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Apr 21, 2021

Volkswagen ID.4 Wins World Car of the Year Crown

Volkswagen ID.4 received its biggest push in the company's bid to challenge the might of Tesla when the electric vehicle was crowned as the 2021 World Car of The Year. This is for the first time that an electric car from Volkswagen has managed to win the title although previous years have seen other models taking top honours on several occasions - Golf in 2009 and 2013, Polo in 2010 and up! in 2011.
Volkswagen ID.4 managed to beat a number of other contenders en route to the title and may once again underline the German car maker's determination to play a bigger role in the world of electric mobility.
Volkswagen is looking at delivering around 150,000 ID.4 units across the world this year. This is part of the company's strategy to accelerate production and sales of electric vehicles in several countries.

Apr 20, 2021

Saudi Activist Wins Top Europe Rights Award

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul was awarded a top European rights prize on Monday in recognition of her fight for women's rights in the kingdom, including her efforts to end a ban on women driving.
The Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, named after the former Czech dissident and later President, is awarded annually for civil society action in defence of human rights by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Ms. Hathloul "is one of the leaders of the Saudi feminist movement, having campaigned to end the male guardianship system, as well as the Saudi ban on women driving, and for greater protection for women facing abuse in the Kingdom.

Apr 18, 2021

Filmmaker Roberto Benigni to Receive Venice Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award

Oscar-winning Italian director-actor Roberto Benigni of "Life is Beautiful" fame has been honoured with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, announced the organisers.
The decision to honour Benigni, a two-time Oscar winner was made by the board of La Biennale di Venezia. The writer-director-actor's name was proposed by the Festival''s Director, Alberto Barbera.
Venice Film Festival runs from September 1-11.

Apr 17, 2021

Marathi Film Puglya Wins Best Foreign Feature at Moscow Film Fest

The Marathi film "Puglya" has won the Best Foreign Language Feature award at Moscow International Film Festival, 2021. The film Puglya has been directed and produced by Vinod Sam Peter under the banner Abraham Films.
So far, this film has won over 45 awards and recognitions at various international film festivals. The film is yet to be released in India. The film revolves around a pug and two boys, who are around 10 years old.

Apr 16, 2021

HAL bags Indian Society for Training and Development Award

Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged the first place for Innovative Training Practices 2019-20 at the 30th National Award ceremony held at New Delhi by Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD).
"This is a recognition of our relentless efforts to strive for excellence in the area of training and development," said Alok Verma, Director (HR). Apart from using the in-house talent, HAL has tied up with the best management and training institutes to impart the right training to the professionals.

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