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Padma Vibhushan for Dharmendra, here is full list of Padma awards 2026

For the year 2026, the President has approved the conferment of 131 Padma awards. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. Former chief minister of Kerala and...

Prashant Kishor withdraws candidate to support BJP rebel

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday announced his support for rebel Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anup Kumar Srivastava in Bihar's Gopalganj, alleging that his own nominee Shashi...

BJP forced 3 Jan Suraaj candidates to withdraw from Bihar polls: Kishor

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday alleged that three candidates of his Jan Suraaj Party were forced to withdraw from the Bihar elections under "pressure" from the...

Will Shashi Tharoor Succeed Dhankhar?

Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as vice president has shocked the commentariat, stunned the political class, and befuddled the Opposition which, till the other day, was baying for his blood. IMAGE:...

Who Says India Is Friendless?

The reality is that far from being friendless, India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold War, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The all-party delegation led by Congress MP...

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,...

Botched debate over poverty line: A Catch-22 for UPA?

The manner in which the government and the political opposition in Delhi have been guilt-tripped into this debate on the poverty line is a reflection of a broader phenomenon that has taken root...

Mukesh Ambani's wealth grew 67% last year, is India's richest for 10th time

Forbes said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "economic experiments" barely affected India's billionaires while none gained more than oil-and-gas tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who cemented his decade-long...

After Sachin, Anil Ambani wields the broom

Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to rid the country of litter and rubbish, Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday picked up the broom to clean an area outside Church Gate...

Another Awards Night For Alia

Alia Bhatt doesn't mind going for award shows even if she isn't winning anything. After the Filmfare OTT Awards, Alia attended the 25th ITA Awards held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai....

Aamir-Farhan At Manoj Kumar's Prayer Meet

Movie stars and technicians bid goodbye to legendary actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar at a prayer meet at the JW Marriott hotel in Juhu, northwest Mumbai, on Sunday evening. Aamir Khan arrives for the...

'Rekha Was The First Femme Fatale'

'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.''And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"''Making light of the situation, Girish...

Happy birthday, Shashi Kapoor!

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Several Bollywood celebrities turned to Twitter to wish veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, who celebrates his birthday on March 18....

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Sushma Swarajji confessed that almost the whole Parliament had tried to dissuade her from coming on the show, but her daughter insisted Movers & Shakers was the best show in the country so she...

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