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Rajinikanth conferred with 51st Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Actor Rajinikanth has been conferred with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019 edition) for his stupendous contribution to Indian cinema at 67th National Film Awards ceremony. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the same today, April 1. Rajinikanth made his debut in 1975 with K Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal and has completed over 45 years in Kollywood. Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 was […]

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Former NIO Scientist Dr. Rajiv Nigam Selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award

Dr. Rajiv Nigam, the former Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, has been selected for the 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research. This award, the highest honor of the Cushman Foundation, recognizes Dr. Nigam’s outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of foraminifera research. The award will be presented at the

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Scorsese & Szabo to be honored with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur has announced that film directors Istvan Szabo and Martin Scorsese will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which will be held from November 20 to 28 in Goa. Istvan Szabo is one of the most critically acclaimed

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Russian Activist Alexei Navalny Wins European Union’s Sakharov Prize

Imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize in a clear slap to President Vladimir Putin. The 45-year-old activist has been awarded for his immense personal bravery to fight tirelessly against the corruption of Vladimir Putin’s regime. The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year

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Jailed Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins EU’s Sakharov Prize

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union’s highest award for human rights-Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. It European Union’s top human rights prize. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Mr. Navalny, the European Parliament praised his “immense personal bravery.” The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested

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Indian Entrepreneur’s Agro Waste Project ‘Takachar’ Wins Prince William’s inaugural ‘Eco-Oscar’ Award

A New Delhi-based 17-year-old entrepreneur named Vidyut Mohan earned the coveted ‘Earth shot Prize’ in London on October 17. Dubbed as the ‘Eco-Oscars’, it is an environmental award run by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. The ‘Eco-Oscars’ is an environmental award established by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and renowned

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Satya Nadella-led Microsoft team wins 2021 C.K. Prahalad Award

Indian American Satya Nadella, the Microsoft CEO, is among the corporate leaders to receive this year’s prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership, along with three other top leaders of Microsoft. Apart from Nadella, Microsoft’s President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith, Chief financial officer Amy Hood and chief environment officer Lucas Joppa have shared the award for Global Business

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Malayalam writer Benyamin bags Vayalar Award

Well-known Malayalam writer Benyamin has bagged the 45th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award for his book “Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”. The prestigious award, instituted by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust, comprises a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a sculpture designed by renowned sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman and a citation. A political satire, the novel revolves around a nondescript village called

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Telugu filmmaker Bejawada Gopal selected for Satyajit Ray Award

Well-known Telugu filmmaker B Gopal, alias Bejawada Gopal, has been chosen for the fourth Satyajit Ray Award for his overall contribution to Indian cinema. Gopal has directed 30 films Telugu films and two Hindi movies. He was selected by a panel comprising Malayalam filmmaker Balu Kiriyath, music director Perumbavoor G Raveendranath and others. The award is presented by the Satyajit Ray Film

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Astronautical Society of India Confers 2021 Aryabhata Award to Dr. G Satheesh Reddy

Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr. G Satheesh Reddy has been conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award for 2021 on October 09, 2021, by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI). Dr. Reddy is a pioneer in the area of R&D of advanced avionics, navigation, and missile technologies. Dr. G Satheesh Reddy has been honoured for his outstanding lifetime contribution to the

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