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P V Sindhu named as female sportsperson of year at ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018

Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been named as female and male sportsperson of the year in the ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards...

April 8, 2019

Kartik Chandra Rath, eminent theatre organiser and playwright passes away

Kartik Chandra Rath (70), an eminent theatre organiser and playwright, has passed away in Cuttack , Odisha on April 1, 2019. He wrote a play called “Aie Desa,...

April 6, 2019

Mahatma Gandhi’s bust to be unveiled in Croatia on 2nd October

President Ram Nath Kovind on his visit to Croatia has announced to gift a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted to mark the 150 birth anniversary of the Father...

April 2, 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

Bhabhani Bhattacharya authors book “Gandhi: The Writer”

The book “Gandhi: The Writer” was authored by Bhabhani Bhattacharya, who wrote social-realist fiction. He is described as belonging to the social realism school of Indo-Anglian literature. His...

March 30, 2019

Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, eminent folk artist, radio commentator, harmonium player, music composer and author passes away

Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (99), the eminent folk artist, radio commentator, harmonium player, music composer and author, has passed away at Houston in the USA. She used music as...

March 27, 2019

India’s Diksha Dagar claimed “Ladies European Tour’ title

On 16th March, 2019, 18 year old Diksha Dagar became the second Indian woman to claim “Ladies European Tour” title after clinching the South African Open, eking out a one-shot victory...

March 18, 2019

‘Azaadi ke Diwane Museum’ inaugurated New Delhi

Union Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma has recently inaugurated ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum at the Red Fort premises in New Delhi. The museum is dedicated to the unsung heroes...

March 6, 2019

“Words in Garden” festival on Gandhian philosophy to be held in New Delhi

The 3rd edition of “Words in the Garden” festival 2019 is scheduled to be held on February 22 in New Delhi and will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi...

February 21, 2019

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