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Puppetry isn’t just for children: Dadi Pudumjee

Helming the only festival of its kind, the Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival in its many years has travelled to Jaipur, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and for the last eight years to Chandigarh sponsored by the Chandigarh administration, Pudumjee hopes that more collaborators will come from other cities as well.

Updated on Feb 24, 2020, 10:21 AM IST

My father just did his duty as a soldier, he loved India: Adnan Sami

Singer Adnan Sami at the launch of his music album Tu Yaad Aya in Mumbai with wife Roya Faryabi and daughter Medina..

Updated on Feb 21, 2020, 6:40 PM IST

After Kangana Ranaut’s snub at Filmfare, Rangoli Chandel unleashes wrath on ‘mediocre’ Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar

Alia Bhatt won a Filmfare award for her performance in Gully Boy, beating Kangana Ranaut.

Updated on Feb 16, 2020, 11:27 AM IST

Ace fashion designer Wendell Rodricks passes away

Designer Wendell Rodricks championed several environmental causes including that in his own village of Colvale where he spent the last few years of his life.

Published on Feb 12, 2020, 9:32 PM IST

Wholistic Care Center is a first-of-its-kind integrated curative center launched in Mumbai

Dr. John Ebnezar lighting the auspicious lamp and inaugurating the Wholistic Care Center in Mumbai as Yogi Sakha, Dr. Pradeep Singh (centre) and Dr. Saurabh Talekar (extreme right) watches.

Updated on Feb 10, 2020, 7:53 PM IST

Padma awardee writer Giriraj Kishore dies at 82

Veteran writer and academician Giriraj Kishore

Updated on Feb 10, 2020, 4:46 AM IST

RSS ideologue P Parameswaran dies at 93, PM Modi mourns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “guru.”

Updated on Feb 9, 2020, 11:42 AM IST

Rani Rampal: Don’t think much about awards.Believe in karma, working hard and giving my 100 percent

Indian women Hockey team captain Rani Rampal 47th minute goal helped India beat Olympic champs Britain (1-0) recently in New Zealand

Updated on Feb 6, 2020, 7:06 PM IST

Noted Punjabi novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana cremated in Patiala

Politicians, academicians, literary personalities and officials of district administration paying tributes to the writes in Patiala on Saturday.

Updated on Feb 1, 2020, 9:26 PM IST

Noted Punjabi novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana dies at 84

In 2015, Dalip Kaur Tiwana had returned the Padma Shri bestowed on her to express solidarity with writers protesting against “suppression of freedom of expression and growing communalism”.

Updated on Feb 1, 2020, 6:07 AM IST

Adnan Sami on Padma Shri honour: ‘My father did his duty for his country. What is my award got to do with him?’

Singer Adnan Sami with his father in his Father’s Day post.

Updated on Jan 30, 2020, 1:08 PM IST

Karan Johar says he will call Kangana Ranaut if he has a film for her, sister Rangoli says ‘best you leave her alone’

Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar had a fallout after she accused him of promoting nepotism.

Updated on Sep 22, 2020, 5:02 PM IST

Alia Bhatt doesn’t regret sending flowers to Kangana Ranaut despite Rangoli’s mocking tweet: ‘Let them react how they want to’

Alia Bhatt is unaffected by Rangoli Chandel’s tweet about her flowers for Kangana Ranaut.

Updated on Sep 5, 2020, 3:56 PM IST

Annu Kapoor replies to fan demanding Padma award for him, says ‘undeserving people’ like him don’t get it

Annu Kapoor is well known for films like Vicky Donor and Jolly LLB 2.

Updated on Sep 4, 2020, 12:13 PM IST

Harekala Hajabba awarded Padma Shri. This motivated the orange seller to start a school

Harekala Hajabba used his earnings of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>150 a day and some savings to open the school in 2000.

Updated on Jan 28, 2020, 1:48 PM IST

When Congress was in power, they gave me an award, says Padma Shri Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami has been made a Padma Shri.

Updated on Jan 28, 2020, 11:41 AM IST

Suresh Wadkar on Padma Shri honour: ‘I’m very happy, this was long awaited’

Suresh Wadkar was announced as one of the recipients of the Padma Shri this year.

Updated on Jan 27, 2020, 7:57 PM IST

My award will inspire girls to take up football: Bembem Devi

Bembem Devi.

Updated on Jan 27, 2020, 3:53 PM IST

Adnan Sami reacts to Cong spokesperson’s criticism over Padma Shri honour: ‘Did you get your brain from clearance sale?’

Adnan Sami was granted Indian citizenship in 2016.

Updated on Sep 2, 2020, 4:49 PM IST

British MPs, ‘Bob-bhai’ and ‘Barry-bhai’ win Padma Shri for standing by India

Bob Blackman is one of the two British MP awarded with Padma Shri.

Updated on Jan 26, 2020, 11:35 PM IST

Alia Bhatt sends Kangana Ranaut flowers after Padma Shri honour, Rangoli Chandel says ‘I am enjoying it’

Rangoli Chandel revealed in a tweet that Alia Bhatt sent flowers to congratulate Kangana Ranaut on her Padma Shri.

Updated on Sep 1, 2020, 8:43 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut celebrates Padma Shri honour with Thalaivi team in Chennai, cuts huge cake

Kangana Ranaut cut a cake on the sets of Thalaivi.

Updated on Jan 26, 2020, 8:47 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut feels Karan Johar ‘totally deserves’ Padma Shri, says she is proud to be in the same league as him

Kangana Ranaut said that Karan Johar was deserving of the Padma Shri.

Updated on Sep 1, 2020, 4:44 PM IST

Rani Rampal requests Aamir Khan to help get votes for Athlete Of The Year, he says ‘Humaari chhoriyaan kissi se kum hain kay’

Aamir Khan responds to Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal and tells her ‘Humaari chhoriyaan kissi se kum hain kay’.

Updated on Jan 26, 2020, 11:53 AM IST

Padma Shri awards: Kangana Ranaut dedicates it to ‘every woman who dreams’, Karan Johar is ‘at loss for words’

Kangana Ranaut, Ekta Kapoor, Adnan Sami and Karan Johar express their gratitude as they are honoured with Padma awards.

Updated on Jan 26, 2020, 10:19 AM IST

Congress’ SC Jamir and PDP’s Baig win Padma awards along with Parikar, PV Sindhu and Anand Mahindra

Manohar Parikar has been conferred with Padma Bhushan posthumously

Updated on Jan 25, 2020, 9:41 PM IST

One feeds poor, the other gives them dignity in death: A look at top Padma Shri winners

Jagdish Lal Ahuja has spent the last 15-years of his life serving free food to hundreds of poor patients and attendants outside PGIMER in Chandigarh.

Updated on Jan 25, 2020, 10:59 PM IST

Happy Birthday Javed Akhtar: A playlist of his top Bollywood songs

Poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar during an exhibition curated by photojournalist Pradeep Chandra and film historian SMM Ausaja on his birthday in Mumbai on Jan 15, 2020.

Updated on Jan 17, 2020, 3:32 PM IST

Punjabi novelist Dalip kaur Tiwana’s health improves

Author Dalip Kaur Tiwana

Published on Jan 15, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

Computers, yoga and the science of consciousness: A conversation with Subhash Kak

Subhash Kak is the author of 12 books including The Nature of Physical Reality, The Architecture of Knowledge, and Mind and Self.

Updated on Jan 9, 2020, 1:51 PM IST

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