President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Infosys Prize 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the Infosys Prizes to six winners for their outstanding contribution in the research fields in New Delhi for the year 2015. These six winners in six different categories are Jonardon Ganeri: He was awarded in ..

Tiruchirapalli city wins Behavioural Change Communication Award

Tiruchirapalli city in Tamil Nadu has won best city performer in Behavioral change Communication Award. The award was bestowed upon Trichy city commissioner Vijayalakshmi from Union Minister of urban Development Venkaiah Naiadu in the Swach Sarvekshan function. Key facts Tiruchirapalli ..

69th BAFTA Awards 2016

The 69th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held at the Royal Opera House in London. This year the BAFTA awards were conferred for the outstanding performances in films and documentaries screened at British Cinemas in 2015. 69th ..

Vidya Balan awarded Pride of Kerala Award

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been awarded with the ‘Pride of Kerala’ Award by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV. National award-winning actress hails from Kerala and had made her debut in Bollywood in 2005 in Parineeta. About Vidya ..

Karnataka Mobile One m-governance model wins gold at World Government Summit

Karnataka’s flagship mobile-one governance application has won gold medal at the fourth World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE in the m-governance awards category. On behalf of state government, Karnataka’s e-governance secretary Srivatsa Krishna received the award. Karnataka Mobile One m-governance model ..

Four Indian-Americans selected to US National Academy of Engineering

Four Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE). They are part of total 80 selected members list selected for their valuable contributions to the society. Selected Indian-Americans are Anil K. Jain: He was elected ..

Chettinad Cotton Saree gets Indian Handloom tag

The Union textile Ministry has bestowed the Indian Handloom Brand tag on Chettinad cotton saris for its unique designs and identity. This tag was bestowed under the India Handloom Brand Scheme after checking its various quality parameters stipulated by the ..

Sarangi maestro Ram Narayan chosen for Bhimsen Joshi Award

Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan (88) has been chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical Music Award for 2015-2016. Pandit Ram Narayan is first internationally successful sarangi player and has popularised bowed musical instrument as a solo ..

Titli wins Best First Foreign Film Award in French Syndicate of Cinema Critics

Indian filmmaker Kanu Behl directorial film ‘Titli’ has won the Best First Foreign Film Award conferred by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2016 (FSCC). The film features actors Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Lalit Behl, Shashank Arora and Shivani Raghuvanshi ..

Naresh Bedi awarded V Shantaram Life Time Acheivement Award at MIFF

Veteran wildlife filmmaker Naresh Bedi has been conferred with the V Shantaram Life Time Acheivement Award at 14th edition of 2016 Mumbai International Festival (MIFF), Mumbai. He was honoured for his outstanding contribution to wildlife filmmaking and is credited with ..