Toronto, Jan 1 (IANS) An Allahabad-born scientist of Indian origin has been given Canada’s highest civilian award – the Order of Canada.
Shrawan Kumar was honoured Thursday for his three decades of pioneering research on workplace injury and the spine at the University of Alberta.
Born in Allahabad, Kumar is an alumnus of Allahabad University where he [...]
Washington, November 3 (ANI): Steven Spielberg has bagged The Anti-Defamation League’s highest honour for his work in the field of human rights.
The Oscar-winning director will collect America’s Democratic Legacy Award at the league’s Los Angeles fundraiser on December 9, reports Contactmusic.
The 62-year-old was tagged as a “true champion of human rights” for his work in [...]
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) The centre has decided to confer within a month the status of ‘Maharatna’ – a newly rolled-out grade for public sector enterprises – on at least five companies, giving them more leeway in financial and policymaking matters.
‘Our department will come out with a new label, Maharatna, within a month. It will [...]
Mumbai, Oct 16 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was presented with an honorary belt in Taekwondo and bestowed the title of an Honorary Ambassador for Culture and Tourism by the South Korean Government.
The 43-year old actor has been conferred the 5th degree black belt of Taekwondo.It is wonderful to wear this. I feel like [...]
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil bestowed the 41st Jnanpith award for the year 2005 to Kunwar Narain, a titan among Hindi language poets.
Often regarded as the leading living poet in Hindi, Narain has been a solid presence in Indian literature for five decades.
“When I got to know that I have been selected [...]
