Pakistan’s chief of defence forces field marshal Syed Asim Munir, was on Monday conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence, during his official visit to the Kingdom.The award was granted under a Royal Decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Announcing the honour, the Pakistan Army said the King...
WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists - Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh - with the country's highest scientific awards for their contribution to the field of science and technology. Biden presented the prestigious White House national medal for technology and innovation to Gadgil, a distinguished professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UC...
KOLKATA: A Kolkata girl's documentary on Varanasi's obsession with death has won big at the recently concluded Life Beyond Life Film Festival (LBLFF) in Italy's Torino. This festival is a one-of-its-kind event in the world focusing on eschatological themes. Participating films dealt with the themes of terminal care, grief, transition, visions of afterlife and multiverse. Balaka Ghosh's 'Death in the...
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