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India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

RIP Aroon Tikekar: The thinker's editor

Mahesh Vijapurkar pays tribute to Aroon Tikekar, journalist, historian, author and an important intellectual voice of Mumbai, who passed into the ages on Tuesday. What was Aroon Tikekar,......

Rights of minorities must be respected, says President Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the "rights and sensitivities" of the minorities must be respected "in letter and spirit" to ensure every community is a part of the "national narrative",......

The Great Cheetah Tamasha

The Bengal Tiger, the Asiatic Lion and the more widespread leopard have had to swallow their pride.Rarely has the prime minister turned up in person, sun hat and camera at the ready, to welcome a......

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

'Partition was a two-sided story in a very big way.''We've oversimplified it, blamed the British, thought of ourselves only as victims.''We've been both victims and perpetrators.' IMAGE: One of......

Price rise will be in control soon: Pranab

As food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the governmentsaid on Monday that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.......

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India's First Emperor

RIP Aroon Tikekar: The thinker's editor

Rights of minorities must be respected, says President Mukherjee

The Great Cheetah Tamasha

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

Price rise will be in control soon: Pranab

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