National award 2018 winners

India's Harnaaz Sandhu will crown the next Miss Universe on January 15. The 71st Miss Universe will be crowned at a ceremony in New Orleans, USA, on January 15. Contestants from 86 countries, including India, will compete for the coveted title. Ahead of Miss Universe 2022, here is a look at the pageant's recent winners. Harnaaz Sandhu - India (2021) Punjab-born Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe 2021 in Israel. She became the third Indian after Lara Dutta and Sushmita Sen to win the major title. Harnaaz Sandhu. (Image credit: AFP) Andrea Meza - Mexico (2020) Read More At 26, Andrea Meza became the oldest woman to be crowned Miss Universe. She had the shortest reign as Miss Universe because she was crowned in May 2021 (a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) and passed on the title to Sandhu in December. Andrea Meza (Image: AP) Zozibini Tunzi - South Africa (2019) South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi became the first black … [Read more...] about Miss Universe: Harnaaz Sandhu and other recent pageant winners

Kevin Spacey has been facing several sexual misconduct allegations and cases in the US and UK. In a move that comes as a surprise to many, disgraced actor Kevin Spacey was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Italian National Film Awards ceremony in Rome. The award was presented to Spacey in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the film industry over the course of his career amid several cases of sexual misconduct against him in the US and UK. Spacey, who is best known for his roles in films such as "American Beauty" and "The Usual Suspects," has been a major force in the entertainment industry for more than two decades. He has received numerous accolades and awards throughout his career, including two Academy Awards. Spacey was greeted with a standing ovation as he took the stage to accept the award. He thanked the museum for having the "balls" to present him with the award in his acceptance speech. The 63-year-old also thanked the Italian National … [Read more...] about Kevin Spacey, facing multiple sexual misconduct cases, given lifetime achievement award in Italy

The U.S. government awarded the family of a woman decapitated at Arches National Park in Utah more than $10 million in a lawsuit, CBS News reported Monday. Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo was decapitated by a gate at Arches National Park in June 2020 while on vacation with her husband Ludovic Michaud, according to CBS News . Later that year, Nakajjigo’s family filed a multi-million lawsuit against the government, alleging the U.S. National Park Service had failed to maintain the metal gates for decades. Esther Nakajjigo was passionate about reducing teenage pregnancy, and she created two reality television shows that sought to empower women. https://t.co/aWiqUCQkDJ — The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) January 31, 2023 U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah Bruce Jenkins awarded Michaud $9.5 million dollars, with Nakajjigo’s parents receiving just over $1 million, The Salt Lake Tribune reported . (RELATED: Hiker Found Dead In Zion National Park After Husband Went To … [Read more...] about Government Awards Family Of Woman Decapitated At Arches National Park $10,000,000 In Lawsuit

Daisy Rockwell American translator Daisy Rockwell aka @shreedaisy on Twitter, describes herself as a “literary type” and an “escaped academic” but is best known as the English translator of Geetanjali Shree’s Ret Samadhi , the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. She translates from Hindi as well as Urdu literature, and became an international celebrity soon after she and Shree won the International Booker Prize in May 2022 for Rockwell’s translation Tomb of Sand , published by Tilted Axis Press (the UK) and Penguin India. In the past, Rockwell has translated writers such as Krishna Sobti, Upendranath Ashk, Khadija Mastur, and Bhisham Sahni. Tomb of Sand is now on the shortlist for the JCB Prize for Literature 2022 and the longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2022. In a brief interview over email, Rockwell answered questions about coming to terms with the adulation, her current and forthcoming projects, and the challenging task … [Read more...] about Daisy Rockwell: ‘None of my translations have been nominated for an award in India before’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporter Doug Sword discusses the latest national sales tax proposal in Congress, and contributing editor Robert Goulder shares his thoughts on the challenges of implementing the tax. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I'm David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International . This week: supersize sales tax. In the process of organizing the newly elected Congress, proponents of a plan to implement a national sales tax got a commitment to have their plan considered. The so-called fair tax would replace the income tax system and do away with the IRS. Now, this isn't a new proposal, but one that has been given new life. To learn more about it, first we'll hear from Doug Sword, a Tax Notes reporter who's been following this issue in Congress. Later, we'll talk with Tax Notes contributing editor Robert … [Read more...] about A Closer Look At The National Sales Tax Proposal

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin USWNT players including midfielder Tobin Heath (17), defender Abby Dahlkemper (7) and midfielder ... [+] Julie Ertz (8) celebrate a first-half goal by midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) during the CONCACAF Women's Championship gold medal game between the USA and Canada on Oct. 17, 2018 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). Getty The U.S. women's national team claimed the mantle of "best in the world" when it won the 2015 Women's World Cup, and nothing has happened in the last three years to change that. On the contrary, the USWNT has only gone on to bolster its resume as the top soccer team on earth. The Yanks are unbeaten since July 2017 and are in the midst of a 10-match winning streak in which they've outscored opponents 39-to-1. Every four years, a World Cup title is expected from the USWNT, both from the supporters and the team itself. That's just … [Read more...] about It’s World Cup Title Or Bust For The U.S. Women’s National Team In 2019

The U.S. and the Philippines are nearing an agreement to allow the U.S. military expanded presence on the island’s military bases as both countries eye China’s increasing threat to stability in the Pacific region, The Washington Post reported, citing officials. The upcoming deal will upgrade access for units of the U.S. armed forces to Philippine military bases and include enhanced cooperation on a variety of security issues, such as rapid natural disaster response, the Post reported , citing U.S. and Philippine officials. Two of the sites under consideration lie on the northern Philippine island of Luzon, which analysts told the Post could serve as strategic bases from which to launch counter-China operations in the event of a contingency in the South China Sea — including an invasion of Taiwan. Increased military cooperation “bodes well for our defense posture” but “is not aimed at any particular country,” a Philippine defense official told the Post. The deal is “more or … [Read more...] about US To Boost Military Presence On Island Nation To Counter China Threat: REPORT

Jaipur Literature Festival, the 'Kumbh Mela of Literature'. The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will have a Nobel Prize winner for the second successive year. After Indian-American economist Abhijit V Banerjee, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics with wife Esther Duflo in 2019, led the festival speakers last year, JLF will see another Nobel laureate, Tanzanian-origin British author Abdulrazak Gurnah, on the opening day of the five-day event beginning on January 19. Tanzanian-origin British author Abdulrazak Gurnah, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021, will deliver the keynote address of the 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival to be held from January 19 to 23. Gurnah, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021, will deliver the keynote address. The author of such acclaimed novels as Afterlives (2020), By the Sea (2001) and Paradise (1994), is expected to delve at length on identity and borders drawing from his own experience as an … [Read more...] about Curtain raiser | Jaipur Literature Festival 2023: Books, borders and everything in between

Miss Universe 2022 is R'Bonney Gabriel from USA. (Image credit: AFP) The 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans offered viewers several standout moments. R'Bonney Gabriel from USA walked away with the title, beating Dominican Republic's Andreína Martínez and Venezuela's Amanda Dudamel. As the pageant concludes, we take a look at 10 highlights from it. 1) Miss Universe 2022 announced Watch the moment USA's R'Bonney Gabriel was announced the winner of Miss Universe 2022. The new Miss Universe is USA!!! #MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/7vryvLV92Y — Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) January 15, 2023 Read More 2) The winner's answer Texas native R'Bonney Gabriel elaborated on her work in eco-friendly fashion and women's empowerment, during the top 3 question round. "I want to be a transformational leader," she said when asked how she would use her Miss Universe 2022 title.  "I am cutting down on pollution through recycled materials when I make … [Read more...] about Miss Universe 2022: Winning moment and other highlights from the pageant

Indians showcase at Sundance Film Festival 2023. (Photos courtesy of Sundance Institute) If India's forthcoming run at Sundance 2023 had a theme, it would probably be the wilderness. Elephants, fish, white ants, and nocturnal beasts mark the stories featuring the country that will make their debut at the Utah-based film festival. Sundance platforms independent dramatic features and documentaries and brings some of the first international film showings of the calendar year. Titles that premiere there contend with the most troubling questions of the present moment. Indian filmmakers have regularly taken their work to the festival, particularly after the Sundance Institute began organising screenwriters and directors’ labs in the region. Such interactions have helped produce films including Margarita with a Straw (2014), Lunchbox (2015), and Fire in the Mountains (2021). Of documentary, episodes, and shorts Sundance Film Festival is biggest film festival to start … [Read more...] about Curtain raiser | Sundance 2023: Screen time for India’s fears and frustrations