Newsmakers
Gulzar, Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith Award
This year marks the second time the award is conferred for Sanskrit literature and the fifth time for Urdu literature
PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan, Chowdhary Charan Singh conferred with Bharat Ratna
The move to confer the Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao was seen as a subtle message to the Gandhis
Ramjanmabhoomi Movement Reclaimed Secularism: Advani
Advani said that the entire country is now enveloped in a "Ram-maya" atmosphere
Heeralal Samariya new Chief Information Commissioner
Samariya, the first Dalit to have been appointed to the post, was working as information commissioner in the transparency panel CIC
Statue of India batting great Sachin Tendulkar unveiled at Mumbai stadium
The statue at Tendulkar's home ground was inaugurated by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde
Father of Green Revolution MS Swaminathan No More
Swaminathan was commended by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug as the driving force behind the Green Revolution in Asia
Jaya Verma Sinha first woman to head Railway Board
She will assume charge on or after September 1 and her tenure will be till August 31, 2024
80% Indians Have Favourable View of PM Modi: Pew Survey
Views of India are most positive in Israel, where 71 per cent say they have a favourable view of the country, the report said
Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action
Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women
Mukesh Ambani’s Grandson, Prithvi's first day of school
Mukesh and Nita Ambani, attended his first day of school on Tuesday