Poet, journalist and editor Prabha Varma has worked with both Traditional and Online media. He is renowned for his work in Malayalam Literature and Poetry.
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** Dadasaheb Phalke Awards: Akshay Kumar wins for Laxmii, Sushant Singh Rajput honoured posthumously
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021 were held in Mumbai on February 20. Sushmita Sen, Kiara Advani, Akshay Kumar, Nora Fatehi and Bobby Deol were among the recipients
** Gold worth the weight of late PM Shastri!
This gold has a long history. It originally belonged to an affluent business family in a small town called Chhoti Sadri in Chittorgarh district.
The gold was handed over to one Ganpat Lal for safe custody after it was found in an old haveli of the family of Gunwant Lal. Later, when Gunwant demanded the gold back from Ganpat, he returned only a part of it. Subsequently, Gunwant lodged an FIR against Ganpat in December, 1965
** UN chief voices appreciation for India’s leadership in fight against COVID-19, vaccine assistance
The Secretary-General says ‘India has been a global leader in pandemic response efforts’, Tirumurti tweeted, expressing his gratitude to the UN Chief.
** SBI Payments to launch YONO merchant app
Merchants will now be able to turn their NFC enabled Android smartphones into payment acceptance devices through a simple mobile app.
** India, Australia sign amended MoU for space cooperation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Australian Space Agency signed an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding which will build on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last year.
** L&T delivers 100th K9 Vajra howitzer to Army
With this, L&T had completed the delivery of all the howitzers under the contract awarded in May 2017 ahead of schedule, the company said in a statement.
** Helina, Dhruvastra ATGMs successfully test fired
DRDO trials Anti-Tank Guided Missiles using the ALH
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out joint user trials of indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in the desert.
Helina is the Army variant and Dhruvastra is the Air Force variant of the ALH.
** ICG ship C-453 commissioned
It is one of the 18 Interceptor Boats being built by Larsen & Toubro
Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICG) C-453, the 17th of the 18 Interceptor Boats being indigenously built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd., was commissioned in Chennai on Friday.
** Goa Shipyard to build Navy’s Damage Control Simulator in Port Blair
Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) will build ship simulators for damage control. It has already built six simulators of various types for the defence forces and recently exported one simulator to a neighbouring country, a press release from GSL said.