Can Shinde emulate Pranab as Leader of Lok Sabha?

With the Monsoon Session of Parliament set to begin on April 8, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has been nominated as the leader of the house in the Lok Sabha. He comes in place of President......

Ajit Singh sworn in, gets civil aviation ministry

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh who was sworn into the Union Cabinet on Sunday has been allocated the civil aviation ministry. On the advise of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President......

President confers Padma awards

Yesteryear actor Waheeda Rahman, singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, music composer Khayyam, former diplomat Brajesh Mishra and pioneer of the test tube baby in India Indira Hinduja were among a host of......

Pix: When Venky, Aamir, Rahman took centre stage

Nobel laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, noted theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi were on Wednesday conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by President......