Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is among six personalities chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan.
The ceremony will now be hosted by Hugh Grant, the Golden Globe-winning actor, though the organisers had earlier announced that the host will be Sharon Stone.
Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.
'Dune deserves all the raves it has been getting.'
Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou as their new manager on a four-year contract.
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A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood.
The Egypt-born actor's agent Steve Kenis said, "He suffered a heart attack in a hospital in Cairo."
There's good reason why Amal Clooney is the new favourite of the press! :-)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was merely following royal protocol.
The pop sensation heavily relies on her hair stylist's choices. Their friendship dates back to 2009.
Looking at the winners of the big night.
'He has dealt with such tremendous odds that he understands things at a level that not many people do.'
The film's genius is not in its ability to provide answers. Rather, it expands our empathy and forces us to locate the sublime within the unbearable, says Vikram Johri.
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
Sally Hawkins, we think, will pip Frances McDormand.
'Since both Ram Charan and NTR Jr are dancing in this song, I don't want one of them to feel one up.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
When he is not running Amazon, he buys museums to live in, donates mountains, and works on space travel.
'I never expected it to go from Golden Globes and Oscar nominations to multiple standing ovations. My story is amazing but I did not expect it to be that captivating that it would affect viewers so emotionally.' Meet the man behind Oscar-nominated film Lion: Saroo Brierley.
Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has preserved and persisted towards his childhood dream, points out Deepti Patwardhan.
Federer, a 20-times Grand Slam champion and regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, announced last week that a persistent knee injury meant he was ending his 24-year career.
'On the face of it, it is a WYSIWYG -- What You See Is What You Get -- reality series, but actually it is a show that perpetuates societal biases, stokes typecasts and stays sadly superficial,' notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
The actress stars in ABC's new show Quantico as the lead.
For all the glitz and glamour, politically and socially aware emphasis on representation and support for Ukraine, the 94th Annual Academy Awards was largely a bore.
Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.
'Ever since I heard about his death this morning, I have not been able to control my tears,' says Patcy N who interviewed the actor often
A look at the big winners of the night.
Missed La La Land at the theatres? Don't worry, the film just played out in real life.
We round off the week with some good, bad and ugly looks.
Looking at the glamorous Oscar red carpet!
Parasite created history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards as the South Korean class drama went on to become the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize of the Best Motion Picture cast award.
'One often assumes that after being in a marriage for a while, one knows their partner really well.' 'But do we really know what they want?' 'What they need? What they seek.'
The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it, but there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year, an annual exhibition that showcases the world's greatest space photography, now in its 13th year, has announced its 2021 winners.
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