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'50 to 60 crore across India would be infected'

'At least half the population in UP has been infected.' IMAGE: A cremation on the banks of the Ganga at Garhmukteshwar, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Professor Om Shankar is a......

Why Modi chose Manoj Sinha as J-K lieutenant governor

'Sinha's skills at resolving contradictions will be required to smoothen the functioning of the bureaucracy which has been so fractious that it tripped up even a seasoned bureaucrat like his......

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

'If we don't get any bus from here, we will start walking home.''What else can we do?''We don't want to die of hunger here.' IMAGE: Rajkumar Rajbhar, who used to earn Rs 500 per day at a......

Sheena Bora Case: Indrani argues her case!

Dressed in pink, her hands flying about in eloquent gestures, excitement on her face, Indrani made quite a picture.There was pin-drop silence as she made strong points about why nothing in the......

Guru Nanak's Odysseys

After several years of travelling, Guru Nanak settled down at Kartarpur as a farmer.His followers were the first Sikhs of an order that was to prevail for many years to come.A fascinating excerpt......

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over soaring prices of pulses, vegetables

'The government has joined hands with certain special persons and prices of pulses have shoot up to Rs 205-210 per kg and the case of vegetables is also the same.' Taking a jibe at Bharatiya......

Telecom sector will need over 4 million workforce by 2022: Min

Prasad said the growth rate of telecom sector between 2013-2017 would be around 15 per cent India's telecom sector, which is growing at 15 per cent annually, will require 4.16 million......

Modi effect? Mukesh Ambani celebrates wife's b'day in Varanasi

Image: Mukesh Ambani with Wife Nita Ambani. Photograph: Sandeep Pal Industrialist Mukesh Ambani celebrated wife Nita Ambani’s 50th birthday with much fanfare in Varanasi on Saturday. It......

Future plays Holii in premium segment

Kishore Biyani has entered the non-mass segment for the first time. But retail presence is the task ahead before he can join in the festivities.Kishore Biyani's Future Group is no stranger to......

Obama effect: ICAR plans agri campaign

Encouraged by US President Barack Obama's appreciation of its innovations in the field of agriculture, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research plans to launch a campaign to popularise......

'Article 15's success tells me that love works'

'Whether it is Mulk or Article 15, I am talking about love and against hatred.' It is a quiet morning in Anubhav Sinha's office where a poster of his brilliant film Article 15 welcomes those who......

Review: Mulk screams so bad it mutes its distinct voice

'Mulk gets a lot of things right, including its vision of the country as a place where underneath the punctilious, forced-secular surface there are volatilities waiting to go off,' says Sreehari......

Amy Jackson collaborates with Manj Musik

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: British model-turned-actress Amy Jackson has teamed up with Punjabi rapper Manj Musik for a new venture. The actress shared......

Going back in time with Sadhana

'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE:......

'It's crazy to get into English music after growing up in Benaras'

'I don’t miss college because I don’t know what it's like. What I'm doing is something special; I wouldn’t trade it for a normal life.' The Stage winner Yatharth Ratnum gets ready......

Imtiaz Ahmed bags five wkts as Sehwag, Gambhir flop

Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's poor run of form continued as the formidable Delhi batting line-up put up only 235 against Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy group league......

BCCI awards: Sachin named player of the year

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and former all-rounder Salim Durrani bagged top honours, while the World Cup-winning Indian team, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was felicitated by......

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