Former QUEEN singer PAUL RODGERS has received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree from his hometown university in England.
The Free and Bad Company frontman was honoured by scholars at Teesside University on Friday (27Nov09).
The thrilled rocker says, “Having spent the day amongst the welcoming people of this high-achieving university, I am inspired and [...]
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil’s civic reception hosted by the state government and local self government bodies on Monday drew a lukewarm response, with a large number of empty seats in the 500-odd seater auditorium of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
While advertisements released in all newspapers by the state government had invited [...]
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will be conferred an honorary doctorate by Goa University (GU).
Patil will be conferred a D.Litt degree (doctor of letters) at a convocation function held at the university Nov 24, GU vice chancellor Dilip Deobagkar told reporters here Saturday.
‘GU’s executive council recommended the name of President Pratibha Patil for [...]
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Former Pulp star Jarvis Cocker will play live to yoga and aerobics classes as part of a five-day art “happening” in London.
The English musician will also jam with members of the public who turn up with instruments and improvise to suggestions from visitors at the event next month.
He and his band [...]
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 [...]
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) The South Korean embassy will Thursday confer two special honours on Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan here.
‘The Korean government has decided to confer an honorary belt in taekwondo to Shah Rukh and they are also giving him the title of an honorary ambassador for culture and tourism,’ Shah Rukh’s spokesperson told [...]
