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The Prison Which Is A National Pilgrimage

The long queue outside the Cellular Jail is a testimony to its place in India's national consciousness.The Andamans is also where the only British viceroy was assassinated and where Netaji unfurled......

What if LTTE's Prabhakaran were alive...

The Indian authorities have to reconfirm that Prabhakaran is dead.It may require seeking assistance from Interpol and also involve the re-opening of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and more......

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually unveiled the model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said it will......

Are Xi's Policies Disastrous For China?

Xi Jinping's recent actions in South Asia have amply demonstrated the disastrous impact of China's embrace, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W officer and China expert. IMAGE: Xi......

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes. IMAGE:......

India's Green Shoots for the Planet

Modi's unexpected announcement of achieving net zero by 2070 may have neatly deflected the pressures on India to sign up to an ambitious pledge but it does nothing to dispel the ecological......

Why are our passports so shabby?

'Why can't a country that builds and manages airports of acknowledged excellence at home and abroad produce passports of durable quality for its citizens?' asks Sunil Sethi. Indian travellers to......

'Modi changed India's attitude towards Maritime Silk Road plan'

  China's Silk Road plan the name of which was subsequently changed to ‘Belt and Road’ project moots a maze of roads and corridors connecting China with Asia and Europe. A Chinese......

Future imperfect for Indian startups

The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob.  Image: India is witnessing a boom of......

Top 10 wind power countries

The price of wind power may soon compete with conventional fossil fuels, according to researchers in the United States Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no pollution. And......

Saluting *THE* Voice

Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music.Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram It was early in the......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

Umrika comes to India!

Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India. Aseem Chhabra spoke to its director Prashant......

Review: Leonardo DiCaprio excels in Wolf Of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street has its moments but it is director Martin Scorsese’s weakest attempt at film-making, says Aseem Chhabra. If I was 20-something and Leonardo DiCaprio (I......

Review: Man Of Steel isn't super enough

There's very littler of Superman in Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel, writes Raja Sen.You’ll believe a man can sigh.That’s what the godlike alien in Man Of Steel frequently does as he looks......

How Kohli gets 'charged up' in challenging times...

SCORECARD 'Very grateful I got to play 500 games for India. I have got 15 centuries away from home. I have got more hundreds away than at home. I have got a few fifty-plus scores.' IMAGE: Virat......

England fall short of Test win as Windies hang on for draw

IMAGE: West Indies batter Nkrumah Bonner shakes hands with England captain Joe Root after the drawn first Test, at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, on Saturday. Photograph: Gareth......

Day 15: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Sweden beat Britain to win men's curling gold IMAGE: Sweden's Christoffer Sundgren, Vice Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranaa and Daniel Magnusson react after winning the curling men's gold medal game......

Windies ignore Gayle for India Tests; Cornwall in squad

IMAGE: Rahkeem Cornwall of the West Indies Cricket Board President's XI bats during the tour match against England at Warner Park, in Basseterre, St Kitts,  on February 26, 2017. Photograph:......

IPL 12 Rewind!

Pandya, Rahul back in form; Warner sends warning to WC rivals IMAGE: For India, the foremost gain has to be Hardik and Rahul's performance. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul's......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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