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Medical practitioner to return Padma Shri after Naxal threats

Traditional medicine practitioner Hemchand Manjhi, renowned for his stellar work from a remote village in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, on Monday said he will return his Padma Shri award,......

First woman elephant mahout among 34 unsung heroes awarded Padma Shri

India's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah famous as Hasti Kanya, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and plastic surgeon......

Nuclear scientist R Chidambaram dies at 88

Veteran scientist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1975 and 1998, died on Saturday, an official of the Department of Atomic Energy said. He was 88. IMAGE:......

If celebs are not safe then who is?: Oppn slams Maha govt on Saif attack

The knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan by an intruder shows that not even celebrities are safe in the state, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has failed to maintain law and order,......

Blood-soaked Saif walked into hospital with his child: Doc

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital after suffering injuries in a knife attack at home, is doing "very well" and expected to be discharged in two to three days,......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

Osamu Suzuki, the man who spurred India's auto industry is dead

Osamu Suzuki, the man who took a risk and bet on India when no one else believed in having a viable automobile company in the country, has died at the age of 94, according to information shared by......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was 1971.......

Reliance's 'discovery man' gets Padma Shri

Reliance Industries found huge natural gas reserves in the very first well it drilled, which subsequently proved to be the world's second largest deepwater discovery in the last decade. But few......

Raveena, Keeravaani Honoured With The Padma Shri

Raveena Tandon has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, by President Draupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Expressing her gratitude at......

Saif Ali Khan stabbed six times, is 'out of danger', say docs

Photograph: ANI Photo Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra early Thursday in a shocking attack that......

After Sonu Received The Padma Shri...

Earlier this week, on March 28, the President presented Sonu Nigam with the Padma Shri and the singer celebrated the event by inviting Bollywood colleagues to a party. Please click on the images to......

'Don't feel special about getting Padma Shri'

Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu, 79, was so passionate about cinema that he resigned his job as a college lecturer to join the National School of Drama. His first break came in 1963 when Ramu......

Kader Khan's son receives Padma Shri in Toronto

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan receives the Padma Shri from Dinesh Bhatia, India's consul general in Toronto, right. Kader Khan, the much missed actor-writer-director who passed away in Canada in January,......

Squash star Joshna Chinappa conferred with Padma Shri

IMAGE: Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa receives the Padma Shri from President Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhawan/X Indian squash......

MS Dhoni recommended for Padma Bhushan, Virat Kohli for Padma Shri

The Indian Cricket Board has recommended captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name for the prestigious Padma Bhushan and batting mainstay Virat Kohli for the Padma Shri. Indian......

Bopanna and Chinappa shortlisted for Padma Shri

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna has been selected for the fourth highest civilian honour. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who is set to be crowned world number......

Virender to return Padma Shri, urges Sachin Tendulkar, Neeraj Chopra to...

IMAGE: Showing solidarity with Bajrang Punia, Virender Singh Yadav is set to return his Padma Shri to the government. Photograph: Virender Singh/X Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh Yadav,......

Bajrang returns Padma Shri; attempt to meet PM thwarted by police

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia was among the wrestlers that protested against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual assault allegations. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Bajrang Punia/Instagram......

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