The 94th Academy Awards (Oscars) were organised at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 27, 2022 which were overshadowed by Will Smith slapping event. He slapped Chris Rock in the face for joking his wife. List of winners Best picture: Read More …
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S. Phangnon Konyak: First woman from Nagaland to enter Rajya Sabha
BJP’s S. Phangnon Konyak was elected unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland. She became the first woman from the Nagaland to get a berth in Parliament’s Upper House. To be sure, Nagaland is yet to elect a woman Read More …
Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 25. Yogi Adityanath has become the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh to return to power after completing a full tenure of five years. He was sworn Read More …
Right to Truth Day 2022
Each year, on 24 March, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed. This annual observance pays tribute to the memory of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, Read More …
Dennis Parnell Sullivan wins Abel prize for 2022
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel prize for the year 2022 to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan. The award has been given, for his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular Read More …
Jayati Ghosh-appointed in UN board on effective multilateralism
Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism. Ghosh, 66, is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is also a member of the UN’s high-level Read More …
Devendra Jhajharia becomes first para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan
Devendra Jhajharia became the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. Jhajharia has won many Paralympic medals, including his first gold at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, his second gold at the 2016 Rio Games, and Read More …
Centenary celebrations of Mathrubhumi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of the Malayalam Daily, Mathrubhumi on March 18. Mathrubhumi started functioning on 18th March in 1923. It has been at the forefront of pushing across social reforms and Read More …
Bhagwant Mann sworn in as 17th Punjab CM
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Singh Mann was sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16 by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Read More …
75th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
The 75th British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 March 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. List of Winners Best Film: The Power of the Dog (Netflix) FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH Read More …
Narayan Pradhan selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research
Professor Narayan Pradhan has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences. Pradhan is a member of the faculty at the School of Material Sciences, Indian Association Read More …
11th Khel Mahakumbh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on March 11 declared open the 11th Khel Mahakumbh at Ahmedabad. Started in 2010 in Gujarat with 16 sports and 13 lakh participants, Khel Mahakumbh today encompasses 36 general sports and 26 para sports. Read More …
Katalin Novak- Hungary’s first female president
Katalin Novák has been elected as Hungary’s first female president. She received 137 votes from MPs, ahead of her opposition rival, economist Péter Róna, with 51. Novák, 44, is a loyal supporter of populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and formerly Read More …
International Day of Women Judges 2022
The Supreme Court of India hosted a special programme to commemorate the first ever ‘International Day of Women Judges’ on 10 March, 2022. The event was organised in furtherance of a United Nations General Assembly resolution which had resolved on Read More …
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National Safety Awards
Union Minister of Labour and Employment on March 8 presented Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP), National Safety Awards (NSA) for the performance year 2018 and National Safety Awards (Mines) [NSA (Mines)] for the contest years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In Read More …