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President Pranab Mukherjee confers Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil

May 15, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13. It was bestowed on scholars who have made outstanding contribution to the development of Classical Tamil language and literature. Tolkappiyar Award for lifetime achievement ..

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Writer Neel Mukherjee wins £10,000 Encore Award for year 2015

May 13, 2015

Writer Neel Mukherjee’s novel The Lives of Others has won the United Kingdom’s Encore Award for the best second novel. The novel The Lives of Others reflects the political and social convulsions of an entire society and based upon story ..

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Dr. Sivanadane Mandjiny, Indian-American professor wins UNC’s 2015 Award for Teaching Excellence

May 12, 2015

Dr. Sivanadane Mandjiny, an Indian-American Professor in US is named UNC Pembroke’s recipient of the UNC Board of Governors 2015 Award for Excellence in Teaching. He will receive this award along with each professor of the other 16 UNC campuses. The award ..

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President Pranab Mukherjee presents Florence Nightingale Awards to 35 nurses

May 12, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards to 35 nursing personnel from across the country on the occasion of International Nurses Day. The National Florence Nightingale Awards were presented at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. About National ..

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Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014

May 10, 2015

Veteran actor and film producer Shashi Kapoor has been conferred with prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2014. The award was bestowed upon him by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley at a special function held in Prithvi Theatre in ..

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Nadia District in West Bengal gets 2015 UN Public Service Award

May 8, 2015

Nadia district in West Bengal has won the 2015 United Nations Public Service Award in the category of improving delivery of public services for the initiative ‘Sabar Shouchagar’ It was announced by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The ..

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Charlie Hebdo awarded 2015 PEN Freedom of Expression Courage award

May 7, 2015

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented a Freedom of Expression Courage award from the PEN American Center. Editor-in-chief Gerard Biard and critic-essayist of Charlie Hebdo, Jean-Baptiste Thoret accepted the award at a function held at the American Museum ..

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Syrian journalist Mazen Darwish honoured with UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015

May 4, 2015

Syrian journalist and rights activist Mazen Darwish was honoured with UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015. He was bestowed with this award by the UN’s Cultural body for recognition of his work carried out in Syria for more than ..

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Indira Gandhi International Airport adjudged world's best airport

May 3, 2015

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been adjudged the world’s best airport for the year 2014. In this regard, Airports Council International (ACI) presented the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award to IGIA under the category of handling 25 to ..

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CNR Rao conferred with Japan's highest civilian award

May 2, 2015

Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao was conferred with Japan’s highest civilian award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. He was bestowed with this award for his outstanding contributions to science and ..

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