Padma Vibhushan for Amrita Pritam, Narlikar

Well-known Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam, noted astronomer Jayant Vishnu Narlikar and former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalliah have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the second......

Why Manmohan skipped meals during his Cambridge days

While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar......

Now, Sikh prayers in Japanese

A professor of Indian languages in Japan is translating the Sukhmani Sahib in Japanese.Dr Tomio Mizokami, Professor of Indian Languages at the Osaka University, is the first and only scholar in......

Gulzar, Ganguly, Dravid get Padma awards

Former chief justice of India M N R Venkatachaliah, noted filmmaker Gulzar, cricket captain Saurav Ganguly and Rahul 'The Wall' Dravid on Wednesday received Padma awards from President A P J Abdul......

Corporate executives fall in love with Gandhian literature

"It’s a gift of a life time,” that is how a senior bureaucrat thanked Jyotindra Vachharajani, head -- corporate relations, Essar Energy, when the latter gifted him a special centenary......

Kiara, Sid Make A Splash In Dubai

Aditi performs... Sonam at New York Fashion Week... Sanjana falls in love... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidharth Malhotra/Instagram Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra make a splash in Dubai, as he......

'Inter-religious marriages were never really encouraged in our society'

'Pre-Partition India wasn't as hunk-dory as we talk about; Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony, sure, but never as miyan-biwi (husband-wife)' 'Unrequited love is very good for a......

'Only a genius like Sahir Ludhianvi would describe this ebb and flow of time and fame so beautifully'

'No matter how big the name, no one lives forever; like medicines, we come with an expiry date.''But, in the short time that we have, we try to make something that will stay on long after we are......

Abhishek to romance Deepika in Bansali's next film

Deepika Padukone signs on for the yet-to-be-titled Sahir Ludhianvi bio-pic, reports Subhash K Jha. Priyanka Chopra’s loss is Deepika Padukone’s gain. After Priyanka said no......