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Top Officer's Medal Cancelled By President Over 'Staged' Encounter Charge
A top police officer in Madhya Pradesh, honoured 10 years ago for killing a dreaded criminal, has been stripped of his gallantry medal by the President. The encounter that Dharmendra Choudhry was awarded for was staged, the National Human Rights Commission has found.
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Indian-Origin Physician Gets National Humanities Medal In US
An Indian-American physician and author has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America's highest humanities award by US President Barack Obama for his contribution in the field of medicine.
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Indian-American Physician To Receive US National Humanities Medal
Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced.
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Cannes 2016: Freida Pinto's Trip to French Riviera Will be About This
Other members are director Hany Abu-Assad, actress Zhang Ziyi, director Amma Asante, director Marielle Heller, director Katia Lund, director Malgorzata Szumowska, actress Alysia Reiner, National Humanities Medal honoree Henry Louis Gates and director Haifaa Al-Mansour
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Jhumpa Lahiri Gets National Humanities Medal From Barack Obama
President Barack Obama presented the 2014 National Medals of Arts and Humanities to Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri and 20 other distinguished persons at a White House ceremony.
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Indian-American Author Jhumpa Lahiri to be Presented with National Humanities Medal
Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal which would be presented to her by US President Barack Obama next week.
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Top Officer's Medal Cancelled By President Over 'Staged' Encounter Charge
A top police officer in Madhya Pradesh, honoured 10 years ago for killing a dreaded criminal, has been stripped of his gallantry medal by the President. The encounter that Dharmendra Choudhry was awarded for was staged, the National Human Rights Commission has found.
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Indian-Origin Physician Gets National Humanities Medal In US
An Indian-American physician and author has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America's highest humanities award by US President Barack Obama for his contribution in the field of medicine.
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Indian-American Physician To Receive US National Humanities Medal
Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced.
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Cannes 2016: Freida Pinto's Trip to French Riviera Will be About This
Other members are director Hany Abu-Assad, actress Zhang Ziyi, director Amma Asante, director Marielle Heller, director Katia Lund, director Malgorzata Szumowska, actress Alysia Reiner, National Humanities Medal honoree Henry Louis Gates and director Haifaa Al-Mansour
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Jhumpa Lahiri Gets National Humanities Medal From Barack Obama
President Barack Obama presented the 2014 National Medals of Arts and Humanities to Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri and 20 other distinguished persons at a White House ceremony.
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Indian-American Author Jhumpa Lahiri to be Presented with National Humanities Medal
Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal which would be presented to her by US President Barack Obama next week.
