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Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

PHOTOS: India celebrates Ganesh festival amid pandemic

The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the......

52 yrs on, another Scindia's exit puts govt in crisis

Fifty-two years after 'Rajmata' Vijaya Raje Scindia, a prominent member of the erstwhile Gwalior royal dynasty, quit the Congress and caused the party-led government in Madhya Pradesh to collapse,......

The man who helped shape India

Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.Veer Arjun Singh salutes the legend. The Bihar Museum, Patna, built by Mahendra Raj's firm, Mahendra Raj Consultants.......

Slots of 'sacked' independent directors lie vacant at Oil PSUs

Months after the BJP government sacked most of the independent directors at top oil PSUs, the boards of blue chip firms like ONGC and GAIL are functioning with most of those positions still lying......

India's 6 super achievers in Asia's powerful women list

Six Indian women who are very popular in Global Inc have made it to the Forbes 50 most powerful businesswomen list. Image: ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar features frequently in World's most......

UPA appointed independent directors at PSUs forced to quit

The National Democratic Alliance government is weeding out independent directors on the boards of public-sector undertakings (PSUs). At least nine independent directors of PSUs, including Indian......

After IOC, govt to sack directors of other oil cos

After sacking four independent directors of IOC, the Narendra Modi-government is now seeking to remove nine similar Congress-appointees from the board of ONGC, HPCL and MRPL. The National......

Mukesh Ambani on his childhood, youth

If Dhirubhai Ambani was a larger-than-life patriarch and Anil was the public face of Reliance, Mukesh Ambani was an enigma. Those who knew him well credited him with leading Reliance's......

The Best of Pankaj Udhas

A golden name in the world of ghazals and playback singing, Pankaj Udhas regaled listeners with his dulcet voice on silver screen and stage. Growing up in a family of zamindars and government......

Who Should Star in Bawarchi Remake?

IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi. Anushree Mehta, who directed Radhika Apte's spy comedy Mrs Undercover, will helm the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi,......

'I get cranky when I'm not on a film set'

'Acting is probably the most wonderful profession anyone can have because you make every film set with 200 people, so you make 200 new friends every four months, and you learn so many things from......

Who Was Lata's Favourite Co-Singer?

IMAGE: Vyjayanthimala in the song Kaiso Re Paapi Bichua from Madhumati. Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary......

'Not a single mean bone in Bappida'

'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.''Sometimes they ran down his music.''But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.' IMAGE: Kalpana Iyer, left, and......

Neeraj Chopra and Co. ready to dominate Asian Games

Aiming for rich haul of medals, Chopra-led India set to begin athletics campaign IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra will lead a 65-strong team, with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) hoping to win at......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

As women, we have to believe in ourselves: Sindhu

IMAGE: India's Pusarla Sindhu in action at the Badminton World Championships, in St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland. Photograph: Vincent Kessle/Reuters India's champion shuttler P V Sindhu feels......

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday. IMAGE: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele celebrates on the podium after winning the men's elite race at the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on......

Indian athletes shine with 17 medals, finish 3rd at Asian Junior C'ships

India ended their campaign at the 17th Asian Junior Championships in style as they finished third by winning 17 overall medals, including 7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze at Ho Chi Minh City in......

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