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Topic: Awards

ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recognised with ‘Lifetime Contribution to Media’ award

Thirteen other noted personalities including Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran were also awarded under various categories by AIMA.

Award from ‘anti-art’ state? No, thanks. Poet Ashu Lal refuses Pakistan’s top literary prize

Poet Ashu Lal says Pakistan Academy of Letters’ top literary award is 'politically motivated'. But his affiliation with opposition PPP is well known.

Off The Cuff with Ranveer Singh

In a conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Principal Correspondent Purva Chitnis, Bollywood ace actor Ranveer Singh talks about his latest offering 83,...

No one thought I could make it: Ramanujan Prize winner Neena Gupta who solved Zariski problem

Gupta received the Ramanujan Award, announced on 10 December, in particular for her solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem — a fundamental one in algebraic geometry.

NDTV, The Week journalists honoured with International Press Institute award

The award for excellence in journalism has been jointly given to NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi, and The Week's Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Prakash Chandra.

Messi-Ronaldo dominance shows why Ballon d’Or has failed. Football is much more than awards

While Ballon d’Or is awarded to the player who has fit the definition of being the “best in the world”, nobody really knows what it means.

US scientists David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine

The winners, announced Monday by the Nobel Committee, were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. It's the first Nobel Prize to be awarded this year.

Modi govt directs states to set up committees to find ‘unsung heroes’ for Padma awards

A letter from Union Home Ministry said that the criteria for selection should invariably be 'excellence plus' and highest standards should be applied while making recommendations.

ThePrint’s Fatima Khan, Jyoti Yadav win Laadli Media awards under gender sensitivity category

Fatima Khan receives award for her coverage on alleged rape-murder of 23-year-old woman in Unnao in 2019, while Jyoti Yadav receives it for feature on Haryana’s stark gender imbalance.

Pakistan to award pilots who ‘shot down’ IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Pakistan President Arif Alvi announced that the top military award will be given to two of its Air Force officers in a ceremony next March.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.