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Chinese presence in Lanka 'could pose a threat': India

With the Chinese Navy getting new port projects in Sri Lanka, a top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close......

Lakshadweep filmmaker gets interim pre-arrest bail in sedition case

In a relief to filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana who was booked for sedition in Lakshadweep, the Kerala high court on Thursday granted her interim anticipatory bail for a week, while......

Don't come back: Trinamool tells Bengal Guv visiting Delhi

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Wednesday accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a visit to New Delhi, of violating constitutional norms and asked him not to......

Rajasthan to begin e-auction to mine sandstone for Ram temple

The Rajasthan government will soon begin an online auction of a special pink sandstone variety, much sought after by builders including those constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya, found in the......

Rathore's veiled remarks suggest 'BJP's doors open' to Pilot

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore alleged that the phone tapping of public representatives allegedly by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led government has broken the trust of the......

Dad steps down, Jayadev Galla helms Amara Raja

'I have personally been very keen on investing in lithium ion battery technology for some time.'Shally Seth Mohile reports. IMAGE: Amara Raj Batteries's new Chairman Jayadev Galla, who is also the......

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea. IMAGE: A worker......

'Prices of many APIs, all coming from China, have gone up'

'The world over, everybody is asking for the same medicines, same APIs, same KSMs.'However, there is just one supplier -- China -- for the entire world.' IMAGE: COVID-19 positive patients recover......

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for 3rd straight day

In one of the steepest increases since daily price revision was started, petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise as oil companies raised rates for the third......

S&P slashes India's GDP growth to 9.8% over Covid 2nd wave

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday slashed India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year to 9.8 per cent saying the second Covid wave may derail the budding recovery in the economy and......

Selva's MOST TIRING SCENE in The Family Man

'In the climax, if you see, Manoj Bajpayee and I engage in a fist fight.''It had to be shot in a single take so either of us couldn't make any mistakes.' Among the actors who are winning rave......

'I got more praise than the hero'

Movie veteran Chandrashekhar, best known for films like Cha Cha Cha, Surang and Street Singer and playing the role of Arya Sumant on the television serial Ramayan, passed into the ages on June 16,......

'Music directors never tried to find out my worth'

'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.''Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.''Now you tell me, where did I stand......

Thank you for the memories, Irrfan!

We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films.The characters he played were real, believable.We recognised them and they have stayed with us.And so a fan......

He taught Yash Chopra to make films...

B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha. Baldev Raj Chopra was the visionary film-maker who directed Indian cinema's first multistarrer Waqt... If he had......

Remembering Dingko Singh

'He was not the hit and run kind of a boxer, but a very intelligent boxer.''His presence of mind in the ring brought him glory in many international tournaments.' IMAGE: Boxer Dingko Singh shows......

COVID-afflicted Milkha Singh improving

‘Milkha Ji continues to improve and his condition is stable. Mrs Nirmal Milkha Ji is stable and continues to battle hard.’ IMAGE: Milkha Singh was admitted to PGIMER on June 3 after......

COVID-infected Milkha Singh showing 'continuous improvement'

His COVID positive wife Nirmal Kaur (82), however, "continues to battle it out bravely," according to the spokesperson. IMAGE: Milkha Singh's family also issued a statement through a......

Milkha Singh is stable, don't create rumours about him: Rijiju

IMAGE: India's track and field legend Milkha Singh. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who is battling COVID-19 in the ICU of PGIMER in Chandigarh, is......

COVID positive Milkha Singh stable in ICU; wife's condition deteriorates

IMAGE: Milkha Singh received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquiring about his health on Friday.. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh......

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