Cong rebuts Modi, says 2 paras of 'Vande Mataram' adopted on Tagore's advice

The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday after his attack on the party over the dropping of stanzas from "Vande Mataram" in 1937, saying Rabindranath Tagore himself had......

Congress accuses Modi of insulting Tagore, 1937 CWC over Vande Mataram row

Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Vande Mataram row, the Congress on Sunday claimed that the PM has "insulted" the Congress Working Committee of 1937, which issued a......

Why Manmohan skipped meals during his Cambridge days

While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar......

Manmohan Singh dropped pre-medical, pursued economics: Daughter's book

Manmohan Singh had joined a pre-medical course as his father wanted him to become a doctor but pulled out after a couple of months, losing interest in the subject, according to a book on the former......

Survey exhorts rating agencies to be more transparent

India's sovereign credit ratings do not reflect the economy's fundamentals, the Economic Survey said on Friday and nudged the global agencies to become more transparent and less subjective in their......

Indian luxury car service that ferried convoys of Obama, Bush!

Over the past seven decades, KTC has built a flourishing business in the luxury circuit that includes star hotels, embassies and corporations. Image: A model poses with Rolls-Royse Phantom.......

Luxury car operators gear up for big, fat Indian wedding season

Big, fat wedding days are ahead for Indian families and among those set to tap the opportunity are luxury car rental companies.Each year, at least 10 million Indians marry and the market is......

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Since Silicon Valley's transportation tech start-up Uber Technologies launched its Uber Black service in India last October, its travel across the country's cluttered metroscape has been smooth so......

SRK, AB, Rekha Bond Over Bandage!

Everybody is eager to see how Shah Rukh Khan will follow up Pathaan’s roaring success. If the excitement for his curious new look in Jawan, an action thriller directed by Atlee, is any......

Bollywood Celebrates Independence Day!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram Rakul Singh gives some useful advice: 'Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara!! Here is wishing all of you a very Happy Independence Day!! Let's......

Who's Taapsee Clinging To?

How did Bollywood spend the weekend? Let's find out. Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee Pannu/Instagram Taapsee Pannu clings to sister Shagun, calling them 'the tree and the monkey'.  ......

Bollywood's LAST HURRAH

Sushant Singh Rajput's final film Dil Bechara releases on July 24. Sushant joins actors whose work reached audiences after they passed away. Joginder Tuteja looks at the posthumous releases of......

Hazare trophy: TN outplays Tripura for 6th straight win

IMAGE: Abhinav Mukund in action. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Abhinav Mukund (84) and Baba Aparajith (87) shone as Tamil Nadu thrashed Tripura by 187 runs for its sixth......

Ranji Roundup: Gambhir deserves that last hurrah

Gambhir bats on 92 as Delhi score 190/1 IMAGE: Delhi cricketer Gautam Gambhir raises his bat during the Ranji Trophy group league match against Andhra at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, in New......