Later addressing a public meeting in Varana, Gandhi asked Modi to respond to allegations of manipulative share trading by a firm linked to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
Veteran doctor and educationist from Karnataka Belle Monappa Hegde and archaeology legend B B Lal were also given the Padma Vibhushan awards.
As we celebrate 20 years of the epic, Namrata Thakker takes a look at the cast and sees what they have been up to since.
World leaders from across the political spectrum congratulated Joe Biden who became the president-elect of the United States, and Kamala Harris who made history as the first female to serve as the vice president.
The Congress' top leadership realises the former cricketer's utility and mass appeal. His oratory skills and ability to whip up mass hysteria in election rallies is acknowledged as an asset
The United States, Blinken said, is committed to looking at everything done from day one through the present and draw lessons from it.
Our cricketers, who rarely get off-time, have had to spend the last week locked down in their respective homes like the rest of us across India.
'My chowkidar and the paanwala near my house have seen Mirzapur.' 'They may have missed Delhi Crime but they have seen Mirzapur.' ''Delhi Crime won Emmy, people know me from Mirzapur'Sometimes I feel I have done so much work, why do people know me only by this role?'
The new season of Bigg Boss, with all the twists and some interesting contestants, promises a lot of entertainment, feels Namrata Thakker.
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
Here are 10 things you need to know about veteran writer and activist Mahashweta Devi.
He also accused the TMC government of politicising the administration and criminalising the police.
Deepika Kumari is a story of grits, guts and gumption.
The party office in Lucknow buzzed with activity as enthusiastic Congress workers gathered outside the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee building, even before she returned from an overnight stay in Jaipur.
Defending champion Ajay jayaram reached the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament after notching up an easy straight game win over Norway's Marius Myhre in the men's singles competition, in Almere, Netherlands, on Thursday.
Biden is best qualified to address the root cause of the polarisation in American politics before it turns into terminal malignancy, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Ankit Sharma, 26, had been missing since Tuesday and might have been killed in stone pelting, officials said.
For the devotees of Maa Durga across the globe, the wait is almost over. But in Her 'home state' West Bengal, preparations for the most awaited 10 days of the year are progressing on a war footing.
As the virus ravaged rural areas, the state BJP figured out it was impossible to underplay or escape its impact on its political plans.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
The journey of the prime minister in public office began on October 7, 2001, as the chief minister of Gujarat.
Salman Khan was around to launch the music of the Jai Santoshi Maa remake.
Here's what happens when Bhai is NOT in action mode!
Announcing the name of candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she will be contesting from the Nandigram constituency as announced earlier.
'I simply cannot believe that Sushant has taken such a step. He was such a lively boy who inspired others through his zest for life.'
The prime minister also launched a blistering attack on Banerjee, saying she did not care to express regret after a "leader very close to her" called Scheduled Castes "beggars".
Narendra Modi on Friday mocked Sonia Gandhi's recent invocation of god in which she prayed that the country be saved from the "Modi model", saying it showed how big a problem she is facing as she had never before referred to god in her speeches.
Whether to seek blessings for an upcoming release or personal happiness, often one catches glimpses of celebrity trips to places of worship in different parts of the country.
We're celebrating Father's Day, and Namrata Thakker decided to take some helpful tips from our very own filmi daddies.
It was curtains for India at the Scottish Open after men's singles player Anand Pawar and men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy bowed out of the 50,000 Grand Prix badminton tournament, in Glasgow.
In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Raj Kapoor's Awara.
'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'
'The source of our music, the very notes of music itself have fallen silent.'
Modi also said that people displayed unprecedented discipline and sense of service during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown
What is the best thing you learned to cook from your mother? Tell us!
The good old days... Dharmendra and Jaya Bachchan's is a bonding that is special and rare in an industry where friendships are ephemeral. Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is their sixth film together, after Guddi, Samadhi, Phagun, Chupke Chupke and Sholay.
In an 18-page "suicide note" to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Sudipta Sen has declared himself as the only son of Maa Saradha.
