Manipal group e-learning platform wins innovative award
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 23 (IANS) Manipal Global Education Services (MGES) of the Manipal group has won the 2011 Golden Peacock innovative product and service award for developing a unique e-learning platform.The ... Read more...
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Columbian film ‘Porfirio’ wins Golden Peacock at IFFI
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Colombian director Alejendro Landes' "Porfirio" won the prestigious Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India, which concluded here Saturday.The director of "Porfirio", ... Read more...
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Gautam Ghose: What’s Next After Moner Manush?
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose has received lots of accolades for his latest release Moner Manush, which starred Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee as Lalon fakir. The film earned the ‘Golden Peacock award ... Read more...
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Gautam Ghose’s next film an English-Hindi bilingual
December 21st, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Still riding high on the success of his "Moner Manush", Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose Tuesday said his next venture would be a bilingual in English and Hindi about ... Read more...
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CII to set up entertainment task force
December 21st, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is planning to set up an entertainment task force to bring commerce and creativity on a single platform for the growth of ... Read more...
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I slept on floor for months for ‘Moner Manush’ role: Prosenjit
December 4th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee says he had shunned a life of luxury for five months during which he slept and ate on the floor to get into the ... Read more...
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A rural ascetic brings India riches at IFFI
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) It took the story of a famed ascetic from West Bengal to wrest back for the country after a decade the International Film Festival of India's Golden Peacock ... Read more...
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Indian film ‘Moner Manush’ claims top honours at IFFI (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) India claimed the top honours at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here after Gautam Ghose's "Moner Manush" won the Golden Peacock award Thursday.Danish filmmaker ... Read more...
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Goa not an ideal place to shoot films: Tapan Biswas
November 28th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Goa is not an ideal place to shoot a film because the technology required to make a technically good movie is not available here, acclaimed producer Tapan Biswas ... Read more...
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India’s international film fest opens Monday (Curtain raiser)
November 21st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The 41st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), billed by organisers as the most cash-rich in the world, will be inaugurated here Monday by ... Read more...
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IFFI bigger, richer this year: Organisers
November 21st, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is bigger, richer and has much wider reach this year, the organisers said Sunday.Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) chief S.M. ... Read more...
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18 films to vie for Rs.9 million prize money at IFFI 2010
November 20th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) Eighteen films from across the world will vie for Rs.9 million ($200,000) in prize money at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) scheduled to kick off ... Read more...
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IFFI 2010 begins from Nov. 22 at Panaji
November 19th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the ten-day long 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) slated to begin on November 22 in Goa's Panaji city.This ... Read more...
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Retrospective of ANG Lee films festival to be hosted in New Delhi
July 22nd, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): The Directorate of Film Festivals in collaboration with Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi will host noted Director Ang Lee's Retrospective Film Festival between July 23 ... Read more...
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Actor Madhu To Inaugurate Cinefest 2010 Opening At Gulf Cinema
June 11th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Madhavan Nair, who is better known by his stage name Madhu, is going to inaugurate Cinefest 2010, a festival of Malayalam movies at the Gulf ... Read more...
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Taiwanese film wins Golden Peacock award at IFFI
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Taiwanese film "I Can't Live Without You" was awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock for best film at the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at the festival's ... Read more...
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Am in India to complete my father’s karma: Golden Peacock winner
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Taiwanese director Leon Dai, who won the Golden Peacock award at the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), said he was in India to ... Read more...
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Ranbir, Katrina end WIFW grand finale in style
October 29th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif sashayed down the ramp at the grand finale of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) for designer Rohit ... Read more...
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Rohit Bal to do WIFW grand finale in flamboyant style
October 6th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) He is known as the master of fabric and fantasy. Given this, flamboyant designer Rohit Bal is all set to present his opulent collection at the grand ... Read more...
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Jaipur fashion descends on Kolkata
September 13th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) The textile heritage of Jaipur came alive at the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Sunday as gorgeous models sashayed down the ramp displaying designer Anita Dongre's collection produced in ... Read more...
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Gracy Singh to start shooting for Malayalam film Wednesday
June 7th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Gracy Singh will begin shooting Wednesday for a Malayalam film opposite superstar Mammooty, director Jayaraj said Sunday.
"Gracy loved the subject when it was narrated to ... Read more...
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Bollywood director Yash Chopra bags Golden Peacock award in Mumbai
January 18th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan.18 (ANI): Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra was awarded the coveted Golden Peacock Award, considered as the holy grail of corporate excellence, here on Saturday.
The Golden Peacock Award is presented ... Read more...
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Satyam saga shows holes in India’’s corporate governance, say analysts
January 13th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the Satyam Computer Services scandal, analysts have said that it has exposed serious shortfalls in corporate governance in India, and added that this ... Read more...
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The rise, rise and fall of Satyam
January 7th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Satyam founder B. Ramalinga Raju, who shocked India by admitting massive fraud over several years, was the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007 and the ... Read more...
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Raju asks Satyam techies for ‘continued faith’
December 30th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 30 (IANS) Satyam Computer Services founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju Tuesday told his employees to beware of "wild speculation and unchecked rumours" following the Maytas’ deal fiasco. “Please be assured that ... Read more...
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Kazakh film wins Golden Peacock at India film festival
December 2nd, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Celebrated Kazakh documentary film maker Sergei Dvortsevoy's film "Tulpan" Tuesday won the Golden Peacock award and a cash prize of Rs.4 million on the concluding day of the ... Read more...
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NTPC bags Golden Peacock Award
September 30th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Limited has won the Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance for the year 2008.
The award was received ... Read more...
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Satyam receives Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance
September 22nd, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London , Sept 22 (ANI/Business Wire India ): Satyam Computer Services limited (NYSE: SAY), a leading global consulting and information technology services provider, has won the coveted Golden Peacock Global Award ... Read more...
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Institute for plants wins international award
June 6th, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 6 (IANS) The Lucknow-based Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) has received the International Golden Peacock Eco Innovation Award 2008 for its agriculture and environmental projects. "The award ... Read more...
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Reliance Hazira unit wins award for combating climate change
June 3rd, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited's (RIL) Hazira manufacturing division has bagged the Golden Peacock Award for Combating Climate Change-2008 (GPACCC). According to a RIL spokesperson, the award was presented by ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola India wins corporate responsibility award
February 19th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Coca-Cola India has been awarded the Golden Peacock Global Award for corporate social responsibility, the company said here Tuesday. "This award recognises the company's efforts in water ... Read more...
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