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Sumitra Mahajan, SPB, Tarun Gogoi among 118 given Padma awards

Renowned singer late S P Balasubrahmanyam, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and late chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi were among the 118 prominent personalities who were given the Padma......

The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

'Maharaja of Travancore was a living saint'

'What a saint he was. What a godly person he was.' IMAGE: Sree Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharaja of Travancore. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree Chithra Saga/Konark......

'Economy can bounce back, but the dead won't come back'

'Unless some serious steps like complete closedown are taken, it will have disastrous consequences.' IMAGE: Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she......

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan awardees

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and late singer S P Balasubramaniam have been honoured with India's second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan this year, while former chief ministers......

Even MBAs lie to get a job

If you believe that only techies fudge their resumes to get jobs, you may want to think again. Many employees who hold a master of business administration degree appear to be doing the same, too.......

10 Amazing Nadeem-Shravan songs

Shravan Rathod was the less flamboyant face of the popular composer duo Nadeem-Shravan who churned out many hit numbers in the 1990s. Shravan, who was admitted to the S L Raheja Hospital in Mumbai......

20 AWESOME A R Rahman songs

Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52 on January 6, and his music. IMAGE: A R Rahman with Will Smith. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram An A R Rahman soundtrack is like an event......

Birthday Special: 20 AWESOME AR Rahman compositions

The maestro turns 50.An A R Rahman soundtrack is like an event everyone looks forward to. Or a festival, which if we are lucky, occurs more than once in a year. What’s the secret behind the......

Review: Amara Kaaviyam does not warm your heart

Director Jeeva Sankar’s Amara Kaaviyam is an unmemorable love story, feels S Saraswathi. Popular actor Arya's brother Sathya made a not-so-impressive debut with Puthagam last......

Bollywood doesn't know what to do with a national treasure like Tabu!

'I miss Tabu's beauty, her graceful presence, her delicate smile and the texture of her voice, with which she can convey so many things -- the lonely mother, the lover, the seductress, the wronged......

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Arpinder fails to touch World C'ships mark Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh won the gold but failed to touch the World Championships qualifying mark on the second day of......

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