Oriya novelist, Telugu writer, chosen for Jnanpith awards

Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja and Oriya novelist Pratibha Ray were on Wednesday selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2011 and 2012. Bharadwaja, 86, who has to his credit......

Uttarakhand: Winners list

List of winners in Uttarakhand Purola: Rajesh Juwantha (Congress) Gangotri Gopal Singh Rawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) Yamunotri: Kedar Singh (Congress) Pratapnagar: Vijay Singh (BJP) Tehri: Kishor......

Spouse trouble in Uttaranchal polls

Candidates in the Uttaranchal assembly polls are facing unsavoury opposition from an unexpected quarter -- their spouses. Madhu Chauhan, an independent candidate from Chakrata, is not getting any......

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......

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......

'Women are the most amazing creations of God'

'The girl who helps me at home has had a tough life, yet her perspective of life is so much more positive than mine despite the hardships she's endured.' IMAGE: Supriya Pathak Kapur in the Khichdi......

'Every boy in love sings this song'

'When I heard the tune for Abhi Na Jao I was bowled over.''Of course, I never knew it would be such a timeless rage.' IMAGE: Dev Anand and Sadhana in the song Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar from Hum Dono.......

'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......