 Legendary singer Asha Bhosle was honoured with 26th PC Chandra Puraskaar for her contribution in the field of Indian music. Sharmila Tagore was the Chief Guest at the event who also presented the prestigious award to Asha Bhosle. Asha Bhosle made her singing debut in 1943 and she has sung in a great variety of musical genres. Her career spans over almost seven decades. |
| Source- Hindustan Times |
 Bollywood actors Bhumi Pednekar, Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar bagged the best actress and best actor awards respectively at the Dadasaheb Phalke awards, given by Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation, held in Mumbai. Manisha Koirala won the ‘Most Versatile Actress’ award. Veteran actor-director Rakesh Roshan was given the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the industry as an actor, producer and a director. |
| S. No | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Actor | Akshay Kumar, for Padman (Jury) and for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha |
| 2. | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sonam Kapoor, for Padman |
| 3. | Best Actress | Bhumi Pednekar, for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha |
| 4. | Lifetime Achievement Award | Rakesh Roshan |
| 5. | Saraswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Best Actress (Lifetime) award | Farida Jalal |
| 6. | ‘Most Versatile Actress’ Award | Manisha Koirala |
| 7. | Best Actor in a Character Role | Rajesh Sharma |
| 8. | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Neeti Mohan |
| 9. | Best TV Anchor | Aditya Narayan Jha |
| 10. | Best Entertainer (TV) | Manish Paul |
| 11. | Best Playback Singer (jury) | Bhumi Trivedi |
| 12. | Best Stage Anchor | Siddharth Kannan |
| 13. | Best Producer (Short Films) | Sandip Marwah |
| 14. | Most Entertaining Film (Sonu ki Titu ki Sweety) | Luv Ranjan |
 Gujarati poet, playwright and academic Sitanshu Yashaschandra was selected for 2017 Saraswati Samman for his collection of verses (poetry) titled “Vakhar” published in 2009. It was 27 edition of the award. Sitanshu Yashaschandra was born in 1941 in Gujarat’s Bhuj district. He has three poetry collections Odysseusnu Halesu, Jatayu, and Vakhar to his credit. He is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award. |
| Source- India Today |
 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category “Top R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization”. Dr Girish Sahni, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR received the award at the hands of Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry, at a function organized by the Indian Intellectual Property Office and Confederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (CII) in New Delhi, to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day (26th April). |
| Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB) |
 Jailed Egyptian photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan won the 2018 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO). Egypt’s Foreign Ministry strongly warned UNESCO against recognising Abu Zeid, claiming that he faced terror-related charges. |
| Source- DD News |
 Lalit Kala Akademi, organised the award ceremony of the '1st Print Biennale India 2018 (PBI)' in New Delhi. The Chief Guest of the programme was Ms Sujata Prasad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture. Arup Kumar Kuity (Andhra Pradesh), Satya Narayana Gavara (Andhra Pradesh), Preya Bhagat (Uttar Pradesh), Purvi Parmar (Gujrat) and Sonal Varshneya (Uttar Pradesh) were given the award in the 1st PBI. |
| Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB) |
 Indu Jain, chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co, India’s largest media house, has received the All India Management Association’s (AIMA’s) annual award for lifetime contribution to media. AIMA, which recognises achievers who have made a fundamental difference to society through its annual Managing India Awards, conferred on Jain the award for managing the Times Group. |
| Source- The Times of India |
 The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. State of Madhya Pradesh was conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State by creating a well-structured website and film-friendly infrastructure. Total 16 states have participated in this award. The State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film-friendly environment. The award will be conferred by the President of India in May 2018. |
| Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB) |
 The Pulitzer Prizes for 2018 has been announced. Following are the winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2018.
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| Source- pulitzer.org |
 Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards. Maharashtra Culture Minister Vinod Tawde announced the names of the winners. The lifetime achievement awards carry a citation and cash reward of five lakh rupees while the special contribution awards carry a citation and three lakh rupees cash prize each. The state government-instituted awards will be given away at the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival. |
| Source- DD News |
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