Celebrity cook Tarla Dalal is dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 18:46

India`s first celebrity cook, Tarla Dalal, died here Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, family sources said. She passed away at her residence in south Mumbai.

Men don`t prefer skinny girls, says Padma Lakshmi

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 15:58

Padma Lakshmi has revealed that men preferred her when she was heavier.

Composer Raghavan cremated Sunday, film fraternity stays away

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 16:28

Veteran music composer K. Raghavan was cremated Sunday in Tellicherry, 12 km from here, but no one from the Malayalam film fraternity came to pay their last respects to the Padma Shri winner.

Bikini clad Padma Lakshmi flaunts hot bod in Hawaii beach

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 14:46

Padma Lakshmi was spotted showing off her abs on the beaches of Hawaii in a hot vibrant red bikini.

Rape accused Mane, penning book on subject

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 14:15

Padma awardee and former MLC Laxman Mane, who was accused of rape by six women at his ashramshala, is now busy penning a book on the issue.

Padma Lakshmi reveals secret to svelte body

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 15:42

Padma Lakshmi has said that she tries to work out whenever she can.

Padma Vibhushan awardee and former IAS officer passes away

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 18:33

C P Srivastava, a 1949 batch UP Cadre IAS officer, who served as joint secretary to Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died today in Italy.

Padma Lakshmi joins crusade to safeguard NYC`s `green spaces`

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 16:16

Padma Lakshmi has lent her support to the legal fight against NYU`s controversial expansion plan.

PM presents Padma Shri award to Japanese scholar

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 16:37

In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today presented Padma Shri award to eminent Japanese Tamil language scholar Noburu Karashima for his outstanding contribution in the field of literature and education.

Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 15:51

Lyricist-writer Gulzar has been appointed the new chancellor of Assam University.

President confers Padma awards

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 15:37

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar.

Dravid receives Padma Bhushan

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 22:20

Batting great Rahul Dravid received India`s third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan`s Darbar Hall on Friday.