Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award: Guyana President, among Awardees
Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, US-based businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, and DSB Group CEO Piyush Gupta are among 21 recipients of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, which will be held this time between January 8 and 10 in Indore.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is conferred by the President of India as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award was constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day). Since 2016, the Government of India doubled the number of awardees each year to 30 after a decision to grant the award once every two years.
It was awarded for the first time in 2003.
César Film Awards Ban Nominees Investigated for Sexual Violence
France's version of the Oscars announced it will ban anyone facing a potential prison sentence for sexual assault from its 2023 ceremony.
The César Awards are due to be held next month.
It means the ceremony will exclude French actor Sofiane Bennacer, who is under investigation for allegations of rape which he denies.
The César Academy, which distributes the awards, removed Mr. Bennacer from the list of nominations in November 2022, and is considering a rule change around eligibility.
Now it has announced that anyone being investigated for violent crimes punishable by imprisonment, especially those of a sexual nature - will be barred from attending this year's ceremony on 25th February.