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Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella among list of Padma awardees
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were conferred with Padma Bhushan awards as the government announced Padma awards on the eve of Republic day.
Nine-year-old yoga prodigy Indira Sharma following in her family’s footsteps
Nine-year-old Indira Sharma is following in the footsteps of her father Dr Nanjundiah Vishwanath and elder brother Ishwar Sharma as a yoga prodigy.
Amid Omicron fear, Grammys postponed for this year
Just weeks ahead of the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the organisers have postponed the event for this year, fearing risks of Omicron spread.
President Halimah Yacob confers eight artists with Singapore’s top arts accolades
President Halimah Yacob confers eight artists, two cultural medallions and six young artists awards, for their contribution to the development of Singapore’s arts and cultural scenario.
Singapore’s Changi Airport drops to No 3 in World’s Best Airports List 2021
United Kingdom-based consultancy company Skytrax released its latest ranking of the best airports in the world, with Singapore’s acclaimed Changi Airport losing the top spot for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Felicitations pour in for Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 25th anniversary in industry
With nine magnum opuses like Black, Saawariya, Padmaavat, Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas to his name, he has carved out a special niche for himself as a filmmaker.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya’s silver medal takes India’s Olympic tally to five
India won two medals to take their overall tally from Tokyo 2020 to five as the Olympics near the Games’ conclusion.
Two Indian origin journalists among Pulitzer Prize winners for 2021
Two Indian origin journalists are among the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2021. Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist working for BuzzFeed News, and Neil Bedi from Tampa Bay Times have bagged these awards under the international reporting and local reporting categories respectively.
21-year-old British-Indian is youngest member on Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List
21-year-old British-Indian Amika George has been picked as the youngest recipient of the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year for pushing the UK government to provide free period products in schools and colleges.