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The prestigious 14th Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Achievement Awards 2025 will be held at Iskcon Auditorium (Bhakti Kala Kshetra), Hare Krishna Land, Juhu, Mumbai. The grand event is set to take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 7:00 Pm. Organized by the People’s Arts Centre, this esteemed award ceremony will celebrate distinguished individuals who have made outstanding contributions in various fields.

People’s Arts Centre, a 45-year-old charitable organization, recently marked a significant milestone with its 1063rd program in Mumbai. The founder and secretary of the organization, Gopkumar Pillai, has once again orchestrated a spectacular event to recognize excellence across diverse domains. Rahul S. Narvekar will be the chief guest of the event. After the award ceremony, a Kathakali performance will take place.

List of Honorees:

Academician – Dr. Vishwanath Karnad, Retired Professor, Mumbai University

Agriculture – Mr. Sushil R. Baldawa, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

Athletics – Mrs. Razia Shaikh, First Indian Lady Javelin Thrower in International Games,...

Lucknow, Aug 31 (Ians) Lucknow has reported seven fresh cases of dengue, taking the total number of cases this year to 125.

According to the health department, Indira Nagar reported three cases, Chandar Nagar two, while Aliganj and Nk Road registered one case each.

The health teams conducted a survey of 475 houses and served notices to the owners of five homes where they found stagnated water in unused bins.

“The teams will visit these five houses again after a week to check whether the residents have corrected their mistake or not,” said the district health education and information officer Yogesh Raghuvanshi.

“Of the total dengue cases, majority of them have been reported in July and August and the usual peak comes in September and October months due to high humidity levels. We need to be cautious and eradicate any source of mosquito breeding such as stagnated water in our house,” said Dr Abhishek Shukla,...

New Delhi, Aug 26 (Ians) Singer Tulsi Kumar, who has released a devotional Krishna bhajan ‘Choto So Mero Madan Gopal’, said the track has allowed her to channel her emotions into the melody.

The track blends spirituality with a contemporary narrative. With the track, the artist pays homage to Lord Krishna, fondly known as Gopala, during his childhood years.

Tulsi said: “Singing a devotional song is always a profound experience and I connect with it personally being a spiritually inclined person myself. ‘Choto So Mero Madan Gopal’ allowed me to channel my emotions into the melody, expressing the devotion that so many feel towards Lord Krishna fondly known as Laddu Gopal.”

The song’s melody and emotions come together in perfect harmony to create a musical experience that transcends generations. Produced by Bhushan Kumar “Choto So Mero Madan Gopal”, the song is composed by Raaj Aashoo and penned by Vishal Bagh.

Patna, March 31 (Ians) Jdu Mla from Valmiki Nagar of Bihar’s Pashchim Champaran district, Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh, exposed the “mismanagement” at a Community Health Centre (Chc) in his constituency.

The Mla went to the Chc in Thakahara village on a surprise inspection and found that wheat is being dried on hospital bed. Further, the legislator found that the operation theatre at the Chc is being used as store room and the medicines were thrown in dustbins.

“It was absolutely shocking that hospital employees were using beds to dry wheat. Dirt and dust are piled up in the male and female wards. The medicines are thrown in the dustbins and an operation theatre is being used as a store room,” Singh said.

“When we checked the roster of the hospital, several doctors and nurses were found absent… There was a complete mismanagement in the Chc, which is not tolerable.

Tokyo, Nov 4 (Ians) Promising Manisha Ramadass and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan marched towards realising their dreams of becoming world champions, as they reached the semifinals of women’s singles and doubles events at the Bwf Para-Badminton World Championships here on Friday.

Manisha Ramadass and Sivan, both playing their first World Championship, joined former champion Manasi Joshi, who too made it to the semifinals in women’s singles SL3 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5 along with Ruthick Ragupathi.

Ramadass first saw off compatriot Shanthiya Viswanathan 21-8, 21-8 and rode the momentum as she paired with Mandeep Kaur, who exited in her women’s singles SL3 event, to defeat the pair of Joshi and Viswanathan 21-17, 21-15.

“It feels great to be in the semis of two events at my first World Championships. But I am not done yet, I want to give my best shot and make my country proud.

“Initially...

Tokyo, Nov 1 (Ians) Debutant Nithya Sre didn’t shy to admit that she felt the jitters ahead of playing her first match at the Bwf Para Badminton World Championships 2022, that got underway in Tokyo on Monday.

Sre paired with Paralympic champion and Basel 2019 bronze medallist Krishna Nagar to pull off an easy 21-8, 21-9 win over Egypt’s Yasmina Eissa and Ivan Segura Escobar of Spain in a Group A mixed doubles SH6 match.

The 17-year-old Sre later took just 15 minutes to win 21-4, 21-4 over Lam Ching Yung of Hong Kong in her opening Group B women’s singles SH6 game.

“I was very excited to be here. It’s a proud moment for me. The first match, I was a little nervous in the initial points but then it was okay. The shuttle and racquet co-ordination was going well. I also adjusted the control of the shuttler. So,...

Tokyo, Oct 31 (Ians) Nearly 14 months after winning India’s first ever Paralympic gold in Para badminton, para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar will return to the Yoyogi stadium courts as they lead a strong 38-member team at the Bwf Para Badminton World Championships 2022 starting on Tuesday.

Bhagat, the five-time world champion, will be the title favourite in men’s singles ‘Standing Lower SL3’ while Nagar, seeded third in men’s singles ‘Standing Short Stature (SH6)’, will aim to repeat his success at the stadium where he has won two gold so far.

The Paralympic stars are joined by world medallists and Tokyo 2020 stars including defending champion Manasi Joshi (Ws SL3), Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medallists Suhas Yathiraj (Ms SL4) and Manoj Sarkar (Ms SL3) in the contingent that arrived here on Sunday.

With 20 shuttlers to debut at the World Championships, India will field a balanced team this time with both experienced...

New Delhi, Oct 12 (Ians) Government test prep platform Adda247 on Wednesday said it has raised 35 million in a round led by WestBridge Capital. The round also saw Google as a new investor.

The platform will invest the raised capital in enhancing its tech and product profile, expanding its student counselling team and hiring for some key leadership roles.

Founded by Anil Nagar and Saurabh Bansal in 2016, Adda247 caters to the learning needs of millions of students from tier 2 and 3 cities.

“We come from a rural background and have seen people suffering due to a lack of guidance and quality education. We want to help create a level-playing field by providing all kinds of learning solutions to students from all backgrounds,” said Nagar.

The latest funding round also saw participation from the existing investors, including Info Edge and Asha Impact.

Adda247 currently has 22 million monthly active users, and a total of...