Ghaziabad: Congress will bounce back to its glorious past within a short span of time as the grassroots workers of the party are striving hard relentlessly, party MP and former Union minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi: Assamese director Jahnu Barua has been named for the Padma Bhushan honour, announced on the eve of the 66th Republic Day.He will receive the award for his contribution to art over the years.Barua,
Chennai: Popular Carnatic composer and vocalist Sudha Raghunathan was Sunday named for the Padma Bhushan on the eve of the 66th Republic Day.Raghunathan will get the award for her contribution to art and music over
New Delhi: Rubbishing media reports that boxer Vijender Singh, akin to shuttler Saina Nehwal, had staked claim to the Padma Bhushan, the Olympic bronze medallist Tuesday said he had only spoken to Boxing India (BI)
New Delhi: With Saina Nehwal getting the Sports Ministry's recommendation for the Padma Bhushan after a furore over her nomination being rejected, star India boxer Vijender Singh also threw his hat in the ring for
New Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal is "upset" that her quest to know the reason behind the rejection of her nomination for Padma Bhushan snowballed into a big controversy, saying that she never demanded for
New Delhi: After a row erupted Sunday over the letter of nomination of badminton star Saina Nehwal for the Padma Bhushan, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, said it will “examine the possibility of recommending” the name
New Delhi: Eminent historian Prof. Lokesh Chandra has been appointed the 17th President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) with effect from Oct 27 for a period of three years.Prof. Chandra succeeds Congress MP
New Delhi: Government has invited nominations for various categories of Padma awards for 2015.It has asked interested people to send their applications by September 15.The process of receipts of nominations for the Padma awards, 2015,
New Delhi: Ace tennis player Leander Paes was conferred India's third highest civilian honour - the Padma Bhushan - by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here Saturday.Paes was ecstatic at
New Dellhi: Leander Paes and tennis are synonymous in India.The forty year old war horse who made India proud in 1996 Atlanta Olympics by winning a bronze medal has been awarded with the third highest
New Delhi: The family of eminent jurist and former chief justice of India, late Justice J S Verma, has decided not to accept the Padma Bhushan awarded to him posthumously on the eve of Republic
Chennai: Popular actor Kamal Haasan today said, he was honoured to have been chosen for the Padma Bhushan award by the government. In a statement here, he said: "Proud to be an Indian. India is
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Global Diversity Award in Delhi Wednesday.The 70-year-old will also take a tour around the parliament house."Tomorrow (Wednesday) there is more activity and honour coming my way,
New Delhi, Apr 20:President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar.Professor
Mumbai, Jan 26: That Rajesh Khanna is being honoured with a Padma Bhushan is a good thing. That he is being honoured after his death is not such a good thing.Why wait for the legends
New Delhi, Jan 26: Wrestler Sushil Kumar, the only Indian sportsperson to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals, is disappointed to miss out on the Padma Bhushan award though his name had been recommended.Sushil's name had
Chennai, Jan 26: Expressing dissatisfaction over the number of people from South India figuring in the Padma awards list for 2013, southern playback singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki Friday refused to accept Padma Bhushan award announced for
New Delhi, Jan 25: Actors Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna and Sridevi, comedian Late Jaspal Bhatti, ex-cricketer Rahul Dravid and Urdu poet Nida Fazli figure among the list of Padma awardees this year. Following is the full
New Delhi, Aug 27: The BCCI has decided to recommend the names of former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and opener Gautam Gambhir's names for the prestigious Padma Bhusan and Padma Shri awards respectively.According to a
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