Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named The
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Inspiring P V Sindhu has done it—- Wins Korea Open Super Series title 2017
The winners of 2017 US Open lawn tennis
The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Experimental rules featured in qualifying for the main draw as well as in the junior, wheelchair and exhibition events. The
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken critic of Hindutva politics, was shot dead in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Karnataka police chief R K Dutta said Lankesh was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the entrance of her residence in Rajrajeshwari Nagar. Lankesh, in her 50s, edited a Kannada tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike besides
Rajiv Kumar: New NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman
Economist Dr. Rajiv Kumar has been appointed (August 5, 2017) as the new Vice-Chairman of the government think tank NITI Aayog. Present vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya had stepped down earlier this month. The Columbia University professor will be returning to the U.S. to rejoin academia. Dr. Vinod Paul, pediatrician at AIIMS,
Khel Ratna and Arjuna award announced
The award selection committee announced and sent names to the Sports Ministry for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards on August 03, 2017 .Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia is the first paralympian to be recommended for the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar bids adieu: Dhrupad tradition would be missing this great doyen
India’s Hockey legend Mohammad Shahid breathed his last
The 56-year-old, who was battling kidney and liver problems, breathed his last on July 20, 2016 at a Gurgaon hospital. He was part of the Vasudevan Baskaran-led Indian team that clinched the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. India’s hockey legend Mohammad Shahid was one of the greatest players of
Poet, litterateur C. Narayana Reddy passed away
Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy, popularly known as CiNaRe, passed away in the early hours of June 12, 2017, aged 85. He was taken to a hospital following health complications and was declared dead. CiNaRe, born on July 29, 1931 in Hanumajipet of erstwhile Karimnagar district,
The 2017 Wimbledon Championship
The 2017 Wimbledon Championships,a Grand Slam tennis tournament, took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the Gentlemen's Singles title for a record eighth time. Garbiñe Muguruza won the Ladies' Singles title. The 2017