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Indian-American Professor Researching Dalit Women Gets $8,00,000 "Genius" Grant
Shailaja Paik is a distinguished research professor of history at the University of Cincinnati, where she is also an affiliate faculty in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Asian Studies.
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Aruna Nayar Takes Over As Railway Board Secretary
Aruna Nayar, a distinguished officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) of the 1987 Batch and an empanelled IRMS officer at Level-16, has taken over as the Secretary of the Railway Board.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma Awarded With Singapore's Top Fellowship
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship for his distinguished contribution to public service, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed through an official statement on Sunday.
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Nitin Agrawal Takes Over As New Border Security Force Chief
Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF),
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Criminal Acts Like Fraud Cannot Be Decided By Consumer Forum: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has remarked that cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating could not be decided by the Consumer Forums and deficiency in service has to be distinguished from the criminal acts.
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Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan Awarded UK's Royal Order Of Merit
India-born Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain's King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
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Satya Nadella Receives Padma Bhushan in the US Ahead of Plans to Visit India in January
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday received the Padma Bhushan in the US. The 55-year-old CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees of the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, earlier this year. Nadella plans to visit India in January, his first visit to the country in nearly three years.
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117 Soldiers Get Army Medals For Fighting Terrorism, Infiltration
One lieutenant general and two major generals were among 117 soldiers awarded for gallantry and distinguished service as the Indian Army's northern command conducted an investiture ceremony in Udhampur.
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Rare Honour 'President's Standard' Given To Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday awarded the 'President's Standard', a rare honour for its distinguished service, to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the unit that had bombed and sank Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war.
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Navy Squadron That Sunk Pak Warships In 1971 War To Get Rare Honour
The Indian Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron that bombed the Karachi Port and sunk Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war will receive the President's Standard, a rare honour for its distinguished service, from President Ram Nath Kovind
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Independence Day: 67 Maharashtra Police Personnel Awarded Gallantry, Service Medals
At least 67 personnel of the Maharashtra police were awarded medals for gallantry, distinguished service and meritorious service on the eve of the 75th Independence Day, an official said on Saturday.
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President's Distinguished Service Medal For Noida Police Chief Alok Singh
Noida Police Commissioner Alok Singh has been honoured with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service this year on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, officials said on Saturday.
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NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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A Memorial For Lives Lost To Covid And Unsaid Goodbyes
There are memorials to war heroes, to men and women of distinguished service, to those who make the ultimate sacrifice for humankind, to victims of the Holocaust. There are also half a dozen memorials to those killed in the Spanish Flu of a hundred years ago but none so far for those who fell to COVID-19.
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Cricket Australia Applauds Greg Chappell, Others For Order Of Australia Honours
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday applauded former captain Greg Chappell for his "distinguished service to cricket" in many roles as he received Order of Australia honours.
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Indian-American Professor Researching Dalit Women Gets $8,00,000 "Genius" Grant
Shailaja Paik is a distinguished research professor of history at the University of Cincinnati, where she is also an affiliate faculty in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Asian Studies.
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Aruna Nayar Takes Over As Railway Board Secretary
Aruna Nayar, a distinguished officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) of the 1987 Batch and an empanelled IRMS officer at Level-16, has taken over as the Secretary of the Railway Board.
-
Himanta Biswa Sarma Awarded With Singapore's Top Fellowship
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship for his distinguished contribution to public service, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed through an official statement on Sunday.
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Nitin Agrawal Takes Over As New Border Security Force Chief
Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF),
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Criminal Acts Like Fraud Cannot Be Decided By Consumer Forum: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has remarked that cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating could not be decided by the Consumer Forums and deficiency in service has to be distinguished from the criminal acts.
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Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan Awarded UK's Royal Order Of Merit
India-born Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain's King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
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Satya Nadella Receives Padma Bhushan in the US Ahead of Plans to Visit India in January
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday received the Padma Bhushan in the US. The 55-year-old CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees of the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, earlier this year. Nadella plans to visit India in January, his first visit to the country in nearly three years.
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117 Soldiers Get Army Medals For Fighting Terrorism, Infiltration
One lieutenant general and two major generals were among 117 soldiers awarded for gallantry and distinguished service as the Indian Army's northern command conducted an investiture ceremony in Udhampur.
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Rare Honour 'President's Standard' Given To Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday awarded the 'President's Standard', a rare honour for its distinguished service, to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the unit that had bombed and sank Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war.
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Navy Squadron That Sunk Pak Warships In 1971 War To Get Rare Honour
The Indian Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron that bombed the Karachi Port and sunk Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war will receive the President's Standard, a rare honour for its distinguished service, from President Ram Nath Kovind
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Independence Day: 67 Maharashtra Police Personnel Awarded Gallantry, Service Medals
At least 67 personnel of the Maharashtra police were awarded medals for gallantry, distinguished service and meritorious service on the eve of the 75th Independence Day, an official said on Saturday.
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President's Distinguished Service Medal For Noida Police Chief Alok Singh
Noida Police Commissioner Alok Singh has been honoured with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service this year on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, officials said on Saturday.
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NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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A Memorial For Lives Lost To Covid And Unsaid Goodbyes
There are memorials to war heroes, to men and women of distinguished service, to those who make the ultimate sacrifice for humankind, to victims of the Holocaust. There are also half a dozen memorials to those killed in the Spanish Flu of a hundred years ago but none so far for those who fell to COVID-19.
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Cricket Australia Applauds Greg Chappell, Others For Order Of Australia Honours
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday applauded former captain Greg Chappell for his "distinguished service to cricket" in many roles as he received Order of Australia honours.
