Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was honoured with the Muzaffar Ahmed memorial award for his book Home in the World: A Memoir in Calcutta on Friday. The award was instituted in memory CPM ideologue Muzaffa...

The West Bengal government has started talks with electric bus manufacturers to work out a scheme so that private operators can replace their existing fleet of diesel-run buses, urban development mini...

IGNOU is inviting applications for Student Innovation Award 2022 ...

The men walked away and stood a little apart. They exchanged meaningful looks and nudged and whispered. Snatches of their conversation came floating through the air.  ‘Exactly like the mej...

In the Non-Feature Film category, filmmaker-composer Vishal Bhardwaj won the Best Music Direction award for the song ‘Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar’ from director Vinod Kapri's 1232 kms, a ...

The world’s largest scientific society on Thursday announced an annual award for science breakthroughs, drawing on what it has called “the largest transformational gift” in its histo...

Aparna Sen and Nandita Das were awarded the Icon Award at this year’s London Indian Film Festival, which was held across London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. Sen’s latest film The Rap...

Veteran filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, known for his sensitive portrayal of middle-class life, passed away on Monday. He was 91. Majumdar was on ventilation at SSKM Hospital, where he was undergoing treat...

Kabir Bedi was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 5th Edition of "Filming Italy Sardegna Festival" that took place in the spectacular location of Sardinia, Italy.  Tizia...

The university was awarded for its work in the fields of disaster management and risk reduction ...