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Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V......

In life and death, Vajpayee's influence looms large over BJP

Only on Wednesday, in his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Modi said he wants to resolve the Kashmir issue through Vajpayee's doctrine of "Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat" – a......

Could Partition have been less bloody?

The British administration ignored the mounting evidence of violence between Hindus and Muslims...Military historian Barney White-Spunner traces the countdown to the tragedy in his book, Partition.......

The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero

In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought for six days before meeting a hero's death on the battlefield in the 1965 war. A legend in the Indian Army, he is the......

US confident of sorting out Iranian oil issue with India

The Obama Administration has exuded confidence that it would comfortably sail through the challenging phase in its relationship with India on the issue of purchase of oil from Iran. "We've worked......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

The MOST MEMORABLE roles of Pran

On Pran's birth anniversary on February 12, we look back at some of his splendid work. This article was first published in July 2013. Art and reality cross paths to produce some incredible......

Waking up to Ranbir, Konkona

Coming from a filmi family, movies were an eventuality for Ayan Mukerji. Cousin to Kajol and Rani Mukerji, Ayan's grandfather owns Filmalaya Studios in suburban Mumbai. His father Deb Mukerji was a......

A dancer with Olympic dreams!

Pooja Kanwal is fast becoming a rising star on television. Her show Palampur Express, a daily show on Sony Entertainment Television, is becoming quite popular, thanks to its unique story of a......

2026 Commonwealth Games to have shooting; wrestling axed

IMAGE: India's Manu Bhaker won the gold medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia when shooting was last held. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty......

Ukraine's Kostyuk refuses to shake Azarenka's hand

IMAGE: Belarus's Victoria Azarenka, left, and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk exchange a quick tap of the racket after their second round match on Thursday, Day 4 of the 2022 US Open. Photograph: Jerry......

Melbourne to enter new lockdown and bar tennis fans from Australian Open

IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios gives his broken racket to fans after winning his Australian Open second round match against France's Ugo Humbert on Wednesday. Spectators would, however, be able......

England's first World Cup semi-final since 1990 attracts few fans

IMAGE: England football fans prepare to depart to Moscow for England's semi-final at the World Cup at Heathrow Airport in London on Tuesday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters England have not......

Wimbledon PIX: Wozniacki out; Pliskova, Venus advance to Round 3

IMAGES from the matches played on Day 3 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Wednesday IMAGE: Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki leaves the court......

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