Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War with China. Such was his valour that a temple and museum stands on the land he died defending in the icy valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
The five detainees at Guantanamo Bay charged with planning the 9/11 attacks have filed a document accepting full responsibility for the killing of nearly 3,000 people, a media report said on Tuesday.
'If you think this is a kind of spiritual experience, you will fall into a trap of your own.' 'Why are the people dying, why is the prime minister not thinking about it?'
'God had a bigger plan for me. It was never in my mind while growing up that I would end up in Bollywood or India.' Lauren Gottlieb dances into our lives, yet again.
Sameer Kulkarni tells us how the girl he never wanted to marry became his wife.
An ecstatic Suresh Nagal was finding it difficult to express his delight in words after learning his son Sumit's triumph in the final of the Wimbledon's junior boys' doubles and dedicated the success to Mahesh Bhupathi, who has been a mentor for the 17-year-old.
'The death certificate which I once read even states the date, 6 August, but I know that already.' 'Every year, we observe paath at the local gurdwara for which we need to take leave from school. The leave form always says 'attending father's death anniversary'. 'I always dread this day -- the long walk from my desk to the teacher's table with my diary in hand and in it a handwritten note dripped with sadness despite its curt language.' 'What generally follows is pity on my teacher's face, a deep sigh of sympathy and a sad pat on the back.' A moving excerpt from Gurmehar Kaur's memoir Small Acts Of Freedom.
'If prices of everyday consumption don't come down, employment doesn't pick up, 2020 will not be a happy year for anyone but the super rich,' notes Sherna Gandhy.
'If I had become father at a younger age, I would probably have been casual about it.'
'For all practical purposes, the game ended at the break. The Irish bowlers had neither the pace nor the skill to compete against the Indian line-up; the lack of swing further blunted any edge they could have brought to the contest.'
'The problem of security is over and thank god that the match is taking place. I think the real issue was political and there were several threats directed towards Pakistan from India politically'
'It made me sad that these people had to spend a minimum of 20 dirhams from the meagre 800 dirhams they get, to pray.' 'God had helped me many times in my life, it was my duty to help these people.' The incredible story of Saji Cherian.
Director Shivaji Lotan Patil does no justice to the story.
It is a waste of time to speak up in today's India, believes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
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'It was difficult, but we wanted to show an honest portrayal.' 'I was not trying to tear him apart.'
Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi.
'As fun and funny as it is shooting, it's as scary when you watch it.'
"I am shocked why it was not followed. This is even there in the manual of the Indian Road Congress. Had that been followed then there would have been no casualties. There have been gross violations," Maitra said.
'Only when I lose the girl, the story moves ahead.'
'The BJP wants to communalise the anti-CAA protests.'
'People tell me to forget, but it is something to learn from.' 'A couple of seconds can change your life completely.'
'The JD-U has become an ideology-less accessory to the BJP,' says Ambassador Pavan Varma, who has been expelled from the JD-U.
Students' groups says they will go ahead with their plans while a BJP MLA vows to stop them.
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who was Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, said the Queen took an oath to "uphold God's laws" when she was crowned.
Psychiatrist Dr Kersi B Chavda interacted with our readers on April 3, 2020 and answered their queries on mental stress due to coronavirus outbreak and lockdown. Here is the complete chat transcript of what he told readers.
'My collection for LFW is all about Indianness.' Fashion designer Soumodeep Datta quit computer science to pursue his dream.
Even as the home ministry sent out alerts to states over Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim's movie, Messenger of God, the Censor Board has refused to certify the film taking exception to the spiritual leader depicting himself as god on the silver screen.
In an exclusive interview with CNN international anchor and correspondent Robyn Curnow, Nelson Mandela's daughter Makaziwe tells of her family's prayers for her critically ill father
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"He attempted suicide, I would have satisfied had he died that a sinner has gone from the earth. But, this is an indication of negligence on the part of our law enforcement agencies," she rued.
You cannot put a price tag on peace of mind during an event as huge and nerve-wracking as this.
Quentin Tarantino is doing fine, but Robert Rodriguez' has hit a major career dent.
'What I directed was pure gold. Kangana turned it into silver.'
Harmanpreet Kaur did not get enough batting time in the run up to her blistering knock in the ICC Women's World Cup semifinal and the Indian power-hitter said she wanted to prove her worth when the opportunity arrived.
The official said the organisation, composed of people drawn from Hindu right groups, had around 60 members spread across at least five states but had no name.
Is it sustainable?' 'Or is it like an overdose of a medicine that saves your life in the short run but kills you through long-lasting side-effects?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
The sharing agreement will provide more bandwidth for RJIL to provide its high-speed 4G services.
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