Ankit Kawatra will be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on June 29.
No longer, Virendra Kapoor points out, are these awards given on the recommendation of ministers, or the Delhi-based liaison men who had ruled the roast till 2014.
'No one knows whether exposure to the Nobel process would be to her liking, or would benefit her symbolic position above the fray,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.'
Neeraj Chopra, who added a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in the Tokyo Games, will be aiming to end his season on a high.
Sukanya Verma looks at a few other contenders from Bollywood movies who gave really, really good performances.
The World War II veteran earned himself a knighthood after raising some 33 million for health service charities.
Bring on the 100-crore heroine's club already!
Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
'Usually, my characters are flawed but this one is extraordinary.' Kangana Ranaut discusses her new film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.' 'It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.'
The Bollywood legend choreographed more than 2,000 songs.
The two National award-winning film is directed by Geetu Mohandas.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
As the nation and film fraternity mourns the loss of a legend, Namrata Thakker takes a look at Saroj Khan's beautiful life through her Instagram feed.
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Saturday.
Rani Rudramma Devi, the Kakatiya queen, ruled in the 13 century. She is a well-known figure of Indian history, particularly in South India.
The king and his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, travelled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey -- a distance of 2.2-km -- at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach bearing a gilded crown, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
Charles will be crowned the King of the United Kingdom amid spectacular pomp and pageantry at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday in a solemn religious ceremony that dates back almost a thousand years.
Begum Jaan team enjoys the festival of Holi.
Sushmita gives advice... Karisma soaks in the sun... Tripti shines...
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
A look at the arrivals.
He last visited India in November 2019 and also celebrated his 71st birthday with schoolchildren in Mumbai and earlier this week he told British Indian peer Lord Karan Bilimoria at a pre-Coronation reception that he looks forward to making a State Visit to India soon.
The National award winning actor is the face of June issue.
Ranbir Kapoor's larger-than-life daku depiction in and as Shamshera is old school at its spectacular best. While we wait to watch the actor in one of the most raw, rough and rustic outings of his career, here's Sukanya Verma's list of 25 daku roles we love, ranked in an ascending order.
The former Miss World has shaped the lives of many.
'You don't want to see the film, don't see it. I want to see the film. Why are you stopping me?' asks Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Asha Parekh.
Trust these Indian style sensations to pull the right chords at one of the world's greatest fashion galas.
The Birmingham Games will break new ground with more medals awarded to women (136) than men (134), a first for a multi-sport event.
'I came to this city with Rs 1,500. Today, I have a lavish apartment, I drive in beautiful cars.' 'After I made my Rs 1,500, everything else is a bonus.' Kangana Ranaut talks about her success in Bollywood.
The Judgementall Hai Kya trailer is super interesting and engaging, feels Namrata Thakker.
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
Miss World winners are touring India to talk about periods.
Choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant picks her top five Madhuri dances.
They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
