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Kushal Singh selected as chairperson of NCPCR

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has appointed Kushal Singh as the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). She was chosen by a...

May 31, 2013

66th Cannes Film Festival: Top honor to ‘Blue is the Warmest Colour’

Recently concluded 66th Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France conferred honors on some of the best films from across the world. The top award- the Palme d’Or...

May 31, 2013

Vyas Samman to Narendra Kohli and Ramdarash Mishra

Noted Hindi writers – Prof. Ramdarash Mishra and Dr. Narendra Kohli were honored with the Vyas Samman 2011 and 2012 respectively, for their outstanding contribution to Hindi literature....

May 31, 2013

Philippines objects to Dan Brown's ‘Inferno’

The Philippines government has objected to poor description of its capital in the Dan Brown’s latest novel “Inferno” which describes the capital Manila as “the gates of hell”....

May 30, 2013

Gold and Silver coins with Sachin Tendulkar's face, signature launched

On the occasion of ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ Valuemart Gold and Jewels launched a limited edition of Sachin Tendulkar Gold and Silver coins, with the senior cricketer’s face and signature embossed on them. The 24 karat gold...

May 28, 2013

‘Gershwin Prize’ to Carole King

US President Barack Obama honored legendary US singer-songwriter Carole King (71) with Gershwin Prize for a lifetime achievement in popular music. With this achievement King has become the...

May 25, 2013

Srikanth Srinivasan creates history, gets confirmation to become federal judge to US Circuit Court

Chandigarh born Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan (46), created history as he has been confirmed to be a judge to the DC Federal Appeals Court Circuit. He will be the...

May 25, 2013

MP government conferred Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 to Hariharan

The MP government has conferred the 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 on famous playback singer Hariharan. Hariharan is also the recipient of the Padma Shri. He gave his...

May 22, 2013

Arunima Sinha becomes First Indian Amputee to conquer Mt Everest

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player who lost one of her legs after being thrown off a moving train of Padmawati Express for resisting a chain-snatching...

May 22, 2013

Anshu Jamshenpa from Arunachal Pradesh scales Everest for third time

Anshu Jamshenpa of Arunachal Pradesh achieved success in scaling the Mount Everest for the third time. She already keeps the record of being the only mother in the world...

May 22, 2013

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