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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Cabinet approves establishment of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India
ভারত সরকার এবং বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থা (হু)-এর মধ্যে চুক্তি স্বাক্ষরের মাধ্যমে গুজরাটের জামনগরে পরম্পরাগত চিকিৎসা পদ্ধতি সম্পর্কিত বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার আন্তর্জাতিক কেন্দ্র স্থাপনের একটি প্রস্তাব প্রধানমন্ত্রী শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীর পৌরোহিত্যে কেন্দ্রীয় মন্ত্রিসভার বৈঠকে অনুমোদিত হয়েছে। কেন্দ্রীয় আয়ুষ মন্ত্রকের আওতায় জামনগরে বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার এই আন্তর্জাতিক কেন্দ্র (কার্যালয়) গড়ে তোলা হবে। সারা বিশ্বে এটিই এ ধরনের […]
Raj Subramaniam, the IIT-B alumnus, who is the new CEO of FedEx
FedEx has appointed Indian American Raj Subramaniam as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the US multinational courier delivery giant. Raj Subramanian will replace Frederick W Smith, chairman, and CEO, who will step down from this position on June 1, 2022. Smith now be its executive chairman.
Professor Neena Gupta receives Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, in a virtual ceremony on 22nd February 2022. She received the award for the year 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. The prize is awarded annually to a […]
Shri Ravi Mital took charge as Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
Shri Ravi Mital took charge as Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India in New Delhi. A 1986 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, Shri Mital holds degrees of B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Phil. in Environmental Science. Prior to joining the IBBI as Chairperson, he superannuated from the position of […]
