Kolkata-based composer Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee has added another feather to his cap by becoming a jury member for the next edition of Grammy Awards. On his way to the jury panel, the composer, who i...

Courageous work    The nomination and selection process for the Nobel Peace Prize is shrouded in secrecy. But Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of the Serum Institute of India, is considered...

A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata...

Step into the future Sir — Institutions must evolve with the times in order to remain relevant. The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, recently conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministri...

Cyrus Poonawalla of the Serum Institute of India, which manufactured the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, and Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech, which produced Covaxin, are among the Padma ...

Sportspersons receive Padma Bhushan from President Ram Nath Kovind...

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. Of these, four were Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bh...

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is pretty elated after receiving the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civillian honour, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The event was attended by P...

The Assam government will present its own versions of the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards from next year. The weekly cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Tuesday a...

Perhaps for the first time in decades, not a single film personality was honoured with the Padma awards this year. The one name — as consolation? — on the list was that of the Late S.P. Ba...