Tag: Awards

Centre invites applications for PM’s awards for Yoga

The application process of the award is currently hosted on the MyGov platform (https://innovateindia.mygov.in/pm-yoga-awards-2023/). The application process for this year’s awards will be open till 31 March.

March 6, 2023

IIFA awards gets postponed, to be held on this date

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has decided to postpone the 23rd edition of the awards which was previously scheduled to take place in February 2023 in Abu Dhabi.

January 6, 2023

Haryana CM gives 22 Good Governance awards

While marking the celebrations of Good Governance Day on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and great freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Haryana Chief Minister on Sunday gave 22 Good Governance awards to departments for playing an instrumental role in turning the dream of 'Digital Haryana' into reality.

December 25, 2022

80 films from 32 countries to be showcased at Dharamsala fest

After two years of being online due to the pandemic, the 11th edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is back with a physical edition that showcases the latest and finest indie films from India and around the world.

October 20, 2022

Prez confers ‘Best State’ award to UP at 3rd national water awards

The National Water Awards are given by the Ministry of Jal Shakti for exemplary work in the field of water management, and expansion of water campaigns to underline the importance of water.

March 29, 2022

President confers ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ on International Women’s Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi too will be addressing a seminar today evening, at women saint’s camp at Dhordo, Kutch at 6 pm through video conferencing in view of International Women’s Day.

March 8, 2022

Panda memorial trust awards meritorious students

Subrat Das, Gayatri Sutar, who have completed matriculation from Janata Nodal School and Ankita Behera, Annapurna Das, studying in Naryan Birabara Samant College in Jhimani were awarded scholarships in honour of the loving memory of Dr Panda.

January 23, 2022

Bhubaneswar Smart City wins two SKOCH Awards for e-governance

While the Bhubaneswar Smart City has won the award under Urban Governance Category for unified city portal Bhubaneswar.Me, it has won the Ease of Doing Business award for the Building Plan Approval System (BPAS) for it's citizen-driven service and utility.

January 7, 2022

For those who don’t get awards

Single-minded pursuit of passions is probably a reality only when growing up with very liberal and generous parents. That becomes even more impediment-prone once one enters married life, when life becomes burdened with varied expectations from in-laws, spouse, and children, especially for Indians, where every individual is intricately knit into the social matrix of relationships....

August 6, 2018

Meet the winners of Hello Hall of Fame Awards 2018

Bollywood celebrities added charm to Sunday night (March 11) walking down the red carpet for the Hello Hall of Fame Awards 2018. While both Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh looked dapper on the red carpet, Deepika Padukone and Mira Rajput turned the heads around. Ranveer Singh was awarded Entertainer of The Year award (Male). He dedicated it...

March 12, 2018

ICUNR awards ‘outstanding women’ on International Women’s Day

The Indian Council for UN Relations (ICUNR) celebrated International Women’s Day by honouring Outstanding Women Achievers of 2017 at an awards ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony was followed by a panel discussion on “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao – The Survival, Protection and Education of the Girl”. “The purpose of celebrating International Women’s Day is to showcase commitment...

March 10, 2018

Eleven city schools judged for Saraswati Vandana awards

A team of judges, among them celebrities like Bonny Mukherjee, Ankita Dutta, Mallar Ghosh, judged the Saraswati Pujas at 11 different schools for the 2018 Saraswati Vandana awards. The team first visited Hindu School, where the theme was Bengali iconic detective characters and their importance in the shaping of our childhood. Teacher Madangopal Dutta commented,...

January 25, 2018

Irrfan Khan, Vidya Balan win best actors’ award at 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards

Actor Irrfan Khan won the Filmfare Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) award for “Hindi Medium” while Vidya Balan bagged the Filmfare Best Actor in Leading Role (Female) Award for “Tumhari Sulu” at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards here. From giving the awards to iconic actors like Irrfan Khan to Rajkummar Rao, Vidya Balan to...

January 21, 2018

Still love winning awards, says SRK

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he loves winning awards as nothing can replace the excitement of holding a trophy. Asked about after winning so many awards, if it still holds the same relevance in his life as a superstar, he said: “Yes! I love winning awards. It is not a point to prove that...

December 27, 2017

Curtail my sense of humour as a senior actor: Shah Rukh Khan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is known for his sense of humour – that has many times put him into trouble too, says with time and maturity, he had to cut down on this on a public platform. Shah Rukh, will soon be hosting the Filmfare Awards, was responding to a question on how he...

December 27, 2017

IGNITE awards presented

Former President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the 10th Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017 to 56 creative and innovative students in Ahmedabad on Friday. The competition is organised every year by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). An exhibition to showcase the...

December 23, 2017

I never perform thinking about awards: Raghubir Yadav

“Newton” may be his sixth movie to be selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars, but veteran theatre-film actor Raghubir Yadav says awards are not his priority and doing good cinema has always been his focus. In a career spanning over three decades, Yadav has been a part of six films that were sent...

September 24, 2017