Authorities said social media posts will be monitored to ensure that no attempt is made to vitiate the atmosphere.
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour.
The dry spell at the box office continues.
Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan.
The EC had found no merit in the plea.
When Modi's name was called out by the Secretary General for taking oath, Members from the ruling National Democratic Alliance thumped the desk greeting the Prime Minister with slogans such as 'Modi Modi' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.
Rifleman Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was on way back home on June 14 to celebrate Eid when terrorists abducted him.
As people queued up to cast their vote, there were some famous faces in the lines at different polling stations.
The hits and misses of the week.
Villagers speak in utter disbelief of the havoc wreaked by the storm, which claimed the live of over 100 people.
The victim in his police complaint said that his attackers removed his cap and slapped him, while asking him to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram.
Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11.
What will happen to the job placement and summer internship plans of India's management and IIT students? Many campuses are stepping in to help students hang on to their placements, in spite of the lockdown.
The daughter of a tea-shop owner, Sudiksha Bhati died on Monday morning near Aurangabad when she was riding pillion on a motorcycle with her younger brother, a minor, they said. The two were en route to their maternal uncle's home in Bulandshahr's Khanpur area from their house at Deri Scanar village in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Dadri tehsil, the officials said.
Patna residents discuss what may happen when the EVMs are unlocked on Sunday morningwith Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com
Justices Dilip B Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Abhilasha Kumari and Ajay Kumar Tripathi have been appointed as judicial members in the anti-corruption ombudsman.
Sukanya Verma celebrates 25 years of Bollywood images.
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Friday.
In a grand ceremony with overtones of a United States presidential inauguration, heads of state and government, India Inc honchos, opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party members and showbiz stars rubbed shoulders as they watched President Ram Nath Kovind administer the oath of office to India's 58 new ministers.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The hits and misses of the week.
Looking at the big winners of the year.
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
As the legend turns 40, we take a look at his journey in cricket and life.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana on Thursday refused to grant any relief to Akshay Kumar, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh and rejected the petition saying no valid ground has been brought to his notice to justify the stay of execution of death warrants scheduled on March 20 at 5:30 am.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at how ace couturiers celebrated fashion at the India Couture Week 2016.
Rattled by Samajwadi Party's rout in Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday sacked 36 leaders having status of minister of state in his government but ruled out his resignation.
Looking forward to Jolly LLB 2, 2.0 and much more.
Traffic was thrown out of gear in the city as BSP workers, raising slogans and carrying placards, thronged the area.
The great Indian election is over and now the wait for the results is shrinking with every passing moment. Though exit polls hint at a cakewalk for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance, there are some battles which will be keenly observed on the result day.
'I felt sick shooting Bala because I think I was under extreme stress. Extreme, extreme stress.'
The condition of over two dozen people who were admitted to the hospital in Kathmandu is said to be serious.
We look at 52 of them, spread over 52 Fridays, in a two-part special. Here's the first part.
