Ideological inclinations of writers should be checked: BJP

Facing heat over a long list of writers who have returned Sahitya Akademi awards or resigned from their posts in the literary body, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday denied that it was being soft......

Padma Vibhushan for Amrita Pritam, Narlikar

Well-known Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam, noted astronomer Jayant Vishnu Narlikar and former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalliah have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the second......