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Fali Sam Nariman: Indian judiciary's 'Bhishma Pitamah' who minced no words

In his long and illustrious legal career, Nariman argued in several landmark cases, including the Bhopal gas tragedy case, TMA Pai case, Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case and the famous......

Retweeting libelous content is defamation, says court in Kejriwal case

The Delhi high court on Monday upheld summons issued to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as an accused in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by......

'Trudeau has made a major gamble'

'If Trudeau chooses to repeat his allegations in his UN speech on Friday, it would create a whole new escalation.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi greets Canada's Prime Minister Justin......

India set to bid farewell to old Parliament building

Historians and conservation architects describe the old edifice as a "repository of India's history" and its "democratic ethos", and an "architectural jewel" of Delhi. IMAGE: A view of the......

Sambhaji Bhide in soup for remarks on Mahatma Gandhi

  The police in Maharashtra's Amravati district on Saturday registered a case against Sambhaji Bhide for his alleged derogatory remarks on Mahatma Gandhi, with state Congress chief Nana......

Vande Bharat gets back on track after myriad controversies, vigilance probe

On August 15 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced from the ramparts of the Red Fort that the Indian Railways would launch 75 Vande Bharat Express trains by August 2023. Photograph:......

Chidambaram condemns Budget as 'most capitalist'

Congress leader and ex-finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the Union Budget was the "most capitalist" with nothing for the poor and farmers while sops were being provided to big......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

Viral Acharya needs a 'Bharat Darshan'

'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......

'Great risk to nations from undermining independence of central bank'

'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral V Acharya.......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

The 10 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS of 2020

The pandemic and the lockdown came into our lives without warning. Nobody was prepared to be stuck at home. All social activity suddenly ended. Movie theatres were shut down and we missed the......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......

Shah Rukh Khan: The King's Speech

Even as Mumbai's teenybopper population was drowning in Beiber-sized disappointment, my super-filmi week delighted in a breathtaking journey to Amazon, Satyajit Ray's fabulous use of fantasy to......

Soccer Extras: Former Uruguay star Forlan announces retirement

IMAGE:  Legendary Atletico Madrid player Diego Forlan. Photograph: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY/Reuters Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has announced his retirement, bringing to an end a......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......

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