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Ram Narain Agarwal, who is regarded as the father of Agni Missile in the country, passed away on August 15, 2024. Dr. Agarwal worked with late President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, ‘Missile Man’, when the government launched Integrated Guided Missile Development Read More …
President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with ‘The Order of Fiji’, the country’s highest civilian award, by Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere on 6 August 2024. The award was presented during President Murmu’s three-day state visit to Fiji, marking the Read More …
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched the book titled ‘India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse’ authored by Prof. K V Subramanian in New Delhi. Addressing the launch event, Mr Goyal said that India can achieve the target of Read More …
Shah Rukh Khan made history by becoming the first Indian actor to be honoured with a customised gold coin by the Grévin Museum in Paris. The renowned museum, which houses a wax statue of Khan, along with those of other Read More …
President of Russia Mr. Vladimir Putin conferred Russia’s highest national award “The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle” on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his contribution to fostering India-Russia ties. The award was announced in 2019. While accepting the Read More …
In the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), wildlife filmmaker Shri Subbiah Nallamuthu was onferred with the much coveted V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
The winners of the 2024 Kavli Prize were announced on 12 June 2024. Eight winners were awarded for their contributions to astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has conferred the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) with the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for 2024.
Major Radhika Sen-an Indian military peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), will receive the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
“Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know,” has won the prestigious Cannes’ La Cinef Award for Best Short at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France.
German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Booker Prize for fiction 2024 for “Kairos.” International Booker Prize
Shrinivas R Kulkarni, an Indian-origin professor of astronomy from the US will be bestowed the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2024. Shaw Prize
Eminent author Ruskin Bond has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by the literary organisation.
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza have been named as laureates of the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
British-American author Salman Rushdie has released his much-awaited memoir “Knife”.