'We have to hit Pakistan in such a manner where it hurts them the most.'
Asked whether Basu should be awarded the Bharat Ratna, CPI-M politburo member Biman Bose told reporters in Kolkata, "I don't know whether Basu fulfills the parameters. If he fulfills it, Basu can be given the highest civilian award.'' Bose flayed senior BJP leader L K Advani for writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to propose the honour for Vajpayee, saying the saffron party was playing politics with the country's highest civilian award.
Two Nobel Laureates, four listed writers of this year's Man Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, winners of Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Crossword Prize and film stars will be the attraction at the most sought after literary event in India -- the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, sentenced to hard labour in prison for 15 years for stealing a political poster from a restricted floor in his hotel.
This is why we face national security disasters again and again and again. A nation, which has no memory for the past, is bound to repeat its mistakes in the future
A 20-year-old Sikh man was kicked out of an overnight queue to watch the Wimbledon tennis championships as he apparently made other people around him "uncomfortable".
The Central Bureau of Investigation will soon approach United Arab Emirates authorities seeking extradition of British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James in connection with its probe in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal.
'Imran and his government have obviously agreed to be subservient to the military establishment.' 'How can we expect him to take a stand on anything?'
'An operation such as the Mumbai attacks, which needed expert technical assessment, money and time to prepare, could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the ISI's leadership.'
'The NIA should be the first to investigate a case of terror and not take over the reins of the state police. We are always re-investigating a case.' The National Investigation Agency is set for a major revamp, both in terms of power and performance.
'I wasn't happy with my body, wasn't entirely comfortable in my own skin. And by the time I gained confidence, too much time had passed.'
Quentin Tarantino is doing fine, but Robert Rodriguez' has hit a major career dent.
It's been the best Oscar year in ages, and here's why we should be toasting the golden boy.
Biggest challenge before the computer companies is to ensure the reach of the computers to the masses, as at present the computer-consumer ratio in the country is dismal, Intel District Manager, South Asia, Vinesh Paperwala, said in Indore on Monday.
These awfully bizarre designs made high-fashion look so ugly!
'Oddly enough, everything Raazi cannot explain or put a finger on, it glosses over in the name of patriotism or watan-love; glorifying thereby the very sentiment it had set out to mock.' 'This is the unique tragedy of the film: it becomes less of a counterpoint to pseudo-patriotism and more of a companion piece,' says Sreehari Nair.
Germany scored five goals in 18 first-half minutes on the way to a 7-1 destruction of Brazil in the semi-final on Tuesday to leave the host nation in a state of stunned disbelief at the most amazing World Cup result of all time.
Transcripts of both the conversations that happened on January 27 and 28 respectively were posted by The Washington Post.
One cannot deny that the government's decision did result in an increase in international pressure on the Pakistan Army to withdraw from Indian territory
'This prime minister thinks he knows everything.' 'He has to consult, he has to talk and he has to mobilise the best people, but having seen him function, I have no expectations from him.'
'That Modi and the BJP can continue to treat the rising and expanding middle class this way shows that they have gamed its mind quite perfectly,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
'By August 2018, it was evident that Jet was heading into serious financial trouble.' 'Why didn't the DGCA stop all advance bookings right there and then?' asks Anjuli Bhargava.
The 20-year-old is prepared to go through the grind for a berth in the main draw of the Mumbai Open.
Sukanya Verma looks at some striking age gaps between the onscreen romantic couples of Hindi movies.
Yuvraj Singh is the Shah Rukh Khan of the Indian team. Chase 12 per over? Produce some magic to pull a game back? Run-out with a direct throw? No problem. Main Hoon Na... writes Amrit Mathur.
India's latest airline will now fly in a swirl of blue. Four months after being taken over by Jet, the erstwhile Air Sahara in its new avatar as JetLite is already showing signs of perking up while readying its new livery.
Doctors tell mothers to nurse their babies exclusively on breast milk for four to six months. However, many companies offer only three months paid maternity leave for a working mom.
The founder of the awards Jakob von Uexkull sold a valuable stamp collection to fund the awards.\n\n
Doctors operated on all five fingers of her left hand and she will not be able to exert pressure on the injured hand for three months to let repairs to tendons heal, Karel Tejkal, spokesman for the Czech Fed Cup team, said.
'Truth be told, Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan's daughter has tons of filmi blood and it is what powers Kedarnath from start to finish,' says Sukanya Verma.
Dhruv Munjal on why Novak Djokovic may yet win that highly contested title.
ABCD 2 releases June 19, 2015.
Alphonse Lyoura, an airport baggage security officer, did not flee the scene when two bomb blasts erupted in the departures area on Tuesday but began to help the injured.
In this article we outline a 5-step strategy for retirement planning
Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester United in a compelling Premier League clash on Sunday
The ED, in its chargesheet filed against Michel in June 2016, had alleged that he received 30 million (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa asked his players to allow the visitors to score unchallenged when the game was restarted.
'There has to be some collective responsibility, that is what I'm saying... the only way to beat these guys is to bring their level down'
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