By Jan M. Olsen | Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song “Waterloo,” on Friday got one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden from the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. The Order of the … Read more
SAN JOSE — Carlos Zarate was starting his early-morning route driving a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus two years ago when an agitated man got on and insisted on sitting on a front railing, unusually close to the driver’s controls. The man didn’t pay any fare, but he did have an even more unusual … Read more
The Padma awards 2024 have been announced on Thursday night and the list is quite impressive as many well-known names have been bestowed with this honour. Vyjayanthimala Bali, Chiranjeevi, have for the Padma Vishubshan award. Meanwhile, Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup and others have received the Padma Bhushan.As Mithun gets honoured with a Padma Bhushan award, … Read more
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India-born American physicist-philanthropist, Mani Bhaumik, donates one million US dollars, to honour the work of J C Bose, the Indian scientist whose work on wireless telegraphy was ignored for long by the West. A medal and an honorarium would be awarded to promising young scientists starting 2025NEW DELHI: Recognition and appreciation comes late to scientist … Read more
Meghalaya bagged the second runner-up award on Thursday at ODOP Awards 2023 organised by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The accolade recognises the state’s unwavering dedication to promoting the One-District, One-Product (ODOP) initiative.External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the National ODOP Awards ceremony, along with an … Read more
Home News 2 Indian-Origin Authors Shortlisted For 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding Two Indian-Origin Authors, Nandini Das and Kris Manjapra have been shortlisted for the ‘2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding’ for their books ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’ and ‘Black Ghost of … Read more