March 2023

Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has won Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards, becoming the first Asian actress to do so. Yeoh was recognised for her outstanding performance in ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. She finished ahead of Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Ana de Armas, and Andrea Riseborough. Yeoh has a career spanning nearly four decades and has been everywhere from Hong Kong cinema to American and British cinema, with her journey in cinema bringing her well-deserved accolades all at once.

Dinesh Karthik, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, lavished praise on Virat Kohli, saying that the former captain did not have to battle any demons on the field in Ahmedabad, but instead triumphed over the demons in his head as he ended a three-year wait for his first Test century. Kohli hit his 28th Test century on a slow pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Day 4 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series finale.

The National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing confirmed Li Qiang as China’s next Premier on Saturday, putting a long-time ally of current leader Xi Jinping in charge of the world’s second-largest economy for the next decade. Mr. Li’s unexpected and rapid rise, at the age of 63, has highlighted Mr. Xi’s total and sweeping control.

Last week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle christened their daughter Lilibet at their California home. The public announcement was made by referring to her as a princess, implying that they will use royal titles for their children. It also means that Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie and Lilibet, both three years old, have the titles of prince and princes. 

In his 438th match for India, Rohit Sharma reached 17,000 runs in international cricket.Rohit is only the sixth Indian batter to accomplish this feat in international cricket.In the first innings of the fourth Test, Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 35 runs. Rohit joined an elite group of Indian batters who have scored more than 17,000 international runs, including Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. He is India’s sixth batter to score 17,000 runs or more, and the seventh Indian batter to do so.

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will be launched into a near-polar Earth orbit in 2024 from India’s southeastern coast using the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-II rocket. For the launch, the satellite’s science payload will be integrated with its body. NISAR, the most advanced radar system ever deployed on a NASA science mission, is being launched by ISRO. This satellite will survey nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days. It will accurately measure movements.

On Friday, March 10, 2023, China’s Parliament unanimously approved President Xi Jinping’s unprecedented third five-year term. Mr. Xi, 69, was re-elected as leader of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) by its once-every-five-year Congress in October last year, becoming the first Chinese leader since party founder Mao Zedong to serve beyond the two five-year terms.

Hollywood is getting ready for the 95th Academy Awards, with the highly anticipated leading nominee, everything everywhere at the same time, creating a buzz of excitement. The industry is hoping to move on from last year’s ceremony controversies. The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, marking yet another significant milestone in the academy’s history. The live broadcast of the awards will begin at 5 p.m. (01:00 GMT on March 12) and will be available on the ABC television network in the United States.

Satish Kaushik, a Bollywood actor-filmmaker, died on Wednesday in Delhi. He was 66. According to the preliminary postmortem report, cardiac arrest was the cause of death. His death has sent shockwaves throughout the Hindi film industry. Kher told CNN-News18 that Kaushik suffered a heart attack on his way to the hospital in New Delhi. On Thursday, his body will be brought to Mumbai. On Tuesday, the late actor-director even attended veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar’s Holi party.

On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese attended the first day of the India-Australia Test match at Motera’s Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both prime ministers took a lap around the cricket field on a specially designed chariot before the game. Prior to the game, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Albanese met with the players.