Padma Bhushan awardee Chandrashekhar Dasgupta passes away: Former Indian diplomat and Padma Bhushan Awardee (2008) Chandrashekhar Dasgupta died at the age of 82. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on May 2, 1940. Chandrashekhar Dasgupta was awarded the 3rd-highest civilian honour, the Padma ...

MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan wins 2023 Marconi Prize: Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize. Dr. Balakrishnan is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The prize, ...

Former Gujarat governor O P Kohli passes away : Former Gujarat Governor and Rajya Sabha MP, Om Prakash Kohli passed away at 87 in Noida. February 2023 Current Affairs QuizHe joined the political arena in January 1991. He was the 19th Governor of Gujarat between 2014 and 2019 during ...

Ben Stokes breaks the record for the most sixes ever hit in a Test match: In the match against New Zealand, England Test captain Ben Stokes surpassed England coach and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum to become the player to hit the most sixes in Test cricket history.  Stokes holds ...

Nandamuri Taraka Ratna: Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Taraka Ratna is no more. The 39-year-old actor, who was affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), breathed his last in Bengaluru on February 18, Saturday. He had been under treatment in Bengaluru for nearly 23 days after a cardiac ...

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar to be new Vice Chief of Army: The current Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen B S Raju will assume command as Commander of the South Western Army, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been chosen as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen Kumar has been promoted as Army Commander ...

Indian football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away at 86: One of the best players in the country and a part of the golden age of Indian football (1951–1962), Tulsidas Balaram passed dead. He was 86. He played in two Olympics in 1956 and 1960 and reached the pinnacle of Asian football when India, ...

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar to be new Vice Chief of Army: The current Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen B S Raju will assume command as Commander of the South Western Army, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been chosen as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.  Lt Gen Kumar has been promoted as Army Commander ...

Kantara’s Rishab Shetty wins ‘Most Promising Actor Award’ at DPIFF 2023: Kantara star Rishab Shetty adds another feather to his cap. The actor has been honoured with the Most Promising Actor Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award 2023, Times of India reported. The award ...

Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away: Eminent Indian painter and late filmmaker Guru Dutt’s sister Lalitha Lajmi died on Monday at the age of 90. February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz Announcing the demise of Lalitha Lajmi, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Twitter wrote, ...