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Nita Ambani elected to board of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
Educationist, Philanthropist and Businesswoman Nita Ambani has been named the Honorary Trustee of New York City’s The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest U.S. art museum. In the museum’s 150-year of history, she is the first Indian Trustee. Her election ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Claude Monet’s ‘Mueles’ Painting sets Record for Impressionist Work
A Painting by Claude Monet’s titled ‘Mueles’ sold for a record-breaking price of $110.7 million at Sotheby’s auction in New York. Key Highlights History: The French painter Claude Monet’s painting titled “Meules” was made in 1890. The painting auctioned is ..
StartupBlink Ranking of Countries for Startup Environment
StartupBlink has ranked 100 countries for startup environment of countries globally. The rankings were based on the data from over 61,000 startups, more than 500 accelerators, and over 1,400 coworking spaces registered on its platform along with data gathered from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
2019 Pulitzer Prizes
The winners of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the category of Letters, Drama and Music are listed below: Fiction: The Overstory, by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton). Drama: Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury. History: Frederick Douglass: Prophet ..
Mumbai 12th richest city globally: Report
India’s financial capital Mumbai, with a total wealth of US $950 billion was ranked 12th richest city globally in the report published by New World Wealth. In the report, total wealth, refers to private wealth held by all individuals living ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
World's most expensive train station opened in New York at 9/11 site
The world’s most expensive train station opened at the 9/11 site in New York, United States. It has been named World Trade Center Transportation Hub. It is built next to the site of the Twin Towers in New York which ..