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R-Day: Prez Murmu revives 'buggy tradition' after 40 years

President Droupadi Murmu and her French counterpart Emanuel Macron arrived on the Kartavya Path in New Delhi for 75th Republic Day celebrations in a traditional buggy, which made a comeback after......

How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

Old Parliament building to be now known as...

The grand old Parliament building, witness to the India story as it unfolded since 1927, slipped into pages of history with proceedings shifting to the new building on Tuesday as Prime Minister......

PIX: Parliament moves into its new home

In a historic transition, the Parliament moved into a swanky new complex on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging MPs to forget all past bitterness and start a new chapter and the......

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......

Have you seen a car collection like this?!

Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.Nikita Puri reports. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Classic......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

RBI vs the government: Who's the boss?

The Reserve Bank of India is not a free agent. It never has been, nor should it ever be, explains T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Raghuram Rajan says we must distinguish between what is de jure and......

The puppet masters of viral marketing

He woke up in a pool of sweat, with bruises on his arms, his ankle badly swollen. He'd had another terrifying blackout, the kind he'd been experiencing ever since he began beta-testing Sega's......

Can a govt tax anything?

Are governments free to tax anything they like? This question may have become important after the latest revenue-raising exertions of Mr P Chidambaram. He has presented four Budgets so far--in......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Sushant and Kriti's movie night!

In photos: Friends Jacqueline Fernandez & Shraddha Kapoor join the Raabta team at a special screening. Raabta review: Rom-com, Rebirth and Mr Right crisis Raabta stars Sushant Singh Rajput and......

Like the latest poster of Sachin?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is all set to make his acting debut with his biopic Sachin: A Billion Dreams. Abhishek......

Anushka Sharma shoots for Sultan

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Anushka Sharma has started shooting for Salman Khan-starrer Sultan. She posted a picture on Instagram, above, and wrote:......

Ram Gopal Varma slams Aamir Khan on Twitter

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After Shah Rukh Khan, it's Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who has spoken out against the rising intolerance in the......

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