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Nov 08, 2018
Tata Literature Live! 2018: Mark Tully conferred with Lifetime Achievement, Jayanta Mahapatra named Poet Laureate
The recipients of the awards, Sir Mark Tully and Jayanta Mahapatra have made extensive contributions to literature; Tully with several popular works on India and Mahapatra with his lyrical verses, some of which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature -
Oct 09, 2018
Narendra Modi unveils statue of peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram in Haryana's Rohtak district
Narendra Modi unveiled a 64-foot-tall statue of peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram at his native village Sampla in Haryana's Rohtak district on Tuesday. -
Aug 31, 2018
Thailand ambassador Chutintorn Gongsakdi meets Tripura CM Biplab Deb to discuss trade, tourism, cultural exchange programmes
Ambassador of Thailand to India, Chutintorn Gongsakdi, met Biplab Deb in Agartala on an advance tour regarding the scheduled visit of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand to Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura in November later this year. -
Aug 02, 2018
Javed Akhtar bestowed with Shalaka Samman, highest honour of Hindi Sahitya Academy
Javed Akhtar has five National Awards for Best Lyricist to his name for works like Border and Refugee of which he has received three in an unprecedented row -
Jun 20, 2018
Grammy-winning music composer AR Rahman appointed Sikkim's brand ambassador for a year
In an official notification, Chief Secretary A.K. Srivastava said Rahman will promote and project Sikkim's achievements nationally and globally. -
Apr 02, 2018
MS Dhoni conferred with Padma Bhushan on seventh anniversary of India's World Cup 2011 triumph
MS Dhoni marched past the dignitaries present at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan before receiving the Padma Bhushan honour from President Ram Nath Kovind. -
Mar 24, 2018
Asian Billiards Championships: Pankaj Advani beats B Bhaskar to defend title; Amee Kamani wins women's crown
Advani remains the reigning Indian, Asian and World champion in billiards for 2017-18. India's Amee Kamani won the Asian Women's Snooker title by blanking Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan -
Mar 20, 2018
Padma Awards 2018: Illaiyaraja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Kidambi Srikanth and 40 others given national honour
Keeping its promise of honouring "unsung heroes", the government this year honoured with Padma awards several personalities who served the poor, set up free schools and popularised tribal arts globally -
Mar 20, 2018
Padma Awards 2018: 43 prominent personalities receive prestigious honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Music composer Illaiyaraja, Classical singer Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Hindutva thinker P Parameswaran and 40 other prominent personalities were conferred the Padma awards for 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind -
Jan 26, 2018
On 69th Republic Day, nine prominent personalities from North East India conferred Padma Shri award
Padma awards — one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
