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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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Margaret Atwood wins 2016 Pen Pinter Prize

June 15, 2016

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist Margaret Atwood was chosen for the prestigious 2016 Pen Pinter Prize. She will formerly receive the award at a public event scheduled to be held on 13 October 2016 at the ..

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President Pranab Mukherjee receives highest civilian award of Ivory Coast

June 15, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee has been presented National Order of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the highest civilian award of the West African country. The award was bestowed upon Pranab Mukherjee during his two days visit to Ivory Coast on the ..

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