is written as Udisa in Hindi and Orissa in English. 

The state was spelt “Orissa” in the Indian Constitution adopted in 1950. In Schedule I in Devanagari, the name of the state and its language is mentioned as Udisa and Udia, respectively

Major cities that have been renamed after Independence include 

1. Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), 
   
2. Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), 
   
3. Mumbai (Bombay), 
   
4. Chennai (Madras), 
   
5. Kolkata (Calcutta), 
   
6. Pune (Poona) and 
   
7. Kochi (Cochin).