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Captain Radhika Menon: First woman to receive Exceptional Bravery award at Sea

July 9, 2016

Captain Radhika Menon became the first woman in the world to receive the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for the year 2016 from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). She will be bestowed with this award for saving the lives ..

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Nimi Sunilkumar wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award

July 9, 2016

Cookbook author and food blogger Nimi Sunilkumar has won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for 2015-16. She was bestowed with this award for her cookbook “4 o’clock Temptations of Kerala”. It was chosen for the award in the ‘Best Indian ..

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South African writer Lidudumalingani wins 2016 Caine Prize

July 8, 2016

South African writer, filmmaker and photographer Lidudumalingani has won the 17th edition of prestigious Caine Prize 2016. He was bestowed with this prestigious award for his short story “Memories We Lost”.  The winning short story explores how traditional beliefs are ..

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President Pranab Mukherjee presents BC Roy National Awards for 2008, 2009 & 2010

July 2, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday presented the Dr BC Roy national awards for 2008, 2009 and 2010 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. These awards were presented on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day observed on July 1 to pay honour and tribute ..

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Four Indian-Americans honoured with 2016 Great Immigrants Award in US

June 30, 2016

Four Indian-Americans have been honoured with prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award 2016. They are among 42 distinguished US personalities representing more than 30 countries of origin around the world  honoured with this year’s award. All of these ..

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CAG Shashi Kant Sharma gets honorary professorship in China

June 28, 2016

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Shashi Kant Sharmahas been conferred with the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University (NAU), China. China’s Nanjing Audit University is the only university which is recognized by the Institute of Internal ..

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Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative

June 25, 2016

Zubaida Bai, an Indian social entrepreneur, has been named among the ten ‘2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers’, an initiative launched by UN. The list of ten SDG Pioneers was announced by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the 2016 ..

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Russian ice Hockey player Artemi Panarin wins 2015-16 Calder Memorial Trophy

June 24, 2016

The Russian professional ice hockey winger Artemi Panarin (24) has won the 2015-16 season Calder Memorial Trophy. He was presented with this award as the US National Hockey League (NHL’s) Rookie of the Year at the NHL Awards ceremony. Presently, ..

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IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded 2015 GD Birla Award

June 24, 2016

IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal has been awarded the twenty-fifth GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2015. He has been bestowed with this award for his significant contributions have been in the area of Mechanics. About Sanjay Mittal ..

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Kannada movie Thithi wins Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival

June 21, 2016

Kannada Movie Thithi has won two awards viz. Best Film and Best Script Writers at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. It has won the awards under the Asia New Talent Awards Category Thithi is a dramatic comedy film co-written ..

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