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Priyamvada Natarajan's All Set For TIME Gala

Dr Priyamvada Natarajan is excitedly getting set for the TIME gala on Thursday. Sabyasachi offered to design her outfit for the evening. Numerous interviews have taken their toll on her throat. She......

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister LK Advani at his residence in New Delhi......

PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

Eminent economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away

Her research was focused on urban development, macro-economic reforms, industrial development, and social sector development issues in India. Eminent economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, a recipient......

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

A Kashmiri verse, quotes from Tamil poets and references to Saraswati-Sindhu civilisation peppered Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 160-minute long marathon Budget speech on Saturday which got......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

Looking At Varun's 'Happy Place'

Aahana-Karisma make new friends... Divya takes a taxi ride... Nia goes bungee-jumping... Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan finds his 'happy place' in the Maldives.......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

'The hooligans started to take over'

'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.''The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country.''Today, it has gone to the dogs.'......

Raveena, Keeravaani Honoured With The Padma Shri

Raveena Tandon has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, by President Draupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Expressing her gratitude at......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Jhajharia becomes first Paralympian to receive Padma Bhushan

'To the youth, I will say work hard. One minute of work will not get you anything. I have worked hard for the past 20 years, 2002 was the first time I won a gold medal.' IMAGE: Paralympian......

With Jordan's mind coach, Sreesanth readies for redemption

IMAGE: S Sreesanth grinds it out in the gym. Photograph: Kind courtesy, S Sreesanth/Twitter A 'theatre of dreams' called Indian Premier League turned into a nightmare for Shanthakumaran Sreesanth......

VOTE! India's top sportsperson in 2019

Who was India's top sportsperson in 2019? Was it badminton sensation P V Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary? Elavenil......

Did umpiring error help England win World Cup?

'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.' IMAGE: Ben Stokes apologises after Martin Guptill's throw......

'Cricket will suffer if T10 is encouraged'

IMAGE: Taking a dig at the T20-driven shorter formats of the game, Dilip Doshi said players with incomplete or bad action are winning Man-of-the-Match awards these days. Photograph: T10......

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