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Padma Shri
SpiceJet air ambulance to bring gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh from Imphal to Delhi for his cancer treatment free of cost
The Padma awardee couldn't travel to Delhi due to nationwide lock down. He is suffering from liver cancer.
Online Change petition filed demanding withdrawal of Padma awards of Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep Sardesai
Rajdeep Sardesai and Barkha Dutt were conferred with the Padma Shri in 2008 by the then Congress-led UPA government
‘Liberals’ attack Modi government for awarding Padma Shri to singer Adnan Sami
Liberals attack Adnan Sami for winning the Padma Shri as his father had fought against India as a Pakistani Air Force Pilot
Padma Awards announced: Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously
The President has approved 141 awards this year which includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awards
The return of Award Wapsi: One Urdu writer Mujtaba Hussain to return his Padma Shri award as his “conscience is pricking him”
Mujtaba Hussain was awarded a Padma Shri in 2007.
OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Saturday, 26th January 2019
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‘Timing of the award might be misconstrued’: CM Naveen Patnaik’s sister, Gita Mehta, declines Padma award
The NDA government had conferred Padma Shri to Gita Mehta, sister of CM Naveen Patnaik, in the 'Foreigners' category for her distinguished work in Art and Literature
Democratisation of Padma Awards : Modi is giving the country back to its common people
By honoring common people of India, the country is reclaiming the space that was lost to a select elite of the country
If social media had not supported Indu Sarkar, I’d have gone into depression: Madhur Bhandarkar
Exclusive interview with Madhur Bhandarkar, where he talks about the movie and Bollywood’s hypocrisy.
Senior Editor at Firstpost thinks that Yoga is blind faith, Find out what blinds him
Ramdev may have political aspirations, he may have some old-fashioned ideas, but should we completely deny his contributions to the society?
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Crime
Hyderabad: Hindu woman confronts boyfriend Syed Mustafa over marriage promises, stabbed to death by him and his brother
24-year-old Hindu woman was brutally stabbed to death by her lover Syed Mustafa and his brother on Saturday night at Rein Bazar neighbourhood of Hyderabad
World
Days after an Islamist brutally beheaded a teacher, France Govt prepares to expel 231 religious extremists from the country
France is planning to come down hard on religious extremists after an Islamic youth beheaded a teacher recently
Politics
Congress, media target Varun Gandhi for unwillingness to speak to a stranger late at night: Here is who the man was and why he...
The Congress party has decided to go after BJP MP Varun Gandhi after a leaked version of his conversation found its way to the media.
Government and Policy
India formally invites Australia to join the 2020 Malabar trilateral naval exercise, Australia confirms full participation: Read details
It will be the first time all members of the regional grouping known as the Quad will participate in the Malabar naval exercise
Crime
Rajasthan: Two minor girls gang-raped, police shift victims to the hospital in an auto-rickshaw instead of ambulance
Two minors gang-raped by six in Rajasthan. Police conducting raids at various locations in search of accused.
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News Reports
After Chinese phones blocking weather data for Arunachal and Ladakh, now Twitter shows Leh as part of China
Security analyst Nitin A Gokhale found that Twitter has labelled Leh in Ladakh as part of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Entertainment
In 2012 ‘out of town’ Salman Khan partied with Parambir Singh in Mumbai on day Bandra cops could not serve him Court summons for...
As reported by Mid-Day in 2012, Salman Khan and Parambir Singh were both found attending a Christmas party hosted by Sunny Dewan and his wife Anu Dewan in Mumbai. This when the Bandra cops claimed Khan was not in town.
News Reports
During 26/11 Mumbai attack, Param Bir Singh refused to be on ground and take on terrorists, then Mumbai CP Hasan Gafoor had said
Hasan Gafoor, who was the Mumbai Commissioner of Police during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had accused senior police officials, including Param Bir Singh of not taking on the terrorists.
Media
TimesNow joined the Left in condemning Republic TV to hell, now, the Left is gunning for them too
The 'TRP scam' started off when Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh named Republic TV and hid the fact that the FIR which was filed, based on the Hansa Research Report, named India Today
News Reports
Rajdeep Sardesai and India Today secure a gag order against social media user who had said they took 8 crores for Rhea interview
Issuing an order on India Today petition, the Delhi HC has ordered Twitter to suspend the man named Anurag Srivastava, and Google to remove the content from search results.
