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Festival ‘Jashn-e-Ittihaad’ held in New Delhi

A music and poetry festival titled ‘Jashn-e-Ittihaad’ was held at the Jamia Milia Islamia central university in New Delhi on April 6, 2019. The fest is one of...

April 6, 2019

Shah Rukh Khan conferred with Honorary Doctorate from University of Law, London

Eminent Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with an honorary doctorate in Philanthropy by the University of Law, London. He was awarded this for his efforts to...

April 6, 2019

Sharad Dutt authors book “Kundan: Saigal’s Life & Music”

The book titled “Kundan: Saigal’s Life & Music” has been penned by Sharad Dutt, documentary filmmaker and former DDG of Doordarshan. The genius of legendary singer K L...

April 3, 2019

Rajendra Joshi conferred with 2019 Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award (PBSA)

Swiss-based NRI scientist Dr Rajendra Joshi, who belongs to Rajasthan, has been conferred with the 2019 Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award (PBSA) by the President of India Ram Nath...

April 1, 2019

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award conferred upon Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi, the founder and chairman of the RUJ Group has been conferred with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on 29th March, 2019. He was...

March 31, 2019

Leeladhar Jagudi honored with ‘Vyas Samman 2018’

Noted Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagudi is honoured with the Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of poems ‘Jitne Log Utne Prem’ by the KK Birla Foundation. His this...

March 21, 2019

Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy passes away

Chinmoy Roy (79), the veteran Bengali actor, has passed away in Kolkata on March 18, 2019. Born in Kumilla district in present day Bangladesh in 1940, Roy had...

March 18, 2019

Sirsi Supari gets GI tag

Arecanut (also known as supari or betel nut) is the latest entrant in the list of agricultural produce with a Geographic Indication (GI) tag. The Registrar of Geographical...

March 15, 2019

Mahesh Elkunchwar recipient of 2019 META Lifetime Achievement Award

Eminent Indian playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar has been chosen for the 2019 META Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be conferred upon with the award on March 12, along with...

February 28, 2019

Manpreet Singh honoured with AHF’s Player of Year award 2018

Indian Hockey Captain Manpreet Singh has been honoured with the 2018 Player of the Year award by the Asian Hockey Federation while women’s team striker Lalremsiami bagged the...

February 25, 2019

Father Francois Laborde wins France’s highest civilian honour

Father Francois Laborde, a 92-year-old Bengal priest, has been conferred the Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for...

February 9, 2019

Ministry of Defence launchs ‘RDP INDIA 2019 app’ for Republic Day parade

The Ministry of Defence launched a mobile app ‘RDP India 2019’ to let people watch highlights of the 70th Republic Day event all over the world. This app...

January 29, 2019