Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan awardees

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and late singer S P Balasubramaniam have been honoured with India's second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan this year, while former chief ministers......

Deoband issues fatwa against blood donation

In a potentially controversial decree, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has said that donation of blood and body parts was against the tenets of Islam, but observed that giving blood to save......

Which Covid victims does Modi mourn for?

Modi did not consider these deaths important enough to express regrets.Will these lives continue to count for nothing? asks Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE: Relatives carry a COVID-19 positive patient on......

BJP finalises names of RS nominees

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday finalised the names of eight personalities from different fields for nomination to the Rajya Sabha following the retirement of as many members.The names were......