Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound Wins Big at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025: Acclaimed filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan has once again captured the spotlight, with his latest drama Homebound sweeping the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025. The film won Best Film and earned Ghaywan the Best Director award at the festival’s awards night held on […]
Category: Important Awards
Gallantry Awards for Operation Sindoor to be Announced on 79th Independence Day
Gallantry Awards for Operation Sindoor to be Announced on 79th Independence Day: As India prepares to mark its 77th Independence Day, the government will announce gallantry awards for defence personnel who demonstrated exceptional courage during Operation Sindoor. This historic operation is at the heart of this year’s Independence Day celebrations, themed around the “continuing rise […]
ISRO Chief Dr. V Narayanan Honoured with GP Birla Memorial Award
ISRO Chief Dr. V Narayanan Honoured with GP Birla Memorial Award: Dr. V. Narayanan, the current Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space, was recently awarded the prestigious GP Birla Memorial Award in 2025. This accolade recognizes his outstanding contribution to India’s space programme and his leadership […]
Geetanjali Shree Wins PEN Translates Award for ‘Once Elephants Lived Here’
Geetanjali Shree Wins PEN Translates Award for ‘Once Elephants Lived Here’: Renowned Hindi author Geetanjali Shree, celebrated for her International Booker Prize-winning novel Tomb of Sand, has once again captured global literary attention. Her latest work, Once Elephants Lived Here, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, has been awarded the PEN Translates Award 2025 by […]
Suhani Shah Became First Indian To Win ‘Oscar for Magicians’ at FISM 2025
Suhani Shah Became First Indian To Win ‘Oscar for Magicians’ at FISM 2025: Mentalist Suhani Shah from Rajasthan has become the first Indian to win the ‘Best Magic Creator 2025’ award at the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM)—popularly known as the Oscars for magicians. The award was presented at the prestigious FISM World Championship […]
Deepika Sehrawat Wins Prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award
Deepika Sehrawat Wins Prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award: Deepika Sehrawat became the first-ever Indian player to win the Poligras Magic Skill Award for her extraordinary solo goal against the Netherlands during the 2024–25 FIH Hockey Pro League. This recognition reflects both her individual brilliance and India’s growing impact in international women’s hockey.Deepika hails from Hisar, […]
Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards
Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards: President of India recently conferred Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards at Vigyan Bhagwan, New Delhi hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 is the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey and a key pillar of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. In total, 78 awards were presented, recognising cities, […]
Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis
Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis: Prime Minister of India was conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian honour, The Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, during his state visit to Windhoek. He is the first Indian leader to receive this distinction, marking a milestone in India–Namibia bilateral ties.A prestigious civilian award named after Welwitschia […]
Sarankumar Limbale Wins Chintha Raveendran Award 2025
Sarankumar Limbale Wins Chintha Raveendran Award 2025: Marathi writer and critic Sarankumar Limbale has been selected for the Chintha Raveendran Award for 2025. The award includes a cash prize, a memento, and a citation. It will be presented on July 26 at K.P. Kesavamenon Hall in Kozhikode, during a special event held in memory of […]
Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross
Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross: Brazil has conferred its highest civilian honour — Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross — on Prime Minister of India during his official visit.Brazil’s highest civilian award, exclusively given to foreign dignitaries for exceptional service to Brazil. Awarded by:Conferred by the […]
