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Jul 05, 2022

Karnataka's Sini Shetty Crowned Femina Miss India World

Sini Shetty won the title of Femina Miss India 2022. Shetty will now represent India at the 71st Miss World pageant. Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World 2022 by her predecessor Miss India 2020, Manasa Varanasi at JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai.
Hailing from Karnataka, Shetty was born in Mumbai in 2001. She holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and financing, is currently pursuing a course in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Shetty's win in Femina Miss India 2022 added another gem to Karnataka, as before her many women from the state have won the title. These include Lara Dutta, Sarah Jane Dias, and Sandhya Chib, Nafisa Joseph, Rekha Hande, and Lymaraina D' Souza.

Veteran Film Director Tarun Majumdar Passes Away

Acclaimed film director Tarun Majumdar, who is known for making movies based on compelling tales highlighting the life of middle-class families, died in a Kolkata. He was 92.
Notable among his works are 'Kancher Swarga' (1962), 'Palatak' (1963), 'Kuheli' (1971), Shriman Prithviraj (1972), 'Balika Badhu' (1976), 'Thagini' (1974), 'Ganadevata' (1978), Dadar Kirti (1980), 'Bhalobasa Bhalobasa' (1986).
Majumdar, who received Padma Shri in 1990, has five Filmfare awards to his credit.

Jul 02, 2022

Veteran Diplomat Satinder Lambah Dies

Veteran diplomat Satinder Lambah, who was twice India's Special Envoy under different regimes, passed away at the age of 81.
Known for helming India's turnaround in ties with Pakistan during a decade-long stint as Special Envoy on Pakistan under the UPA government, Lambah was also India's Special Envoy for Afghanistan in the critical period between 2001 and 2004 when India was re-establishing itself in Kabul post Taliban I period.
Academic Amitabh Mattoo had once said Lambah was among six Indian diplomats who never became Foreign Secretary but impacted India's foreign policy more than most Foreign Secretaries.

Jun 30, 2022

Hockey: World Cup Winner Varinder Singh Passes Away

Known for his versatility and efficiency on the hockey field and his gentle nature off it, World Cup winner and Olympics medallist Varinder Singh passed away in Jalandhar.
Varinder, considered one of the best players in the right-half position, was 75. An India team regular in the 1970s, Varinder was part of the side that won the historic gold medal at the 1975 World Cup. He also had a World Cup silver medal from the 1973 edition, an Olympics bronze medal, won in 1972, and two Asian Games silver medals, won in 1974 and 1978. He also participated at the 1976 Olympics.

Jun 29, 2022

PokerBaazi Signs Shahid Kapoor as Brand Ambassador

PokerBaazi.com, onboarded actor Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador. PokerBaazi aims to create a robust ecosystem for Poker in India, and Kapoor's association with the brand comes in line with its commitment to popularise and create awareness amongst the masses about Poker.

Jun 28, 2022

Shapoorji Pallonji Group Chairman Pallonji Mistry Dies

Pallonji Mistry, head of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, passed away at the age of 93. Pallonji Mistry, the reclusive business tycoon was credited for the success of the more than 150-year-old Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which has grown to be one of the largest business groups in the country. In the Forbes Billionaires List, Pallonji Mistry stands at rank 125 as of 2022, while he was the ninth richest Indian person as of 2021.
The Indian-born Irish tycoon was the richest person of his nation, and had a net worth of $28.90 billion as per the Bloomberg Billionaire index, as on June 28, 2022. One of the oldest billionaires in India, Pallonji was conferred with the country's third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, in 2016, for his contribution in business including Real Estate, Textiles, Power, Shipping, Publications and others.
Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited is a global, diversified organisation of 18 major companies. Founded in 1865, the company has presence in Engineering and Construction, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Water, Energy and Financial Services. It is spread over 50 countries and has over 50,000 employees dedicated to the company's focus on sustainable development.

A Noted Lyricist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty Passed Away

In Kerala, noted lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away at the age of 86.
A former Staff Artist with AIR, Krishnankutty penned over 3000 devotional songs and authored more than 200 books. He retired as an Assistant Editor with the Malayala Manorama daily.
He won several awards including the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for satire, Poonthanam Jnanapana and Revathy Pattathanam Awards among others.
Chowalloor Krishanankutty also made his mark as a screen writer in Malayalam movies and produced documentaries on some well-known Kathakali artists. He also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala Kalamandalam.

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