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Aditi Arya wins Miss India 2015 title

March 30, 2015

Aditi Arya from New Delhi has won the Femina Miss India 2015 crown at the 52nd edition of the beauty pageant.   The runners up were Aafreen Rachel Vaz (1st runner-up) from Mangaluru, Karnataka and Vartika Singh (2nd runner-up) from ..

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Balbir Singh Senior awarded with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award

March 30, 2015

Veteran hockey player Balbir Singh Senior was awarded Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award by Hockey India. The award carrying trophy along with a cheque of Rs 30 lakh was presented to Balbir Singh at the inaugural Hockey India Annual ..

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Indian American scientist Murty Kambhampati chosen for US Presidential award

March 28, 2015

An Indian-American scientist and biology professor Murty Kambhampati is chosen for prestigious US Presidential award.   He is among 15 scientists who have been chosen for US Presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering mentoring (PAESMEM). ..

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ISRO named for Gandhi Peace Prize 2014

March 28, 2015

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014. It was announced by the jury for the Prize which had met under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ISRO was ..

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President confers Bharat Ratna on Atal Bihari Vajpayee

March 27, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee on 27 March 2015 conferred country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister (PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee. President Pranab Mukherjee by departing from protocol presented the Atal Bihari Vajpayee the prestigious award at his home ..

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Akhil Sharma's novel Family Life wins The Folio Prize 2015

March 26, 2015

Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80 fictional works and was chosen as the best fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in ..

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Veteran poet Gopaldas Neeraj awarded National Kavi Pradeep Samman

March 25, 2015

Noted Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj on 24 March 2015 was awarded with first National Kavi Pradeep Samman. He was presented the award by Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Surendra Patwa at a function held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. About Gopaldas Neeraj ..

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Artist Bharti Kher awarded with France’s Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters

March 25, 2015

Indian contemporary artist Bharti Kher was awarded with France’s highest cultural award Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres). She was bestowed the prestigious honour for her contribution to contemporary art ..

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62nd National Film Awards 2014

March 24, 2015

The 62nd National Film Awards for year 2014 was announced on 24 March 2015. Court directed by Chaitanya Tamhane was selected as the Best feature film. Mary Kom (Hindi) directed by Omung Kumar was selected as the Best Popular film ..

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Renowned Ecologist Madhav Gadgil wins Tyler Prize 2015 along with Dr. Jane Lubchenco

March 24, 2015

Renowned Indian Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has won the prestigious Tyler Prize 2015 for Environmental Achievement. He will share this prize with noted American marine ecologist and environmental scientist Jane Lubchenco. Both of them were chosen for this year’s prize for ..

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