Well-known academician M Anandakrishnan no moreHailing Anandakrishnan as a "light house" for students, Stalin recalled his late father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi had earlier...
ICMR's chief epidemiologist retires, sources say will continue to advise govt in Covid-19 policy decisionsA public health expert in communicable disease, Raman Gangakhedkar was instrumental in the prevention and control measures of the HIV epide...
Padma Shri for Adnan Sami an insult to 130 cr Indians: NCP"If anyone from Pakistan chants 'Jai Modi', he can now get citizenship of India as well as a Padma Shri award. Selection of Sami for the aw...
Raj Thackeray's MNS opposes Padma Shri to Pak-born Adnan SamiSami was one of the 118 people whose names were announced on Saturday for the Padma Shri awards, with the Ministry of Home Affairs list sho...
Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar passes awayAs a player, Achrekar competed in just one first-class match but was instrumental in moulding Tendulkar as a child, often driving him to st...
Jain Irrigation founder chairman Bhavarlal Jain passes awayJain Irrigation System founder Chairman and Padmashri awardee Bhavaralal Jain -- who pioneered micro-irrigation system in India -- died her...
Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva becomes first to return award after Bihar electionsDevanur Mahadeva returned his Sahitya Akademi and Padmashri awards on Saturday, becoming the first public figure to do so after the Bihar e...
Tamil Nadu government honours Dr Shanthi Ranganathan with 'Avvaiyaar Award"Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa gave away the award to Ranganathan here yesterday, an official release said today.
Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale hopeful of Padmashri to Babasaheb PurandareShiv Sena MP, Rahul Shewale, is seeking Padmashri honour from the central government for Babasaheb Purandare, 93-year-old historian.
NGO awarded for work in field of women's empowermentRural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, a leading NGO of Uttarakhand has been conferred with the Future Leadership award.
Padma Awards given only to "dishonest" people: Sharad YadavSharad Yadav said not a single dalit, adivasi or farmer figured in the list of Padma awardees this year.
Padma awards to cricketers only after probe gets over: Aditya VermaAccording to BCCI sources, Dhoni and Kohli's names have been referred for the Padma Bhusan and Padmashri award respectively.
Indian-American A K Mago felicitated for strengthening Indo-US tiesMago, the chairman of a Dallas-based business and investment consulting company, was felicitated at an event organised by the US India Cham...
India no more depends on import of wheat and cotton: Sharad PawarHe was speaking at a function here last evening to inaugurate the Late Padmashri Bhausaheb Vartak and Indutai Vartak Vishramdham
Quitting GoM not enough, Pawar must quit as minister: HazareAnna Hazare tonight stepped up attack on Sharad Pawar saying he resigning from GoM will not serve purpose and he should quit the Ministry t...
- Overwhelmed Akshay Kumar dedicates Padmashri to fans
Akshay said that he would continue to show his love to his fans as they made him the proud Indian that he is.
- N-deal will propel India to place among world superpowers: Rao
Veteran scientist Prof C N R Rao has said that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal would propel the country among the superpowers of the world a...