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Mandela is our greatest hero: Mahatma's granddaughter

Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a member of Nelson Mandela’s party, recalls some fond memories of the South African legend in a conversation with Sheela Bhatt. The......

'Sonia would have preferred Pratibha Patil as prez again'

Shekhar Iyer, a familiar face on television's news analysis programmes and senior associate editor at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, threw light on the politics behind the presidential polls as......

Najma missed the bus, Pratibha hops in

Had she had not crossed swords with Sonia Gandhi and quit the party in a huff, Najma Heptullah would have been United Progressive Alliance's most obvious choice for a woman candidate for the post......

'BJP is focused on economic growth'

'I see in the BJP an attempt to get growth and redistribution of resources.''For growth you need growth of the economy.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Economist Ila Patnaik wanted to......

'Modi wants to raise standard of living'

'So you have welfare programmes, you reach out to the poor, you cut out the middlemen, you cut out the leakages and you try to raise the standard of living.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'A Budget woven without dreams'

Sheela Bhatt spoke to various members of Parliament to elicit their opinion about Finance Minister P Chidambaram's last Budget before the general elections, and found them lukewarm in their......

'A Budget woven without dreams'

Sheela Bhatt spoke to various members of Parliament to elicit their opinion about Finance Minister P Chidambaram's last Budget before the general elections, and found them lukewarm in their......

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?"'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.' IMAGE: Mukul Chadda who......

Grieving for Kalpana Lajmi

Family and friends mourn the film-maker's passing. Kalpana Lajmi passed away on Sunday, September 23, after a long illness. Her family organised a prayer meet for the late director on Wednesday,......

Box Office: Noor, Maatr get poor opening

The hits and misses of the week. Last week saw two actresses take centre-stage in the movies but very different kind of films. Unfortunately, both of them -- Raveena Tandon's Maatr and Sonakshi......

'I just wanted to come to India and become an actress'

'I have been cast in the lead in an Australian medical drama, Pulse.''It is a huge break for my career.'Aussie actress Pallavi Sharda on Begum Jaan, working with Vidya Balan and why she hopes......

Box Office: Begum Jaan gets poor opening

The hits and misses of the week. Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan has released to mixed reviews and poor box office collections. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.......

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Mandela is our greatest hero: Mahatma's granddaughter

'Sonia would have preferred Pratibha Patil as prez again'

Najma missed the bus, Pratibha hops in

'BJP is focused on economic growth'

'Modi wants to raise standard of living'

'A Budget woven without dreams'

'A Budget woven without dreams'

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

Grieving for Kalpana Lajmi

Box Office: Noor, Maatr get poor opening

'I just wanted to come to India and become an actress'

Box Office: Begum Jaan gets poor opening

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