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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Stanford University, CA, USA), Morten Meldal (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), and K. Barry Sharpless (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA) “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry“. Barry Sharpless – who is now […]

Shri Narendra Modi commissions India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The commissioning of INS Vikrant is a proud moment for the Nation as it showcased the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ credentials during ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and a true testament to the country’s zeal and fervour […]

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today announced that the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020 will be accorded to legendary actress Ms. Asha Parekh. The award will be presented at the National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi. Ms Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director, and producer and an accomplished Indian […]

68th National Film Awards 2022

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৬৮তম জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কারের জুরিরা ২০২০ সালের জন্য বিজয়ীদের নাম আজ ঘোষণা করেছেন। মধ্যপ্রদেশ শ্রেষ্ঠ চলচ্চিত্র বান্ধব রাজ্যের পুরস্কার জিতেছে। উত্তরাখন্ড এবং উত্তরপ্রদেশ পেয়েছে বিশেষ পুরস্কার। ২০২০র জন্য বেস্ট বুক অন সিনেমা বিভাগে পুরস্কার জিতেছেন কিশওয়ার দেশাইয়ের ‘দ্য লংগেস্ট কিস’। মালয়ালম ছবি ‘এম টি অনুনাভাঙ্গালুরে পুস্তকম’ এবং ওড়িয়া ছবি ‘কালি পাইনে কলিরা সিনেমা’ বিশেষ সম্মান […]

Ruchira Kamboj to be India’s Permanent Representative to UN

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Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Kamboj is a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer presently serving as India’s envoy to Bhutan becoming the first female Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bhutan. She will succeed T S Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to […]

New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express flagged off

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Passenger train connectivity between India and Bangladesh took a step forward with the railway ministers of the two countries virtually flagging off New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express. The train made its inaugural run from New Jalpaiguri Railway Station in West Bengal. The two countries already operate Maitree and Bandhan express trains connecting Kolkata with Dhaka and […]

Shri Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as the 25th CEC of India

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Shri Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi in pursuance of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India’s Gazette Notification dated May 12, 2022. Shri Rajiv Kumar has been serving in ECI as Election Commissioner since September 1, 2020. […]

Emmanuel Macron wins new term after far-right battle

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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin efforts to unite a deeply divided nation after winning re-election on April 24 in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power. Centrist Macron won around 58.6 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared […]