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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......

Light diyas at home, don't come to Ayodhya on Jan 22: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the whole world is waiting for the historic Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, stressing the strength of "vikas" (development)......

What Pranab Da Thought About Sonia Gandhi

Pranab's earlier fear of Sonia relying too heavily on a coterie due to her lack of experience turned out to be unfounded.As per Pranab, Sonia had her close advisers but she did not follow anyone's......

MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

NCERT suggests Ramayana, Mahabharata in school textbooks

Epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata should be taught in schools as part of the history curriculum under India's 'classical period', a high-level National Council of Educational Research and......

Budget's focus is to provide basic amenities to poor, Modi tells BJP

The focus of the Union Budget is on providing basic amenities to the poor, middle class and youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, and asserted that it is imperative that India......

Niti moots 100% tax exemption for donations to not-for-profit hospitals

Government think tank Niti Aayog has suggested 100 per cent income tax exemption for donations and provision of working capital loans with lower interest rates for not-for-profit hospitals to......

India Inc in banking? 'A good-looking step in bad direction'

The RBI working group's proposal to allow corporate houses to set up banks is a 'good-looking' step in a 'bad direction' and may lead to crony capitalism and eventual financial instability, former......

The day K P Singh wanted to sell DLF for 26 lakh

Persuaded not to sell that day in January 1975, DLF today has assets of over Rs 52,237 crore and a net worth of around Rs 40,000 crore.Ramesh Menon, K P Singh's biographer, reveals more. IMAGE:......

Covid-19 could see 135m job losses, 120m pushed back into poverty in India: Report

Following the COVID-19-induced economic disruptions, up to 135 million jobs could be lost and 120 million people might be pushed back into poverty in India, all of which will have a hit on consumer......

'Stop Pitching Urdu Against Hindi'

'Urdu is the language of Hindustan.' IMAGE: Gulzar launches a series of paintings, Ghalib & Gulzar, by Shahid Rassam in 2015. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Even at 89, the awards aren't stopping any......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Bheed Review: Grim Lockdown Nightmare

When the post-pandemic audience wants large-scale entertainers, Anubhav Sinha has the courage to make a film that determinedly veers away from escapism, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Looking at the signs......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Web Series of 2022

Free from the pressure of the box office as well as the lowbrow expectations of a satellite television audience, the OTT space continues to surprise and delight. The viewer does have to make the......

Meet The Brahmastra Stars: Mouni is Junoon!

The countdown to the most awaited trailer of the year has started and the teasers are dropping in. Director Ayan Mukerji has begun introducing the main characters of his mega movie Brahmastra, Part......

Rohit is a bit laid back: Ganguly

IMAGE: The 35-year-old Rohit Sharma took over from Virat Kohli as full-time skipper across formats last year. Photograph: PTI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said Rohit Sharma is "a bit......

Rahul Dravid vs Greg Chappell: The Untold Story

The only way for Dravid to sort out the mess was by forcing a showdown and getting Chappell removed as coach.That possibility was remote as Dravid neither had the ears of the BCCI nor was he the......

'Pant's spirit epitomises India's confident, attacking approach'

'In modern India, the players are more confident and aggressive' 'This attitude is boosted further on reaching the international arena by the positive encouragement of the leadership group'......

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