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TIME magazine releases list of world’s 100 powerful women who defined last century

TIME magazine has recently released a list of world’s 100 powerful women who defined the last century, in its new project. Freedom fighter Amrit Kaur has been named by the magazine as ‘Woman of the Year’ for 1947 and Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for 1976. Amrit Kaur became the first woman to join the ..

Topics: Amrit Kaur • Indira Gandhi • Magazines

Dutee Chand wins Vogue’s Sportsperson of Year 2019

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the  Sportsperson of the Year 2019 in the 3rd edition of the Vogue Women Of The Year awards. Besides winning the prestigious honour, Dutee will also feature on the cover of Vogue India’s November 2019 edition. Dutee broke the national record in the 100-metre event at the National Open ..

Topics: Dutee Chand • Gender verification in sports • Magazines • Mass media • Sport of athletics • Sports • Vogue

Kalli Purie awarded India’s Most Powerful Women in Media award at British Parliament

Renowned journalist Kalli Purie, who is India Today Group Vice-Chairperson, has been conferred the India’s Most Powerful Women in Media award at the famed Confluence Excellence Awards in British Parliament. Earlier, she was honoured with the ‘Outstanding Media & Entertainment Award’ at the annual 21st Century Icon Awards 2019 in London.

Topics: Aroon Purie • India Today • India Today Group • Magazines • Periodicals • Publications

Swaminathan Gurumurthy appointment as non-official director on central board of RBI

As per Section 8 (1) (c) of the RBI Act 1934, Chartered Accountant Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointment as non-official director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of 4 years. He is associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch and is also the editor ..

Topics: Conservatism in India • Hindutva • Magazines • Manch • Political ideologies • Rashtra • Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh • Sangh • Sangh Parivar • Swaminathan Gurumurthy • Swayamsevak • Thuglak

AP government launches e-Pragati Core initiative to provide integrated services to citizens

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘e-Pragati core initiative’ at Undavalli to provide integrated services to citizens. The aim of the digital initiative is to connect citizen to 34 departments, 336 autonomous organisations and 745-plus government services. In simple words, e-Pragati will act as a platform to connect all departments and stand alone to resolve ..

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Digital India • E-governance • India • Magazines • PRAGATI • Pratibimba • Undavalli

Book “The Way I See It: A Gauri Lankesh Reader”

The book “The Way I See It: A Gauri Lankesh Reader” has been edited by writer and sociologist Chandan Gowda. The book containing selected writings by late journalist Gauri Lankesh was launched at the Mumbai Press Club on 22nd December 2017, three months after she was gunned down outside her home in Bengaluru by unidentified ..

Topics: Gauri • Gauri Lankesh • Indian people • Indrajit Lankesh • Kannada people • Karnataka • Lankesh Patrike • Magazines • P. Lankesh