Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award to Kapil Dev
India’s first World Cup winning captain, Kapil Dev will be conferred with the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013. In a release, the Board of Control
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International Children’s Film Festival – The Golden Elephant – closes today
Curtains will come down today at the 18th International Children’s Film Festival, India, ICFFI popularly known as “The Golden Elephant”. The seven day festival was organised from November 14 to
International Film Festival of India begins in Goa
The 44th International Film Festival of India, IFFI begins in Panaji, Goa today with Academy Award winning actor, Susan Sarandon inaugurating the 11-day event at a specially erected hangar, at
Nuclear energy – an answer to India’s quest for clean energy
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee says, nuclear energy can be the answer to India’s quest for clean energy. Speaking at the 56th convocation ceremony of BARC Training School in Mumbai, Mukherjee
Mumbai Cricket Association felicitates Sachin Tendulkar
The Mumbai Cricket Association – MCA, on Monday, held a grand felicitation ceremony to honour the Little Master who is scheduled to play his last test match this week. Addressing
Canada’s Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize for literature 2013
Canada’s Alice Munro has won the Nobel Prize for literature for her short stories that focus on the frailties of the human condition. Alice Munro is the 13th woman to
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf conferred Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was conferred the coveted Indira Gandhi peace prize by President Pranab Mukherjee who said India will continue to support the African nation in its pursuit
Anniversary of Myanmar junta crackdown
Thousands thronged Yangon on Thursday marking the anniversary of a bloody crackdown on Myanmar rallies 25 years ago, in a historic commemoration urging further democratic reform. Some five thousand people
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand – 2013 flash floods
The Kedarnath valley, along with and other parts of the state of Uttarakhand, was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17June 2013 almost after 80 years. The temple
National Excellence Award for two female homoeopaths
India Nirman Organisation and Women International Network (WIN) in association with North East Council, Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India conferred 5th National Women Excellence Award 2012 in the category