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IN PHOTOS: Landmarks that define a centurion Delhi

While the British sealed it as the capital of modern India, Delhi has for centuries been the power and nerve centre of the regimes that ruled the country, each one of them leaving behind an imprint......

'Mumbai police don't have any credible evidence'

To witness the dilemma of modern India, you will need to visit the Naya Nagar area in Mira Road, a satellite town in Thane district in Maharashtra, cheek by jowl with the sprawling mass of humanity......

Netaji is still relevant today: Pranab

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's words and speeches made more than 60 years ago are still relevant in modern India and New Delhi's Look East policy takes inspiration from leaders in history like him,......

The notorious link that Modi and Thatcher share

What ties together Thatcher and Modi is that their respective economic and political approaches are rigged in controversy, notes Vivek Dehejia. Narendra Modi was giving a speech extolling......

Wharton and Modi: How political gamesmanship won

'I agonise for these students that only desired to create a platform to discuss India's challenges and opportunities for growth. The students and the Wharton administration must learn the lessons......

How to sell India to the US

The government needs to create more effective programmes to show that life in modern India is not that different from life anywhere else. Last Saturday afternoon, I was in my car on Peddar Road......

From the Indus Valley Civilisation to SEZs

The lack of urban planning and efficient service delivery in modern India are serious deterrents to entrepreneurship, write Kala Seetharam Sridharand Samar VermaBengaluru, the IT (information......

The story behind Amul's 'utterly butterly' ads

The ads represent a history of modern India acted out by a little heroine, healthy and confident about the future. It was 1966. The advertising for a product called Amul butter was assigned to......

Who benefits from reforms?

There are two quick ways to advertise your modernity in India today. The first is to carry an iPad when you go for meetings, even if all you do with it is read email; and the second is to declare......

India's top 20 profit making PSUs

India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru called public sector units 'the temples of modern India'. While some PSUs have lived up to the expectations and contributed substantially to India's......

Review: Kai Po Che is a very fine film

Kai Po Che works because of its earnest and very talented cast, writes Aseem Chhabra. We can blame Farhan Akhtar for it. Or maybe even thank him for starting the trend of male bonding in......

'Abhijit Mukherjee should be banned from politics'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.Bollywood stars, who have been calling for better policing and stricter laws for the protection of women in the wake of New Delhi......

Mira Nair's challenge in Toronto

Riz Ahmed, who was brilliant as a rich misogynist in the little seen Trishna, is getting more praise for his star-making work in the political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by......

Freida-starrer Trishna takes a tumble in the UK

A few good reviews did not prevent the Freida Pinto-starring Trishna from turning into a flop in the UK. The movie collected a pitiable $215,000 in two weeks and could be out of the theatres in the......

Black 'n' white films we'd love to see in colour

K S Asif's Mughal-E-Azam surprised us with colour. Naya Daur didn't work as well. Dev Anand's Hum Dono was an absolute delight. And now Dharmendra's Haqeeqat is apparently making it's way to......

Of Kismat and Karma: Dhoni in '7th' heaven

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the most successful captains of India. With a little bit of luck, a dash of charm and a lot of thinking out of the box, he is become an icon of modern India. There......

Afridi on the cusp of joining the great Imran

A month ago, any suggestion that Shahid Afridi could emulate the achievements of Pakistan's most famous sporting hero Imran Khan would have sounded ridiculous. But within minutes of Afridi leading......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......

India forgot the future at the Commonwealth Games opening

What India projected at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, says Sheela Bhatt, was a huge Indian mela in all its old shades. It was India. Chaotic, crowded, loud but warm, colourful......

Images: Ivanovic and Murray on fire, Roddick ousted

A relaxed Ana Ivanovic stormed into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday and said she finally feels like she is playing top-level tennis again. The former world number one, who has dropped......

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Why Congress has learned the wrong lessons from India Shining

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History as a utility toolkit

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Simple and sublime

"(T)his book fathoms all." The book that eminent modern British poet W.B. Yeats referred to when it was published in 1912 went on to win for its... ...

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Wacky, cool, with-it, different. Hail to Bollywood's summer of substance

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