118 including late singer S P Balasubrahmanyam and Tarun Gogoi get Padma awardsSumitra Mahajan, India's first eight-time woman MP, and Nripendra Misra, veteran Indian Administrative Service officer, were presented the ...
09 Nov, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
The list of ET Newsmakers 2021 from the EAST Zone is out! Take a look at the achieversET Newsmakers 2021, East,is an initiative for organisations, brands, and individuals engaged in business activities and have been able to c...
10 Aug, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
What was the real intention of PM Modi's veshti look at Mamallapuram?Many analysts have weighed in on PM Modi carrying off the Tamil veshti — the 4 yard southern Indian variant of the dhoti — during his Mamal...
25 Oct, 2019, 11.29 PM IST
Why does the Census of India focus on mother tongues? How does it make linguistic minorities invisible?A look at how the language report raises more questions than it answers.
05 May, 2019, 05.05 PM IST
President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awardsTeejan Bai and Naik received the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan.
16 Mar, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
President presents Padma Bhushan to Bachendri Pal; Manoj Bajpayee, Gautam Gambhir honoured with Padma Shri54 noted citizens conferred the Padma award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
16 Mar, 2019, 03.08 PM IST
Shades of Sultans: The fascinating truth about Muslim rule in IndiaIn writing the political history of Islam in India, historians and scholars often fall into the trap of extreme ideological convictions.
17 Jun, 2018, 07.10 AM IST
A look through the milieu of danceDid you know that before the written words, humans spoke the language of dance? The earliest findings can be traced to the ancient dances i...
20 Jan, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
How India's composite culture spawned some of our best delicaciesA look at many of India’s most loved, popular, festive foods immediately brings up the idea of the composite cultures that invented these.
22 Oct, 2017, 09.09 AM IST
Madras High Court upholds classical tag for Kannada, Odia, TeluguBased on petition, the Madras High Court had stayed any benefits for the languages till it was disposed of.
16 Aug, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi urges scientists to make innovation useful for massesModi asked scientists to make innovation useful for people and develop technology that is affordable to masses with "zero defect" and "zero...
07 Feb, 2016, 01.26 PM IST
Former Odisha CM J B Patnaik passes away at 89Patnaik, a three-time Odisha chief minister, was in Tirupati to attend the convocation ceremony of the Rashtriya Sanskrit University.
21 Apr, 2015, 08.12 PM IST
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi condoles Janaki Ballabh Patnaik's deathThe chief minister said he had a close rapport with Patnaik and he endeared all by his amiable disposition.
21 Apr, 2015, 02.22 PM IST
J B Patnaik chanted 'Vishnu Sahasranam' hours before end, says daughter Dr Sudatta PatnaikPatnaik (89), had gone to Tirupati yesterday to attend the convocation of Tirupati Rashtriya Sanskruta University, of which he was the Chan...
21 Apr, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Shankaracharya row: Javadekar, JB disapprove state government's rolePuri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on June 29 refrained from visiting the chariots before they were pulled on the Rath Yatra...
04 Jul, 2014, 04.54 PM IST