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Dalit scholar Shailaja Paik awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

Shailaja Paik, a historian of Indian origin, has become the first Dalit scholar to win the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to...

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Six students awarded Professor Obaid Siddiqui Memorial Scholarship at Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi: The scholarship was created in 2022 to honour the memory of late Prof. Obaid Siddiqui (1957-2020), veteran journalist and founder...

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Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize 2024 for ‘unflinching, unswerving’ writings

Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy was awarded the prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024 on Thursday for her “unflinching and unswerving” writings. The...

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UPSC 2023 result: Here are qualifiers from JK

LG Sinha congratulates selected candidates Srinagar: At least eleven candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)...

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UPSC 2022 results: Two JK aspirants make it to top list; details here

Srinagar: Union Public Service Commission on Tuesday announced the final results of Civil Services’ Exams 2022, with two residents from Union Territory...

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Pulitzer Prize: Kashmiri photojournalist Rafiq Maqbool named finalist in breaking news photography

A Kashmiri photojournalist Rafiq Maqbool was named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize along with Eranga Jayawardena of Sri Lanka for breaking news...

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Jailed Kashmiri Human Rights defender Khurram Parvez to receive Martin Ennals Award

Incarcerated Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez is among the three activists who pioneered the human rights movement to receive Martin Ennals...

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Kashmiri journalist Samaan Lateef wins prestigious UN climate change award

Srinagar: Kashmiri journalist Samaan Lateef was conferred with a prestigious climate change award by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his extensive reporting...

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Journalist Yashraj Sharma wins Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award 2022

Yashraj Sharma, an interim editor of the Srinagar-based online news portal The Kashmir Walla, has won the Thomson Foundation’s Young Journalist Award...