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Producer Smita Tripathi of Sixth Sense Cinevision has signed writer Dilip Shukla (Ghayal, Damini and the Dabangg series) to pen their ambitious Production No 1. Ftii Gold medalist Surendra Dubey has been signed on to direct the film which will be shot in various locations of India and will go on the floors by the end of the year. Read More...

Producer Smita Tripathi of Sixth Sense Cinevision has signed writer Dilip Shukla (Ghayal, Damini and the Dabangg series) to pen their ambitious Production No 1. Ftii Gold medalist Surendra Dubey has been signed on to direct the film which will be shot in various locations of India and will go on the floors by the end of the year. Read More...

Nobel laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, noted theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi were today conferred Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by President Pratibha Patil here today.Music maestro A R Rahman and Bollywood star Aamir Khan, classical vocalist Pandit Channulal Mishra and prominent hotelier Capt C P Krishnan Nair were among those honoured with Padma Bhushan awards at a glittering ceremony at the Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.Pratap Chandra Reddy, founder chairman of Apollo Hospitals, was also conferred the Padma Vibhushan.The entire Ashoka Hall reverberated with applause as sportspersons Saina Nehwal and Virendra Sehwag walked up to the podium to receive their Padma Shri awards from the President.Hockey national Ignace Tirkey, dhrupad exponent Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar, businesswoman Anu Aga, multi-lingual actress Arundhati Nag, former Cbi director D R Karthikeyan, plant scientist Palpu Pushpangadan and eye surgeon Vikas Mahatme were among those who were awarded Padma Shri.