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Indian-American Author Akhil Sharma wins 2016 International Dublin Literary Award

June 13, 2016

Indian American author Akhil Sharma won the prestigious 2016 International Dublin Literary Award for his semi-autobiographical novel “Family Life.” His novel was shortlisted out of an initial 160 nominations by a panel of judges of award that included novelists Ian ..

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Russia honours UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Order of Friendship Award

June 9, 2016

Russia has honoured UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Order of Friendship Award. He was bestowed with this award for his special merits in strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between peoples. In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ..

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Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya awarded Regius Professorship by Queen

June 9, 2016

Eminent Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya has been awarded the prestigious Regius Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II. Bhattacharyya who is founder of Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) has been granted the Regius Professorship for his outstanding contribution in manufacturing. ..

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PM Narendra Modi conferred Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour

June 6, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Amir Amanullah Khan Award, the highest civilian honour of Afghanistan. The award was bestowed upon him at the inaugural function of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The ..

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Dr. R Seetharaman conferred with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award

June 2, 2016

Dr. R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, has been honoured with the 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award. He has been awarded with this award for his contribution in environment-friendly activities and thereby promoting green economy for nearly two decades. ..

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AR Rahman conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016

June 1, 2016

Legendary Oscar winning Indian music composer A R Rahman was awarded Japan’s Fukuoka prize for the year 2016. He has been conferred with this award in the Grand Prize category for his outstanding contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South ..

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Indian-American scientist Arnab De wins Springer Theses Award

May 28, 2016

Indian-American scientist Arnab De has received the prestigious Springer Theses Award. He was nominated by New York’s Columbia University for his PhD thesis. He was selected for the award for his outstanding research on developing transgenic mice to study a ..

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Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award

May 28, 2016

Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar has won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award. She has won the award for her 32,000-word manuscript titled Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus. The manuscript will be now published by Scholastic Asia. Presently ..

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