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Questions were raised when Vice President Dr. Hamid Ansari did not salute the National Flag during the flag hoisting ceremony at India's 66th Republic Day Parade. President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar…

BJP Veteran LK Advani, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Bada, veteran actor Dillip Kumar, Big B Amitabh Bachchan are spiritual leader and philanthropist Aga Khan are among the nine people, who were selected for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan Award.…

India and the US Sunday announced the much-anticipated breakthrough agreement on commercial implementation of their landmark civil nuclear deal, six years after it was signed, and also entered a new strategic phase of co-production of some…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his "chai pe charcha" concept to commanding heights here Sunday, serving up the brew to visiting US President Barack Obama from a silver teapot on the verdant green lawns of Hyderabad House. The two…

US President Barack Obama, who is the Chief Guest at India's 66th Republic Day parade, laid a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Raj Ghat and planted a sapling in the complex on the bank of the Yamuna river Sunday. Accompanied by…

US President Barack Obama, who was accorded a ceremonial red carpet welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday, said it's "a great honour" to be back in India. "It's a great honour to be back in India. I am grateful for the extraordinary…

US President Barack Obama arrived on a three-day visit to India along with US First Lady Michelle Obama and his massive entourage. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the protocol to receive the Obamas at the Airport. It never…

Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has refused to accept Padma Vibhushan, saying he does not need such awards and recognition and batted for any distinguished person, who really deserves such…

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, who was reportedly in the list of recipients of Padma Vibhushan, which was not made public officially, has declined to accept the award, saying he is a 'Sannyasi', who does not need such recognition and rewards. In…

The much anticipated visit of US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to Agra has been cancelled, Uttar Pradesh government officials said Saturday. A government spokesman told that the presidential visit "for all practical purposes…