
New Delhi: Late cartoonist Mario Miranda, actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi, top mathematician MS Raghunathan, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal and industry leader B Muthuraman were among those conferred the Padma awards by President Pratibha Patil IN New Delhi on Wednesday. Miranda's son Rahul received the Padma Vibhushan from Patil at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA...

03:53 PM, Apr 04, 2012

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Esha Deol is set to exchange rings with her long-time boyfriend Mumbai-based businessman Bharat Takhtani Sunday, two days before Valentine's Day. "Yes, it is going to be a traditional ceremony at their Juhu residence Sunday. It will be a family affair," Esha's manager confirmed. The time of engagement is yet to be revealed, but the family is said to be excited. Daughter of veteran actors Hema Malini...

12:48 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Mumbai: Veteran actress Hema Malini is elated to learn that her husband Dharmendra will be honoured with a Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award, and says that the honour was long due. "I am obviously very happy that Dharamji is getting the Padma Bhushan. It was long due and I am glad that the government of India is conferring the title to him," Hema told IANS. "He has...

07:52 AM, Jan 26, 2012

New Delhi: Veteran actor Dharmendra's youngest daughter Ahana Deol is delighted with the news that her father has been named to receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan this year. However, she says he deserved the award much earlier. "The Padma Bhushan is a grand honour and our family is really excited after hearing the news because dad totally deserves it," Ahana told IANS over phone from Mumbai. "However, I also want...

04:29 PM, Jan 25, 2012

New Delhi: The prestigious Padma Awards, the country's highest civilian awards, have been announced. The awards will be conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The names of some prominent film and music personalities feature in this year's list. Late (Dr.) Bhupen Hazarika has been given the Padma Vibhushan in the field of Vocal Music, while film stars Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, and noted director Mira...

02:09 PM, Jan 25, 2012

Mumbai: Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who hosted the Bhojpuri version of popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) has filed a complaint with Cine and TV Artists Association for not receiving his dues. Shatrughan hosted the Bhojpuri version of the show-'Ke Bane Crorepati' that was aired on Mahuua channel. "He (Shatrughan) has filed a complaint with us. As per our norms we have forwarded the complaint to the channel. We...

06:07 PM, Nov 29, 2011