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Amol Palekar honoured with ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award

Amol Palekar, the well known actor and director, has been honoured with the ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award at an event in Nasik on March 10, 2018. He is known...

March 12, 2018

Paytm becomes official umpire partner of Indian Premier League (IPL) for 5 years

On 12th March 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced its association with Paytm as the Official Umpire Partner of the VIVO Indian...

March 12, 2018

Pyare Lal Wadali, famous sufi singer passes away

Pyare Lal Wadali (75), the famous Sufi singer, has passed away in Amritsar, Punjab on March 9, 2018. He was the younger of the singers of legendary Sufi...

March 9, 2018

Sanjeev Gupta appointed as official ambassador of UK skills

Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has been appointed by Britain’s Prince Charles as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme designed to nurture manufacturing skills. Gupta was...

March 8, 2018

Sarat Mohanty, veteran film actor passes away

Sarat Mohanty (88), the Veteran Odia film actor, has passed away in Balasore, Odisha on March 3, 2018. The comedian, a native of Khirkona, had acted in a...

March 6, 2018

Arabinda Muduli, noted bhajan singer passes away

Arabinda Muduli (56), the noted Odia Bhajan singer, musician and lyricist, has passed away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on March 1, 2018. Having rendered over 3,000 songs, Muduli would...

March 1, 2018

Kanakalata Mohanty, noted author passes away

Kanakalata Mohanty (82), the noted Odia author, has passed away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha  on February 26, 2018. She has written several novels, including ‘Ete Andhara’, ‘Kete Jwala’ and ‘Anuradha’,...

February 27, 2018

UP government signs pact with Amazon India for khadi products sale

The Khadi and Village Industries Board of Uttar Pradesh has signed a pact with Amazon India to facilitate online selling of Khadi products. As part of an MoU,...

February 22, 2018

T P Ashoka wins 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada language

Noted Kannada critic T P Ashoka has bagged the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada language for his literary criticism work “Kathana Bharathi”. The annual Sahitya Akademi awards...

February 14, 2018

Jayant Madhab Bora conferred with 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature

Jayant Madhab Bora has been conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature for his novel “Moriahola”. The annual Sahitya Akademi awards for 2017 were presented...

February 13, 2018

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