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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......

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......

Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Global Corruption Index And Its Imperialist Past

With corruption rankings, the White-Anglo-Saxon-White Caucasian countries have succeeded in discovering a replacement for the old form of imperialistically deracinating the rest of the world,......

Finding food and drink in London

'London being Tier 2, pubs can serve drinks but only with a 'substantial meal',' sighs Sunanda K Datta-Ray. IMAGE: A public health warning sign beside a road in London, December 22, 2020.......

Internet Trouble

'Is the tech wonder of our times headed for trouble?' asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Merkel and Macron warn against perils of digital imperialism'. I rubbed my......

'FDI drains India's resources'

'We are allowing FDI on the terms of the investors, multinationals.''We bow down to whatever they say.''When they say you open this sector, we open that sector.' Dr Ashwani Mahajan, co-convenor of......

'A lot of the start-up stuff is inexperience coupled with arrogance'

'All businesses have to be run for business, for profits on a sustainable basis.''It may sound old school, but then I have been in business for 32 years and you can't change an old tiger's......

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

Image: Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty at their wedding. Photograph: Rediff Archives. The image is used for representational purpose only. From high security cards to personalised cocktails,......

'For many years, it upset me that I was a businessman'

'I wondered what mistakes I made in my life to be a businessman. Deep down, I still have doubts about it.' Shobha Warrier meets the amazing Dilip Kapur who built a Rs 160 crore business with just......

Panipat Review

'Panipat has all the meat for a political drama meets war movie. But in Ashutosh Gowariker's failure to process its complexity, the material never rises beyond a mediocre hurray to the Maratha......

Mrinal Sen: 'I wish I could start from scratch'

'How do you expect me to tone down my anger when the most prominent culture in India today is the culture of corruption, in every sphere of life?'Mrinal Sen, who passed into the ages on December 30......

Wrestling with Eesha Koppikhar!

Following the footsteps of many Bollywood stars before her, Eesha Koppikhar has decided to extend herself to television once again after Nach Baliye. She will host 100 Percent De Dhana Dhan -- a......

Meet Hollywood's Bollywood Hero

You cannot ignore the billboards for Bollywood Hero in any big American or Canadian city. The low budget television series has gained a lot of buzz, thanks to the huge success the Oscar winning......

Swades: A step in the right direction

It was disappointing to read that Swades has been met with such a mixed and, at times, scathing critical response. And it was even more disappointing to see that Swades was totally dismissed by the......

Pakistan win by D/L method

Scorecard| ImagesSalman Butt gets a death grip on the bat handle, way down near the splice, with his left hand -- and uses it to power the ball straight or square; especially straight. You would......

The Ashes through time

In the cloistered hush of the Lord's museum a tiny, unremarkable pottery urn has attained an importance out of all proportion to its size.Standing only 10 cms high, the urn contains the burnt......

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