Sitharaman to recognise best start up talents in Coimbatore on April 30The Start-Ups Academy, a non-profit organisation, is planning to conduct a start up competition to recognise talents, with an aim to guide,...
05 Apr, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
Milkha Singh to be cremated with full state honoursThe 91-year-old Milkha Singh died on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID-19. He had lost his former national volleyball capta...
19 Jun, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Padma Shree Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal passes away after battling CovidThe 62 year old is the former President of the Indian Medical Association and the current head of the Heart Care Foundation of India. Dr Ag...
18 May, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair's passion towards Indian culture, spirituality was legendary: PM ModiPaying tributes, Modi tweeted, "Saddened by the demise of Kathakali maestro, Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair. His passion towards Indian c...
15 Mar, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Devotee donates over 4 kg gold, 3 kg silver to Puri Jagannath TempleThe ornaments are made up of 4.858 kg of gold and 3.867 kg of silver, sources said, adding that the ornaments specially designed for the tr...
17 Feb, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
Assam’s forest man Yadav Payeng to participate in IIM Shillong’s Sixth Annual International Conference on SustainabilitySusCon VI, three-day conference will be inaugurated on March 2 in the presence of Shankar Venkateswaran, Chief of Tata Sustainability Group...
01 Mar, 2017, 08.33 PM IST
Artist in residence: Paresh Maity spellbound by Rashtrapati BhavanThe Padma Shree awardee and his wife recently stayed at Rashtrapati Bhavan for two weeks.
11 Nov, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
Padma awards to four from Assam at the behest of BJP leaders: Tarun Gogoi, Chief ministerTarun Gogoi said that Centre did not include any of the persons recommended by state government in this year’s Padma awards.
28 Jan, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Amit Shah to present award to Gandhian Natwar Thakkar on September 13Shah will hand over the 'Karmyogi Award' to 84-year-old Padma Shree awardee during the event, which is scheduled to be held at Constitution...
09 Sep, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Sourav Ganguly recalls receiving Padma Shree from former President APJ Abdul KalamRecollecting the team's interactions with the former President after finishing runners-up in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, Ganguly sa...
28 Jul, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Overwhelmed by Padma Vibhushan award: Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan said he is honoured to be chosen for the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the country, and overwhelme...
26 Jan, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
Sarita's Asiad incident brought bad name to country: Milkha SinghMilkha, who missed a bronze medal by a whisker in the 400m race in 1960 Rome Olympics, said that athletes should uphold the country's reput...
16 Jan, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi for Bharat Ratna to Bhupen HazarikaThe Chief Minister, in a letter to the Prime Minister, requested him to confer the country's highest civilian honour to Hazarika posthumous...
11 Aug, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Former Uttarkhand CM Nishank removes beacons, hooters from his official vehiclesIt is for the first time in the state that a former CM got these facilities removed from his official vehicles.
02 Jan, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
- N Rangasamy calls for innovative practices in the farm sector
Chief Minister N Rangasamy has called for innovative practices in the farm sector and stressed on the importance of dynamic research.
14 Aug, 2012, 01.16 PM IST
- Thanks to God & Reddy for saving our banks: PNB Chief
The country must thank God and the previous RBI governor Y V Reddy for safeguarding the banking system here from the global financial meltd...
07 Dec, 2008, 03.02 PM IST
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi to get Bharat Ratna
He has created a unique blend adding his own introspective aesthetic sense.
04 Nov, 2008, 11.18 PM IST