Former law minister Kapil Sibal has launched a sharp critique against the Election Commission, labeling the West Bengal polls an "experimen...

Several members of the group of 23 leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi demanding an organisational overhaul in the Congress congratulat...

The Central government on January 25 announced the highest civilian award in the country for Bhupen Hazarika

Tarun Gogoi said that Centre did not include any of the persons recommended by state government in this year’s Padma awards.

The Ministry referred activist Subhash Agrawal to the web site which had lists of people considered for Padma awards but it did not have na...

Baba Ramdev was however among the 1800-odd names which were received by the government as recommendations for Padma aAwards from various qu...

Sharad Yadav said not a single dalit, adivasi or farmer figured in the list of Padma awardees this year.

Delhi-born Satpal won a gold medal in 1982 Asian Games and a bronze in 1974 Asian Games. He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1983 and Dronac...

"It's a great pity that our athletes feel they have to lobby & threaten to receive awards, criteria based on merit should be all that decid...

Sports Ministry on Monday recommended Saina for the Padma Bhushan award but insisted that it did not receive her nomination from the Badmin...

"I didn't really like the way media put it that I have demanded the award. Who am I to demand for the award. I am nobody," she said.

Facing a investigation by the CBI in a controversial coal block allotment case, KM Birla missed out on getting a Padma award on this Republ...

Two Union Ministers and a prominent US Congressman recommended the name of controversial NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal for the prestigiou...

The award for Mr Chatwal has already become controversial with Opposition and civil society activists attacking the government for selectin...

Congress put the onus of explaining the Centre’s decision on the home ministry.

Bharat Ratna has not been conferred on anyone this time.

The Padma awards are in the thick of a controversy yet again with the 2008 Olympic medalists Vijender Singh and Sushil Kumar venting their ...