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Freedom Fighter Saraswati Tripathy passes away

Saraswati Tripathy (89), the prominent Gandhian and freedom fighter, has passed away in Jajapur district of Odisha on November 30, 2017. She was the wife of late freedom...

December 1, 2017

Nabaneeta Dev Sen honoured with 2017 Big Little Book Award in Bengali language

Popular Bengali writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen has been has been declared winner of the 2017 Big Little Book Award in the “Author in Bengali Language” category for her...

November 21, 2017

Manushi Chhillar wins coveted ‘Miss World 2017’ title

Manushi Chillar from India, the damsel from Haryana, has won the coveted Miss World 2017 pageant at a glitzy event in Sanya, China. She is a trained Indian...

November 20, 2017

Manmohan Singh to be honoured with 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his leadership of the...

November 20, 2017

Book “Age of Anger: A History of Present” wins Book of Year Award 2017

At the 8th edition of the Tata Literature festival-2017, the book “Age of Anger: A History of the Present” has won the Book of the Year Award 2017...

November 20, 2017

Rajnikanth chosen by Andhra Pradesh Govt for 2016 NTR National Film Award

Superstars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth have been chosen by the Andhra Pradesh government for the prestigious NTR National Film Award for the years 2014 and 2016 respectively. Ace...

November 16, 2017

Poet Kunwar Narayan passes away

Kunwar Narayan (90), the renowned poet in Indian literature, has passed away in New Delhi on November 15, 2017. He was honoured with many awards such as Sahitya...

November 16, 2017

2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD)

The Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is observed every year on November 12 to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi...

November 13, 2017

Renu Swarup honored with 2017 National Entrepreneurship Award under Mentor (Government) Category

Renu Swarup Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Adviser for Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has been awarded with National Entrepreneurship Award, 2017 under Mentor (Government) category in the Recognition Track...

November 10, 2017

Maharashtra government to set up village climate resilient committees for adopting different agricultural practices

The Maharashtra government will soon set up village climate resilient committees for adopting different agricultural practices in over 5,000 villages of 15 districts in the state. A 13-member...

November 9, 2017

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