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Miranda, Hazarika get posthumous Padma Vibhushan
The late cartoonist Mario Miranda and the late musician Bhupen Hazarika were amongst the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan on Wednesday.
The others are sculptor K.G. Subramanyan, orthopaedist
Setback for Modi, probe into fake gunbattles ordered
In yet another setback to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. Shah to investigate over 20 cases of alleged fake gun battle killings in the state between 2003 and 2006.
Jatin Das, Anish Kapoor get Padma Bhushan
Eminent artists Jatin Das, Khaled Choudhury and Anish Kapoor were on Wednesday amongst the Padma Bhushan awardees in the field of art.
Others in the category are Buddhadev Das Gupta, T.V. Gopalkrish
22 to get Padma Shris for art
Twenty-two people, including vocalist Fariduddin Dagar and theatre veteran Joy Michael, will get the Padma Shri in the field of art, it was announced here on Wednesday.
The others are Vanraj Bhatia,
Madhavan Nair takes on government, says ISRO gone to dogs
Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair on Wednesday described as ‘improper’ the move to blacklist four scientists, including him, from a government job and said the sp
Jokes apart: Pakistani comedy barred for Indian Army
Laughter may be the best medicine, but for the Indian Army, a dose 'Made in Pakistan' may be too bitter to swallow.
Pakistani stand-up comedians Irfan Malik and Ali Hasan, who have regaled audiences
US comedian Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple joke
An Indian American has filed a lawsuit in California suing US comedian Jay Leno for what he calls ‘racist’ comments on the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Leno "hurt the sentiments of all Sikh people in a
700 militants surrender arms in Assam
From guns to roses, life turned full circle for close to 700 militants from nine separatist groups in Assam on Tuesday when they laid down arms to join the mainstream in the presence of union Home Min
Manmohan joins Twitter, 15,000 followers and counting
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has joined popular microblogging site Twitter - aiming to capture the attention of young Indians and inform people about the work done by his office through 140 character
A glimpse of historic Cellular Jail in Mumbai
Soon a replica of the world-famous Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, along with some original fittings and articles, will be seen in Mumbai at the country's first upcoming museum dedic
