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May 31, 2025

Tennis Legend Serena Williams Awarded Princess of Asturias for Sports 2025

Former tennis player Serena Williams has been awarded the Princess of Asturias for sports 2025.
The award is one of the most prestigious in Spain and is given to members who have demonstrated excellence in various fields, including sports, arts, literature, and others.
Williams is "one of the greatest tennis players in the history of the sport" and also were appreciative of her work outside the tennis court.
The 43-year-old American won 73 career singles titles including 23 Grand Slams.

May 30, 2025

President of India Presents National Florence Nightingale Awards 2025

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2025 to the nurses at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 30, 2025.
The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services of nurses.

May 28, 2025

India Shines in 2025 Breakthrough Prize for LHC Discoveries

India has once again demonstrated its prowess in global scientific collaboration as the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has been awarded to teams involved in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments at CERN, Switzerland.
Indian researchers, who have long been key contributors to the ALICE and CMS experiments, are being celebrated for their critical roles in cutting-edge physics research that explores the building blocks of the universe.

Two Indian peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously on International Peacekeepers Day

Brigadier General Amitabh Jha, who served with the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), and Havildar Sanjay Singh, who was deployed with the U.N. Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), will be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal at a solemn ceremony on May 29 on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a statement said.
India is the fourth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to U.N. Peacekeeping.
During ceremonies at the world body's headquarters to mark Peacekeepers Day, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the more than 4,400 U.N. peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948.

May 22, 2025

Banu Mushtaq Makes History with International Booker Prize Win

Indian author, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq has made literary history by winning the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story anthology, Heart Lamp. The award marks the first time a Kannada-language work has received this prestigious international honor. Translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, the book highlights the nuanced struggles and resilience of Muslim women in southern India.

May 19, 2025

President Murmu Confers Highest Literary Honour to Gulzar & Rambhadracharya

President Droupadi Murmu presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to poet-lyricist Gulzar and scholar-saint Rambhadracharya at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. This prestigious event honoured two iconic figures whose contributions have profoundly shaped Indian literature—Gulzar through his emotionally resonant poetry and songwriting, and Rambhadracharya through his erudite Sanskrit and Hindi compositions, along with his work in education and spiritual literature.

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