S M Krishna, Kumar Mangalam Birla among those given Padma awards

Former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and famous playback singer Suman Kalyanpur were given Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at......

KP family that braved terror for decades moves to Jammu after breadwinner killed

The Kashmiri Pandit family that braved peak militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s to stay put in the Valley was forced to migrate to Jammu after terrorists killed its breadwinner Sanjay......

A Busy Weekend For President Murmu

What some of our leaders were up to on the weekend.   IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu with Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan, here and below. Photograph: PTI Photo  ......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Sara Ali Khan, As Never Seen Before

'I'm going to cherish every day that I get to play an enigmatic freedom fighter.' Photograph: PTI Photo Sara Ali Khan says she is proud to portray a character that echoes 'bravery and courage' in......

When Gina Lollobrigida Almost Did An Indian Film

IMAGE: Gina Lollobrigida is honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2018 in Los Angeles. Photograph: JB Lacroix/ WireImage Italian movie legend Gina Lollobrigida, who passed away at......

The Lataji I Knew

I spent almost all my life trying to figure out how anyone could express so many shades of human feeling in her voice, wonders Subhash K Jha. I cry a lot when I hear her sing these days. I welcome......

'I get cranky when I'm not on a film set'

'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from......

Virat-Anushka, Ranveer-Deepika Raise Glam Quotient

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures all the action at the Indian Sports Honours 2023 event in Mumbai on Thursday night. IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Photographs: Hitesh......

Why P T Usha broke down in tears

IMAGE: P T Usha said illegal constructions were being carried out at her academy campus in Kozhikode district and strangers were trespassing into the property posing a security threat to the women......

Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Tomar

IMAGE: The aggrieved wrestlers had alleged that Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar took bribes from athletes and was involved in financial corruption, helping him to......

Mary Kom-led IOA committee to probe wrestlers' claims

IMAGE: The Indian Olympic Association formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij......

WFI chief Singh to step aside, wrestlers call off protest

'Till the investigation is over, he (Singh) will step aside and co-operate with the investigation and the oversight committee will run the day-to-day affairs of WFI.' IMAGE: The wrestlers,......