New Delhi | 1 month ago
Sant Chatwal, Zohra Sehgal, Saif Ali receive Padma awards
New Delhi, April 7 - Controversial New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, theatre personality Zohra Sehgal and Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan were among many on whom Padma awards were conferred Wednesday at a glittering ceremony here.Chatwal, Padma award to whom was contested by political parties and against which court cases were filed, looked elated when receiving the award from President Pr ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Padma awards given to Ramakrishnan, Rahman, Aamir
New Delhi, Mar 31 - Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan were among those conferred with the prestigious Padma awards here Wednesday by President Pratibha Patil.In a grand ceremony, the Padma Vibhushan - the second highest civilian award - was bestowed upon Indian-origin American Ramakrishnan, eminent theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi a ... read more

New York | 2 months ago
Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year
New York, March 6 - Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been named the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009 by the ethnic weekly newspaper.A total of nine awards were presented in seven categories at the seventh annual India Abroad Person of the Year Awards gala Friday. The Who's Who of the Indian-American community attended the event, held at the National Museum of the Ame ... read more

3 months ago
Britain anoints India a superpower on Republic Day
London, Jan 27 - India is already a superpower, says Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband. 'My thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Indian Constitution is that in one particular way India is a superpower already,' Miliband told a massive gathering of the Indian diaspora here Tuesday. 'India is a superpower in its soft power, a superpower in the soft force of its democracy, and superpow ... read more

3 months ago
India honours scientist Ramakrishnan, Ebrahim Alkazi, Zohra Segal
New Delhi, Jan 25 - Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo Hospital group chairman Prathap C. Reddy, and theatre personalities Ebrahim Alkazi and Zohra Segal are among the six people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, in the Republic Day honours list announced Monday. Actor Aamir Khan, Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman and Indian American editor F ... read more

3 months ago
130 Padma awardees announced on R-Day eve
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The government Monday announced 130 Padma awards, including six Padma Vibhushans, the country's second highest civilian honour, for Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo hospital chief Prathap Chandra Reddy and former RBI Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy, as also three personalities from the world of art. Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and music maestros A.R. Rahman and ... read more

3 months ago
Ramakrishnan, Pratap Reddy, Zohra get Padma Vibhushan
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The Indian government Monday awarded the Padma Vibhushan to six eminent personalities, including veteran actor Zohra Segal, Apollo Hospital Group chairman Prathap Chandra Reddy and Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, for exceptional and distinguished service. Three people have been given the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, in the field of ar ... read more

3 months ago
Ramakrishnan, Zakaria, Chatwal amongst NRI Padma awardees
New Delhi, Jan 25 - Thirteen foreigners, non resident Indians - and people of Indian origin -, including Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria and New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, have been given the Padma awards this year for services to India. While Britain-based Ramakrishnan, who got the Nobel Prize for Chemistry last year, has got the P ... read more