President Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Dr Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous) for Science and Engineering. Known as the father of fiber optics, Dr Kapany was a scientist, academician, entrepreneur, passionate collector of Sikh art and philanthropist. The award was received by a family member.(Read more on Padma Awards on pages 17-21)
Islamabad (TIP): Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, […]
New Delhi (TIP)- The regular ‘band, bajaa, baraat’ were missing but the festivities seemed intact as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann turned groom for his wedding with a doctor from Kurukshetra at his home on […]
Mumbai (TIP)- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, April 8, kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance despite rising inflation. This is the […]
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