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Academy/Oscar Award 2023 (Hollywood)

Edition: 95th

Date: 12 March 2023

Venue: Los Angeles, USA

Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture arts and Sciences

Host: Jimmy Kimmel (American television host)

Shortlisted movies: 301

Best Documentary Short film: The Elephant Whisperers (Indian)

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at once (American comedy-drama)

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (Canadian-American actor)

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor award for his film: The Whale

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Malaysian Actress)

Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress award for her film: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won Best Director award for: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best international film: All Quiet on the western front (Germany)

Best animated feature film: Pinocchio

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (American Actor)

Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor award for his role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis (American Actress)

Jamie Lee Curtis won best supporting award for her role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Most awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once (7 awards)

Most nominations: Everything Everywhere All at Once (11 nominations)

Best Documentary Feature Film: Navalny

Best Cinematography: James Friend (Britain)

James Friend won Best Cinematography for: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Visual Award: Avatar: The Way of Water (American Fiction Film)

Best Film Editing Award: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Short Films: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (American Short film)

Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu (Indian movie song)

Explanation

•  In July 2023, Anshuman Jhingran became the youngest person in the world to cross the North Channel at the age of 18.
•  Anshuman Jhingaran is the open water swimmer from India. 

Explanation

In May 2023, Hari Budha Magar scaled Mount Everest with artificial legs.

Hari Budha Magar is a mountaineer from Nepal.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak located in Nepal.

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Know about Federal Budget 2023-24

Presenter: Ishaq Dar (9 June 2023)

Total outlay: Rs14.46 trillion 

New taxes imposed: Zero percent

Minimum wage: Rs32,000

Govt.  employees’ wages from Grades 1-16: 35%

Wages of govt employees from Grades 17-22: 30%

FBR Tax collection target: Rs9,200bn

increase in the pension of government employees: 17.5%

Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) pension: Rs10,000 (previous was 85,000)

Budget of BISP: Rs 400 billion (previous was Rs360 billion)

K4 Greater Water Supply Scheme Karachi: Rs 17.5 billion

Dasu Hydropower Project: Rs58.59 billion

Jamshoro power station: Rs. 12 billion

Mohmand Dam: 10 billion

Dia Mir Bhasha Dam: Rs20 billion

Public Sector Development Programme: Rs1150 billion

Exports target: 30 billion USD

Remittance target: USD 33 billion

Subsidies: Rs1.074 trillion

Transport and communications projects: Rs267 billion

water sector: Rs100 billion

Former FATA: 57 billion

Kashmir: Rs32 billion

Gilgit-Baltistan: Rs28 billion

Education: Rs82 billion

Health: Rs26 billion

growth target of 3.5%

Defence affairs: Rs 1,809.5 billion )(1.8 trillion) 

Inflation forecasted to average at 21%

Laptops for students: Rs10 billion (100,000 laptops)

Explanation

Gordon Moore (intel Corp co-founder)

Nationlity: USA

dying date: 24 March 2023

Aged: 94

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Little boy becomes world’s youngest author

At the age of 4 years (218 days) Saeed Rashed Almheiri, is the world’s youngest person to publish a book.

Saeed Rashed Almheiri belongs to UAE.

He wrote his book kindness.

His record was verified on 9 March 2023.

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Activist Sir David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 laureate of Pritzker Architecture Prize.

David Chipperfield belongs to United Kingdom (UK).

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023

Edition: 8th

Date: 13 Feb – 18 Mar 2023

Administrator: PCB

Format: Twenty20

Venue: Pakistan

Final Venue: Lahore

Participants:6

Matches:34

Champion: Lahore Qalandars (2nd title)

Lahore Qalandars won by: 1 run

Lahore Qalandars captain: Shaheen Afridi

Runner-up: Multan Sultans

Multan Sultan caption: Muhammad Rizwan

Player of the series: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)

Ihsanullah took: 22 wickets

Most runs: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)

Mohammed Rizwan scored: 550 runs

Most wickets: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

Abbas Afridi took: 23 wickets

Best Bowler Award: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

Man of the Match: Shaheen Afridi

Best Player of the Tournament: Muhammad Rizwan

Best Emerging Player of Tournament: Abbas Afridi

Best All Rounder Player award: Ammad Waseem (Karachi Kings)

Best Fielder of Tournament: Kieron Pollard

Best Wicket Keeper of tournament award: Muhammad Rizwan

Highest individual score: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)

Jason Roy: 145 runs 

As per 2023, Multan Sultan made highest score in the history of PSL by making 262 runs

As per 2023, Lahore Qalandars has lowest score in the history of PSL: 59 runs
As per 2023, Wahab Riaz is the highest wicket taker in PSL history. 

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Explanation

Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023

Edition: 8th

Date: 13 Feb – 18 Mar 2023

Administrator: PCB

Format: Twenty20

Venue: Pakistan

Final Venue: Lahore

Participants:6

Matches:34

Champion: Lahore Qalandars (2nd title)

Lahore Qalandars won by: 1 run

Lahore Qalandars captain: Shaheen Afridi

Runner-up: Multan Sultans

Multan Sultan caption: Muhammad Rizwan

Player of the series: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)

Ihsanullah took: 22 wickets

Most runs: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)

Mohammed Rizwan scored: 550 runs

Most wickets: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

Abbas Afridi took: 23 wickets

Best Bowler Award: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

Man of the Match: Shaheen Afridi

Best Player of the Tournament: Muhammad Rizwan

Best Emerging Player of Tournament: Abbas Afridi

Best All Rounder Player award: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)

Best Fielder of Tournament: Kieron Pollard

Best Wicket Keeper of tournament award: Muhammad Rizwan

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Explanation

In June 2023, Julius Maada Bio became president of Sierra Leone.