Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Microsoft founder Bill Gates for his charity work.  Gates received the prize......

Jimmy Carter's India Connection

Lillian Carter, a trained nurse and a Peace Corps worker, spent two years of her life, when she was in her late 60s, serving the poor in India, in the 1960s. She was posted as a volunteer to......

National Film Awards named after Indira Gandhi, Nargis renamed

The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary......

Nobel Laureate Mathai awarded Indira Gandhi prize

Nobel Laureate Wangari Mathai was on Monday awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan where a call was made to the developed world......

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.' Kindly note the......

The Ok-Tata-Bye-Bye controversy

Infringements related to brand names and trademarks are a never-ending story. In the latest dispute over a brand name, the Tata Group has objected to the word 'Tata' used in oktatabyebye.com, a......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

'We had surplus wheat stocks till last year, where has it gone?'

'All imaginary figures are pushed by government bureaucrats.''They never showed that the production of wheat was less this time.' IMAGE: A worker sifts wheat at the market yard of the Agriculture......

50 days of Ayan

National Award winning cinematographer turned filmmaker, K V Anand has hit the jackpot with his second directorial venture Ayan starring Suriya and Tamannah in the lead. As the......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

Cannes Diaries: A touch of Punjab in Cannes

Chauthi Koot is the first of two Indian films in Un Certain Regard. A prime afternoon slot and a full theatre were promising for a start. Then, Gurvinder Singh with his Chauthi......

Julia Roberts to shoot in Delhi ashram

Oscar winner Julia Roberts landed in New Delhi on Thursday with cast and crew to shoot her film, Eat, Pray, Love. Based on Pushcart Prize winner Elizabeth Gilbert's spirituality/travel memoir, this......

Paralympians Soar, But Await India Inc's Leap Of Faith

'Historically, there hasn't been much representation around para-athletes from a brand perspective.''With their best medal tally in Paris, it has triggered considerable organic interest.' IMAGE:......

Boxing: Nikhat clinches second gold; Lovlina wins maiden World title

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen became only the second boxer after Mary Kom to win two World titles. Photograph: BFI Becoming only the second Indian female to have two World Championships gold medals to her......

Sindhu, Srikanth and Lakshya to headline India Open 2022

IMAGE: World No. 7 Sindhu has been given the top seed in women's singles category which includes London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who lifted the title in 2015, alongside other young......

Play The Great Khali contest: Win COOL Prizes!

India's wrestling fans finally get a chance to witness to the return of their favourite wrestler, The Great Khali. He will be in action for the first time on home soil during 'The Great Khali......

Cyclist Ronaldo scripts history in Asian c'ships

IMAGE: Ronaldo's silver on Wednesday was his third medal of the championships. He had earlier won bronze medals in 1km time trial and team sprint events. Photograph: Sports India/Twitter Ronaldo......