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JCB Prize for Literature partners with Kindle India to bring in greatest Indian novels at reduced prices

CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 14, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 14, 2020019

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indias most coveted literary award, The Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature, has collaborated with Kindle India to make...

County players relinquish domestic prize money of £1 million

CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 9, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 9, 2020010

London, April 9 (IANS) In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, County players in England have agreed to relinquish 1 million pound of domestic prize money...

Applications open for 2021 International Woolmark Prize

CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 8, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 8, 2020023

New Delhi, April 8 (IANSlife) Applications for the prestigious International Woolmark Prize are now open. Whilst no one knows the impact the current climate will...

IPL owners to send joint letter to BCCI questioning prize money cut

CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 6, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 6, 2020023

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s decision to cut the playoff prize money of the Indian Premier League...

The Hundred: Equal prize money for men and women

CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 4, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 4, 202009

London, March 4 (IANS) There will be equal prize money on offer for both men’s and women’s The Hundred competitions when the inaugural tournament gets...

DoT launches ‘5G Hackathon’ with Rs 2.5 cr prize money

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 21, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 21, 202005

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In its endeavour to identify and promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)...

PSL 2020 to carry total prize money of $1 million

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 18, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 18, 2020040

Lahore, Feb 18 (IANS) The 2020 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Pakistan’s domestic T20 tournament, will carry a total prize money of $1...

BAI revamps domestic tournaments with rise in prize money

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 10, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 10, 202008

Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to revamp the domestic tournament set-up in order to have a performance-oriented approach....

Serena donates Auckland Classic prize money to bushfire relief

CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 12, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 12, 2020014

Wellington, Jan 12 (IANS) An emotional Serena Williams on Sunday donated her $43,000 winner’s cheque after winning the WTA Auckland Classic title to the Australian...

Record prize money of AUD 71 mn for 2020 Australian Open

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 23, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 23, 201904

Melbourne, Dec 24 (IANS) The next year’s Australian Open will see players competing for a record AUD 71 million ($ 49.1 million). The men’s and...

DSC Prize for South Asian Literature set to be more inclusive (IANS Interview)

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 19, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 19, 201905

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) It’s created an enviable niche for itself in a overcrowded world and now, the $25,000 DSC Prize For South Asian...

Amitabha Bagchi bags $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 (Roundup)

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 16, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 16, 201909

Pokhara (Nepal) , Dec 16 (IANS) Amitabha Bagchi’s brilliant novel “Half The Night Is Gone” was on Monday declared the winner of the $25,000 DSC...

DSC Prize 2019 winner to be announced at Nepal lit fest on Dec 16

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 12, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 12, 2019011

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With six shortlisted authors from diverse backgrounds in contention, the winner of the peripatetic $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian...

Pulitzer Prize winner resurrects ‘Oudh’ princess from Delhi’s Malcha Mahal (Comment)

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 30, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 30, 2019011

Ellen Barry of the New York Times walked into my study and, wasting no time, came straight to the point. What did I know about...

‘Prize of honesty is humiliation’: Khemka on 53rd transfer

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 27, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 27, 201904

Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who has been transferred over 50 times, on Wednesday said the “reward for honesty is humiliation”...

IIM-L gets first prize in Ideation competition

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 26, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 26, 201908

Lucknow, Nov 27 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has won the first position for its suggestions in ‘Driving for Change’ for local communities...

Ashoka Trust to receive UNESCO prize for eco-conservation

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 18, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 18, 201906

Paris, Nov 18 (IANS) Bengaluru-based environment think-tank Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) will be awarded the 2019 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos...

IISc, IIT professors among 6 winners of Infosys Science Prize

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 7, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 7, 201904

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Professor G. Mugesh has been named as among the six winners of the Infosys Science...

IISc professor among 6 winners of Infosys Science Prize

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 7, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 7, 201904

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Professor G. Mugesh has been named as among the six winners of the Infosys Science...

Madhuri Vijay makes $25,000 DSC lit prize shortlist

CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 6, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceNovember 6, 2019026

London, Nov 7 (IANS) Bengaluru-born Hawaii-based debutant author Madhuri Vijay, who has just been crowned with the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature, India’s...