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Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Is Nehru Responsible For Indian Muslims' Plight?

Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's Muslims.His hope emanates from the citizenship rights movement of Muslims in 2019-2020, notes Mohammad Sajjad.......

Don't spare corrupt: Modi to CVC and anti-corruption agencies

Showing unflinching support to anti-corruption agencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said they "need not be defensive" while tackling graft even when some people with "vested......

Ravish Kumar's Lonely Journey

'While We Watched is like Titanic, but it's not about Jack and Rose.''It's about the musicians who decided to stay back and continue playing the violin when the ship went down.' IMAGE: Ravish......

NEET row: Ruling DMK, allies boycott guv's 'At Home' over pending bill

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies on Thursday boycotted the 'At Home' reception organised by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai protesting the pendency of an assembly bill......

India must stop being the West's digital colony

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,'......

6 states hold key to India's demographic dividend

Perhaps half-way through India’s demographic transition, what is the outlook for the future? Robert Malthus wrote his famous An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798. In that book his......

Govt to rope in corporates, NGO's for 'Clean India' drive

Government will involve business and industrial chambers, residents welfare associations and NGOs among others to create mass awareness about its ambitious 'Clean India' campaign. Besides, the......

The man who saved billions from starvation

Image: Norman Borlaug rescued India from a severe food crisis. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially......

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

Indians all over the US are going beyond being human and are learning to be humanitarian and expand their philanthropy activities finds Ajailiu Niumai. 'The raising of extraordinarily large sums of......

10 AMAZING movies you must see!

The 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival brings together 190 movies from 53 countries. This year's Indian selection, selected from various parts of the country, carries promise. As the eight-day......

Sridevi returns to Tamil cinema after 30 years

A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry. Director Chimbu Deven's Puli is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Left: Vijay and Sridevi in PuliStarring Vijay and veteran......

'Winning the National Award is a huge motivating factor'

The National Award for the Best Tamil film this year went to Kuttram Kadithal (The Punishment). The film was directed by debutant Bramma G and produced jointly under the JSK Film Corporation......

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a powerful film

The Reluctant Fundamentalist has its cinematic moments but is too simplistic in places, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel writes.Do you know what a janissary is? Before you head out to see the new Mira Nair......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra celebrates his century on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, March 12, 2022. Photograph: ANI The Ranji Trophy --......

Paralympics: Taekwondo player Aruna withdraws with injury

IMAGE: Aruna Tanwar sustained a probable fracture of left forearm and possible fracture of right foot during her Paralympics women's taekwondo K44-49kg class bout. Photograph:......

Ranji Trophy games to start late due to solar eclipse

IMAGE: The Day 2 of the Mumbai vs Railways and Saurashtra vs Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy games will start late on Thursday due to solar eclipse. Photograph: BCCI The second day of the ongoing Ranji......

It's just not cricket, MS

'Insignias or not, Dhoni's will remain the deadliest pair of gloves behind the stumps,' notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The regimental dagger insignia of the para forces visible on Mahendra Singh......

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