1. Winners Of ‘1st Print Biennale India 2018’ Given Away Awards In New Delhi

Lalit Kala Akademi, organised the award ceremony of the 1st Print Biennale India 2018 (PBI)in New Delhi. It was the first-ever International Print Biennale, an International Exhibition of Graphic Prints.

 

 

About the event:

The event comprised display of total 200 original prints created by Indian and international artists. Total 988 entries at the national level were received of which 127 were chosen for display.

 

About Lalit Kala Akademi

The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India’s national academy of fine arts. It is an autonomous organisation, established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country.

 

LKA provides scholarships and a fellow program, and sponsors and organises exhibitions in India and overseas. It publishes a bilingual journal. It is funded by the Union Ministry of Culture. Its headquarters are at Ravindra Bhawan, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi. In April 2015, Government of India took over management control of Lalit Kala Akademi citing complaints regarding alleged administrative and financial irregularities in its functioning.

 

 

2. Rafael Nadal Win 11th Monte Carlo Masters Title.

sked to describe his emotions ­after claiming his 11th Monte Carlo title, Rafael Nadal grinned and ­replied that the montage of his previous victories played during the presentation ceremony had made him feel old. But it is his rivals who really deserve our sympathy.

 

Thirteen years after defeating Guillermo Coria to lift his first title here, Nadal is more dominant on this surface than ever. He was hardly stretched by Kei Nishikori in Sunday’s final, landing a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 1hr 33min. The Spaniard has now won his last 36 sets on clay, dating back to Rome last year. Not one of them was closer than 6-4. “This means a lot,” said Nadal, “especially because it is the first tournament in the year that I finished.” 

 

That surprising statistic includes his retirement from the Australian Open with a hip problem, and his decision to skip Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami. In November, he also abandoned his appearances in Paris and London midway through. Physically, hard courts remain an issue for Nadal’s cranky knees – and the same is true of grass. Once his soles touch the red clay, though, everything seems to slot into place. He has moved superbly in Monte Carlo, overwhelming his opponents – most notably world No 7 Dominic Thiem in a one-sided quarter-final – with his physicality.

 

“Of course, the best match of the week was against Dominic,” said Nadal. “But I improved from yesterday [when he struggled slightly for consistency but was still too strong for world No 5 Grigor Dimitrov].”

 

Nishikori’s runner-up spot offered encouragement to a man who was appearing in only his fourth Tour-level event since August. But Nishikori says he is still recovering from the wrist-tendon injury he suffered last summer. “I have to take care every week,” he said.

 

3. Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018: Complete List Of Winners.

Dadahaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018 turned out to be a starry affair when popular faces from the silver screen attended awards night on Saturday. The award honoured the individuals from the entertainment industry for their outstanding contribution towards the growth and development of cinema and/or television.

Here`s the list of the winners: 

Best actor (male): Shahid Kapoor

Best actor people`s choice award: Ranveer Singh

Entertainer of the year: Kartik Aryan

Best actress (critics): Aditi Rao Hydari

Lifetime achievement award: Simi Garewal

Pride of Indian cinema: Sanjay Dutt

Path breaking producer of the year: Anushka Sharma and Karnesh Sharma

Best director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Outstanding performance male: Raj Kumar Rao, Rana Daggubati

Outstanding performance female: Tamannahh Bhatia, Kriti Sanon

Promising face of the year: Aahana Kumra

Best actor (male) Marathi: Vaibhav Tatwawaadi

Best actor (female) Marathi: Pooja Sawant

Best fashion designer of the year: Sanjukta Dutta

Socially conscious performance of the year: Rani Mukherjee

Best comic role: Tusshar Kapoor

Entertaining performance in reality show Bigg Boss: Hina Khan

Best actress drama award: Jennifer Winget

Best actor (male) Television: Karan Patel

Best reality show judge: Shilpa Shetty

Best talk show host: Karan Johar

Best lyricist: Manoj Muntashir

Best performance in a short film: Divya Khosla Kumar

Iconic contribution towards music: Hans Raj Hans

Comic performer of the year: Sumona Chakraborty

Versatile singer: Rani Hazarika

Social and business entrepreneur of the year: Jaya Misra 

 

4. Egyptian Photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid Wins UNESCO Press Freedom Prize.

The United Nations` cultural agency has ignored warnings from Egypt and awarded the World Press Freedom prize to an imprisoned Egyptian photographer.

 

 

A jury on Monday awarded the honor to Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, who has been in jail since he was arrested in Cairo in August 2013 for covering a demonstration at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square.

 

 

Egypt`s Foreign Ministry strongly warned UNESCO against the move Sunday, saying that Shawkan faces terror-related charges.

 

 

The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions says Shawkan`s arrest is arbitrary and his continued detention infringes his human rights.

 

 

Jury president Maria Ressa said the award, which recognizes the promotion of press freedom especially in the face of danger, “pays tribute to his courage, resistance and commitment to freedom of expression.”

 1. CWG 2018: Complete List Of All The Medals Won By India.

India finished third in the medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018, courtesy 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals. Australia with 198 medals (80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze) topped the chart and England with 136 Medals (45 Gold, 45 Silver and 46 Bronze) stood second. Gold Medals Chanu Saikhom MIRABAI    Women`s 48kg 2.    Venkat Rahul RAGALA    Men`s 85kg 3.    Sanjita Chanu KHUMUKCHAM    Women`s 53kg 4.    Sathish Kumar SIVALINGAM    Men`s 77kg 5.    Punam YADAV    Women`s 69kg. Shooting 6 Manu BAKER  -  Women`s 10m Air Pistol 7. Jitu RAI -   Men`s 10m Air Pistol 8.Anish BHANWALA  -  Men`s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 9. Sanjeev RAJPUT   - Men`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 10. Heena SIDHU -   Women`s 25m Pistol 11. Tejaswini SAWANT  -  Women`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 12. Shreyasi Singh -   Women`s Double Trap Wrestling 13.    Kumar SUSHIL -   Men`s Freestyle 74 kg 14.    SUMIT -   Men`s Freestyle 125 kg 15.    Rahul AWARE -   Men`s Freestyle 57 kg 16.    BAJRANG -   Men`s Freestyle 65 kg 17.    Vinesh PHOGAT -   Women`s Freestyle 50 kg Boxing 18. Gaurav SOLANKI   - Men`s 52kg 19.    Vikas KRISHAN -   Men`s 75kg 20.    MC Mary KOM  -  Women`s 45-48kg Table-Tennis 21.    India  -  Men`s Team 22.    Manika BATRA -   Women`s Singles 23.    India  -  Women`s Team Badminton 24.    Saina NEHWAL    Women`s Singles 25.    India    Mixed Team Event Athletics 26.    Neeraj CHOPRA    Men`s Javelin Throw Silver Medals Weightlifting 1.    Pardeep Singh    Men`s 105kg 2.    GURURAJA    Men`s 56kg Shooting 3.    Heena SIDHU    Women`s 10m Air Pistol 4.    Mehuli GHOSH    Women`s 10m Air Rifle 5.    Anjum MOUDGIL    Women`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 6.    Tejaswini SAWANT    Women`s 50m Rifle Prone Wrestling 7.    Mausam KHATRI    Men`s Freestyle 97 kg 8.    Babita Kumari    Women`s Freestyle 53 kg 9.    Pooja DHANDA    Women`s Freestyle 57 kg Boxing 10.    Satish KUMAR    Men`s +91kg 11.    AMIT    Men`s 46-49kg 12.    Manish KAUSHIK    Men`s 60kg Table-Tennis 13.    ACHANTA Sharath/GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan    Men`s Doubles 14.    BATRA Manika/DAS Mouma    Women`s Doubles Badminton 15.    Satwik RANKIREDDY/Chirag Chandrashekhar SHETTY    Men`s Doubles 16.    Srikanth KIDAMBI    Men`s Singles 17.    PV Sindhu    Women`s Singles Athletics 18.    Seema PUNIA    Women`s Discus Throw Squash 19.    CHINAPPA Joshna/PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika    Women`s Doubles 20.    PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika/GHOSAL Saurav    Mixed Doubles Bronze Medals 1. Deepak LATHER    Men`s 69kg 2.    Vikas THAKUR    Men`s 94kg Shooting 3.    Om MITHARVAL -   Men`s 10m Air Pistol 4.    Ravi KUMAR  -  Men`s 10m Air Rifle 5.    Om MITHARVAL  -  Men`s 50m Pistol 6.    Ankur MITTAL -   Men`s Double Trap 7.    Apurvi CHANDELA  -  Women`s 10m Air Rifle Wrestling 8.    SOMVEER  -  Men`s Freestyle 86 kg 9.    Sakshi MALIK  -  Women`s Freestyle 62 kg 10.    Divya KARAN  -  Women`s Freestyle 68 kg 11.    KIRAN  -  Women`s Freestyle 76 kg Boxing 12.    Hussamuddin MOHAMMED  -  Men`s 56kg 13.    Manoj KUMAR  -  Men`s 69kg 14.    Naman TANWAR  -  Men`s 91kg Table-Tennis 15.    DESAI Harmeet/SHETTY Sanil Shankar  -  Men`s Doubles 16.    Sharath ACHANTA  -  Men`s Singles 17.    GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan/BATRA Manika  -  Mixed Doubles Badminton 18.    REDDY N. Sikki/PONNAPPA Ashwini  -  Women`s Doubles Athletics 19.    Navjeet DHILLON  -  Women`s Discus Throw Para Powerlifting 20.    Sachin CHAUDHARY -   Men`s Heavyweight

2. Pulitzer Prizes 2018 announced.

Winners of the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were announced at Columbia University in New York City on Monday. The Pulitzers are highly revered and mark the best in journalism in 14 categories. 

Neil Brown, Poynter`s president, is a member of the Pulitzer Prize board. While he said he can’t discuss last week`s deliberations, he offered:

“It’s clear that good reporting by one newsroom helps generate even more good journalism by others. We need more reporters working on stories to bring matters to light, and in doing so that puts more power in the hands of citizens. 

"Journalism is not optional in a democracy and we must keep that in mind as newsrooms are under strain and getting smaller and smaller. It’s great to recognize the courageous and smart work of so many diverse journalists and news organizations."

3. Aditi Rao Hydari To Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award For Bhoomi.

Aditi Rao Hydari added another trophy to her achievements as she will receive Dada Saheb Phalke excellence award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable performance in `Bhoomi`.

Sure-footed, Aditi has been garnering huge about of praises for her effective portrayal in `Bhoomi` by the critics and the audiences.

The award ceremony is scheduled on April 21, 2018, at St. Andrews Auditorium in Mumbai. It will be attended by producers, directors, distributors and exhibitors among others from the film fraternity.

The film also starred Sanjay Dutt and was about the protective father who saved his daughter from all the evils that surrounded her.

4.  Madhya Pradesh Conferred Most Film Friendly Award.

The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced today by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. The Most Film Friendly State Awards would be presented by Hon’ble President of India on May 3rd, 2018 during the presentation of the National Film Awards.

State of Madhya Pradesh has conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State to the for its efforts towards easing filming in the State by creating a well-structured website, film-friendly infrastructure, offering incentives, maintaining databases, undertaking marketing and promotional initiatives, unanimously by the Jury from among the 16 States that participated. Madhya Pradesh also received positive feedback from established filmmakers who have shot there. The efforts taken by the State to present their case for the Awards were also appreciated. The state of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film-friendly environment.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ramesh Sippy Chairman of the Jury said “The Jury members laud the continuing efforts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat towards creating a film-friendly ecosystem in their States and hope that they keep up the good work. This year Madhya Pradesh where a lot of filmmakers have shot over the years has won the award due to the ease of filming that the State offers along with excellent on ground support and film infrastructure, an informative website and incentives for filmmaking.

Their entry was also presented beautifully with all required documents given in a very comprehensive manner. In addition, the jury would like to acknowledge the sincere efforts made by Uttarakhand in this direction, despite it being a relatively new State with a difficult terrain and hence has been given the Special Mention.”

The jury for selecting the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 was chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Shri Ramesh Sippy and comprising of renowned filmmakers, Shri Nagraj Manjule, Shri Raja Krishna Menon, Shri Vivek Agnihotri, and Shri Uday Singh, MD, Motion Picture Distributors Association.

5. BCCL Chairman Indu Jain Gets Lifetime Contribution To Media Award.

Indu Jain, chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co, India’s largest media house, which publishes newspapers and magazines, including The Times of India, on Wednesday said that it was important to ensure that government schemes were effectively implemented for allround development of India’s economy. She said this while receiving the All India Management Association’s (AIMA’s) annual award for lifetime contribution to media.

AIMA, which recognises achievers who have made a fundamental difference to society through its annual Managing India Awards, conferred on Jain the award for managing the Times Group, apart from establishing the Times Foundation, an institution working towards social causes.

Jain, who also received the Padma Bhushan in 2016, said that the Times Foundation had been doing a lot of work towards implementation of government schemes. A philanthropist, she launched the Times Foundation in 2000 to run community services, research foundation, and relief funds.

“Our latest initiative ‘National Citizens Forum’ consists of civil servants, politicians, corporates, and other important members of society. This group will work along with the government and remove any policy hurdles that slow down the process and will ensure the success of the scheme,” she said.

6. Daniel Ricciardo Wins Chinese Grand Prix 2018

1. Sebastian Vettel won Bahrain Grand Prix.

Ordinarily making the podium from ninth on the grid would be a result eagerly accepted but for Lewis Hamilton there was an air of disappointment in doing so at the Bahrain Grand Prix after what had looked for a time like a comeback drive that might have returned a remarkable Mercedes one-two. The ambition was there but for Hamilton and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who was second, their hopes were dashed by a bold Ferrari strategy call and a remarkable piece of driving by the winner, Sebastian Vettel.

 

Bahrain Grand Prix: Vettel pips Bottas after Raikkonen runs over mechanic`s leg - as it happened

 

Mercedes made their play in the form of opting to put both their drivers on one-stop strategies, when Ferrari were looking to bring Vettel home from pole with a two-stopper. A mid-race switch to match Mercedes meant Vettel had to make his softer tyres last 39 laps to the flag, with a life span predicted by Pirelli of only 30. Had he had to pit again both Hamilton and Bottas would have passed him. By the end his grip was gone but he kept it on the island with exemplary control, holding off Bottas’s late charge and thwarting Mercedes’ carefully engineered plans.

 

After a five-place grid penalty damage limitation was Hamilton’s goal and he was happy to have taken the 15 points but his disappointment reflects that Vettel now has two wins from two races this season and a 17-point lead over the British driver in the world title fight. Equally, Ferrari have shown that their race pace is strong.

 

Mercedes have been insistent that their rivals were a real threat and the Scuderia’s performance at the Sakhir circuit suggests that once again this season is going to be a tight fight at the front.

 

 

2. CWG 2018: Weightlifter Punam Yadav Won 5th Gold For India.

The gold rush for India continued in weightlifting as Punam Yadav added a fifth to the tally with a top finish in the 69kg category of the 21st Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

 

Yadav, a bronze-medallist from the 2014 Glasgow edition, lifted 222kg (110kg+122kg) to claim gold ahead of England`s Sarah Davies, who finshed with 217kg (95kg+122kg).

 

The Englishwoman went for a 128kg lift in her final clean and jerk attempt in pursuit of gold but could not complete it and dropped the bar.

 

Yadav had claimed a silver at last year`s Commonwealth Championships last year, her first event after making the jump from 63kg to 69kg category.

 

The bronze medal was won by Fiji`s Apolonia Vaivai with an effort of 216kg (100kg+116kg).

 

Earlier Mirabai Chanu (48kg), Sanjita Chanu (53kg), Sathish Sivalingam (77kg) and Venkat Rahul Ragala (85kg) had claimed gold medals in the ongoing edition.

 

 

3. CWG 2018 : Indian Women`s Table Tennis Team won Gold.

It was mother of all upsets as the Singapore women’s team had never lost in the Commonwealth Games since the sport was inducted way back in 2002.

Manika Batra inspired India to a historic gold medal with her stunning singles victories, fashioning an unthinkable 3-1 victory over four-time gold medallists Singapore in the final of the women’s team event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

 

World No. 58 Batra first scored the biggest of her career by humbling world number four and multiple Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei 3-2 before brushing aside 100th-ranked Yihan Zhou 3-0 to engineer a sensational win over the mighty Singapore side.

 

It was mother of all upsets as prior to this final, the Singapore women’s team had never lost in the Commonwealth Games since the sport was inducted in the program way back in 2002.

 

 

4. Anushka Sharma to get Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award.

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma will soon be awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for her successful movies as a producer. The award will be given by an organisation called Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation, a Mumbai-based organisation, which is different from the Government of India instituted Dadasaheb Phalke Award, awarded during National Awards ceremony held annually in New Delhi. The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest cinematic honour.

 

Anushka’s work has been widely appreciated for experimenting with new stories and ideas as a film producer. Their company Clean Slate Films, made with her brother Karnesh Sharma, began their production journey with the hugely successful NH10.

 

At the age of 25, when she was at the peak of her career as a superstar, she became the youngest producer ever with a commitment to quality and desire to make entertaining cinema that pushed the content envelope.

 

Given that three home productions of Clean Slate Films have won applause from critics and movie buffs as well as become success stories, the Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation has decided to honour her contribution.

 

According to a report in Huffington Post, the foundation has been awarding artists for the last couple of years. In 2016, some of the recipients of awards were Manoj Bajpayee and Madhur Bhandarkar. Huma Qureshi and Shah Rukh Khan have also been awarded in the past.

 

Meanwhile, Anushka along with her brother Karnesh have also empowered young talent by giving them big-ticket breaks in the industry as directors, musicians, composers, technicians, etc by backing and believing raw talent.

 

Their first three productions: NH 10, Phillauri and Pari showed their maturity in dabbling with three different genres - thriller, romance and horror with a distinct and differential content pitch for audiences.

 

 

5. CWG 2018: Indian Men`s Table Tennis Team Wins Gold.

 

The Indian men’s table tennis team comfortably trounced Nigeria for the gold medal by winning 3-0 in the final. There were moments when Nigeria briefly threatened to swing the momentum away from India, but the Indian paddlers maintained their composure to wrap up the match. It was only yesterday when India’s women’s team won their first-ever gold in the Commonwealth Games. The men emulated the women with a emphatic win today. Earlier in the semifinals, India got the better of Singapore after they came back twice from behind to win the contest 3-2. Sharath Kamal winning both his matches, including the pivotal last match, made the difference in the end.

 

6. CWG 2018: India Win Badminton Team Gold For first time In CWG History

India`s mixed badminton team put up a commanding show to clinch its maiden gold medal, defeating three-time defending champions Malaysia 3-1 in the final of the event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Monday.

 

Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa all won a match each to guide India power past Lee Chong Wei-spearheaded Malaysia which was winning gold since the 2006 CWG.

 

India`s gold medal match began on a strong note, with Satwik and Ashwini defeating Liu Ying Goh and Peng Soon Chan 21-14, 15-21, 21-15 in an hour and five minutes to make it 1-0. It was a crucial win considering Malaysia possess strong doubles pairs.

 

World No.2 Srikanth shone bright with a 21-17, 21-14 win over veteran Chong Wei in 43 minutes to hand India a 2-0 lead.

 

It was Srikanth`s first win in five matches against the world No.6 Malaysian, who has grabbed runners-up medals three times each in the Olympics and the World Championships.

 

India`s men`s doubles contest, the pair of Satwik and Chirag Shetty lost to Olympic silver medal-winning pair of V. Shem Goh and Tan Wee Kiong 15-21, 20-22 in 38 minutes as Malaysia kept the tie alive.

 

In the fourth match, world No.12 Saina Nehwal brought her experience to the fore as she got past world No.29 Soniia Cheah 21-11, 19-21, 21-9 in an hour and five minutes. The win sealed the issue for India, which failed to return with a medal in this category from the 2014 Glasgow CWG.

 

7. CWG 2018: Heena Sidhu Wins Gold In 25m Pistol Event.

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu won gold in the women`s 25 metre Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG). Heena notched up a new CWG record of 38 points in the final to take the title in style Elena Galiabovitch of Australia scored 35 to take silver while Malaysia`s Alia Sazana Azahari got bronze with 26. Indian boxer Amit Panghal entered the semi-finals of the men`s light flyweight (49 kilogram) category. Amit defeated Aqeel Ahmed of Scotland 4:1 in the quarter-finals. Amit has now ensured a medal for India as those in the last fourth stage are assured of a place on the podium. Indian shooters Chain Singh and Gagan Narang failed to ensure any medals in the men`s 50m Rifle Prone event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG). Chain finished fourth with a score of 204.8 points in the final round. Gagan was second from bottom in the eight-man final with 142.3. David Phelps of Wales won the gold medal with a new CWG record of 248.8. Neil Stirton of Scotland took silver with 247.7 while England`s Kenneth Parr got the bronze with 226.6. Earlier, Gagan finished the qualifying round in the third position with 617 points. Chain was in sixth place, having scored a total of 614.2. James Daly of Australia topped the standings in the qualification stage with 620.5 points. Ryan Taylor of New Zealand was second with 619.4. Gagan was consistent throughout the qualification round, starting off with 102.5 before shooting a superb 104.8 in his second attempt. India had an eventful fifth day at the Commonwealth Games winning seven medals in total including three gold medals. With more shooting events on Day 6, the Indian contingent would certainly be focussing on more golden success

 1. CWG 2018: Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu Won Indias Second Gold Medal.