World famous Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose films include Last Tango In Paris and 1900, died on November 26, 2018 aged 77. He was the only Italian ever to win the Oscar for best film, snapping up the award Read More …
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Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci passes away
Epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan passed away
Noted epigraphist and a former member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Iravatham Mahadevan, passed away on November 26. 88 years old Iravatham was one of the world’s leading scholars on the Indus Valley Script, the pre-eminent scholar on the Tamil Read More …
IIFA 2018 Award winners list
The 19th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony 2018 were held at Bangkok’s Siam Niramit theatre on June 24, 2018. Here are the list of winners: Best Film: Tumhari Sulu Best Actor: Irfan Khan (Hindi Medium) Best Female Actor: Sridevi (Mom) Read More …
Ministry of Women and Child Development conferred SKOCH ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’ award
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development was conferred with the SKOCH ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’. The ministry was awarded in delivering the promises made and for its significant achievements and initiatives from the last 4 years. The Women Read More …
E.K. Janaki Ammal National awards on taxonomy 2018
E.K. Janaki Ammal National awards on taxonomy were given away during the inaugural ceremony of the State Environment Ministers Conference in the run-up to World Environment Day on June 4, 2018 in New Delhi . The awards consist of Rs. Read More …
ICMR wins Kochon Prize 2017 for TB research and development
What: Kochon Priize 2017 Whom: ICMR Why: For TB research The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was awarded Kochon Prize 2017 in new Delhi on March 13. ICMR was for awarded for building a tradition of excellence in TB Read More …
Union Home Minister constituted Medal for Excellence in Police Investigation Award
The government has constituted Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Investigation Award. It is an award for carrying out best investigation of crime for promoting high professional standards among police forces. The newly constituted award will be given to Read More …
India wins the “Best Exhibitor Award ” at ITB – Berlin
An Indian exhibition shown at the ITB- Berlin World Tourist Meet was awarded the “Best Exhibitor Award ” on March 10. ‘ Ministry of Tourism’s Incredible India programme presented a short film named “Yogi of the Racetrack ” in the Read More …
Joy Michael, one of the pioneers of Delhi’s theatre movement, passed away
Legendary theatre personality Joy Michael passed away at 90 on March 9 in New Delhi. She was used to be called pioneer of Delhi’s theatre movement and among the first to start English theatre in the Capital. She has post-graduated Read More …
Pyarelal Wadali of Badali Brothers passes away
Ustad Pyarelal Wadali, younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali died in Amritsar on March 9 2018. He was 75. Wadali Brothers – comprising of Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali – hail from a village near Amritsar are famous for their Read More …
‘Fulfilling Bapu’s Dreams – Prime Minister Modi’s Tribute to Gandhiji’
Photo Courtesy: Sadhguru Twitter page The first copy of the book ‘Fulfilling Bapu’s Dreams – Prime Minister Modi’s Tribute to Gandhiji’ from Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was presented to The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. The book was formally Read More …
‘WINGS INDIA 2018′ begins in Hyderabad
The four-day biennial event ‘WINGS INDIA 2018 ‘, jointly organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority of India and FICCI got underway in Hyderabad on March 8. Theme: The theme of the four-day biennial event this year is ‘India-Global Read More …
Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize 2018
Balkrishna Doshi became the first Indian architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2018 since the prize was first awarded in 1979. The 90 years old Doshi will be presented the prize at Aga Khan Museum Toronto in Canada. About Read More …
The 90th Annual Academy (Oscar) Awards 2018: Complete winners list
The 90th Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscar were presented on March 5, 2018 (March 4, USA time) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Here are the winners: Best Picture: The Shape of Water BestDirector: Guillermo del Read More …
29th International Yoga Festival 2018 inaugurated at Rishikesh
The 29th International Yoga Festival was inaugurated by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on 1 March 2018 at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. The festival will be officially inaugurated by the Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiya Naidu on Read More …