Ruchika Tomar wins 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award

Debut novelist Ruchika Tomar has been selected as the winner of the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel ‘A Prayer for Travelers’. PEN America was founded in 1922, in New York City. The prize is backed by the Hemingway family and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation. The PEN/Hemingway Award includes a $25,000 prize, which is proposed to ..

Category: Awards, Honors, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs

Topics: Ernest Hemingway • Hemingway • Novelists

Sumant Kathpalia appointed as IndusInd Bank’s Managing Director and CEO for 3 years

One of India’s leading private sector banks, IndusInd Bank has appointed Sumant Kathpalia as the Managing Director and CEO for a period of three years. As the previous MD & CEO of the bank Romesh Sobti retired, after holding the top position for 12 years, this appointment has been approved. Sumant Kathpalia has more than three ..

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Topics: Chief Executive Officers • IndusInd Bank • IndusInd Bank Ltd

Zoya Akhter receives IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020

Bollywood film-maker Zoya Akhter was presented the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020, at the Asia’s largest film tourism event, 8th India International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC), held recently in Mumbai. The Director was selected for her outstanding contribution to the world tourism through her films which were shot in Spain and Turkey.

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Topics: Bollywood • Films • Tourism

Actor M.R. Viswanathan passes away

Veteran Kollywood Director cum Actor M.R. Viswanathan, who was popularly known as Visu, passed away at the age of 75. Besides being a stage artist, he had also worked as a screen writer for several famous Tamil films. He was famous for his witty and funny one-liners. He acted in more than 60 films and ..

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Topics: Actors • Film • Film directors

Dr Ram Manohar Lohia’s birth anniversary observed on 23 March

The birth anniversary of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, was recently observed on March 23. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the leader. Ram Manohar Lohia was born on 23 March 1910 and was one of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party. He was also the editor of the Congress Socialist journal. He had ..

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Topics: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Ram Manohar Lohia