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Desis Rally For Secular India

The Constitution's Preamble says that we Indians have resolved to secure for Indians 'fraternity, assuring the dignity of the individual'.Fraternity can come only when we stand up for each......

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy Preeti Roy is......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

The Illusion of Opposition Unity

There was near unanimity among the guests at the Sibal dinner that the country is ready for a change, that the ruling party has lost popularity.However in the same breath speaker after speaker......

Doctor with a Difference

'I consider myself to be a 50 year old with a 16-year-young mind, ready to conquer more continents,' Dr Shuvendu Sen tells Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Dr Shuvendu Sen. All photographs: Kind......

'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'

Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in. The......

The women behind Infosys's success

Can you identify the three women in the photograph below?In 1981, when N R Narayana Murthy led six other techies to float their dream venture called Infosys, they had no money and only their wives'......

Bad ideas vs good men

The United Progressive Alliance has governed for a month. During this period, Gresham's law ("bad money drives out good money") seems to have held sway in the realm of economic ideas.The Common......

The text of the PM's speech

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech at the inaugural session of the First Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, January 9, 2003.Your Excellency, Sir Anerood Jugnauth; Eminent......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

'It is a trauma that we all have lived'

'A large part of this episode has come from my own life, the backlash I faced and my journey after having publicly claimed my identity.' IMAGE: Radhika Apte as Pallavi Menke in Made In Heaven 2.......

'Ours is called the land of Kama Sutra, but what happened?'

'Where did that go?' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose and Mohit Agarwal in Kanu Behl's Agra. Kanu Behl's first film as director, Titli, a gritty family drama, premiered at Cannes in 2014 and was released in......

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......

The Satish Kaushik You Never Knew

'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

IMAGE: A screen grab of Arshdeep Singh putting down the catch to give Pakistan's Asif Ali is a reprieve. Photograph: Twitter Arshdeep Singh can do with a warm hug from Chetan Sharma. The......

West Indies win MCC's Spirit of Cricket award

IMAGE: West Indies captain Jason Holder and his teammates take a knee ahead to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB West Indies have won this......

From Amitabh to Madhuri, tweets hail India

As India won the World Cup, the tweeters went berserk. A sample of some of the more interesting tweets this wonderful night: From Bollywood legend Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Congrats Team India!!! We......

Hair-raising stuff

The banning of umpire Darrell Hair from international cricket has triggered off a firestorm of amusing proportions - if, like me, you laugh that you may not weep. Consider some of the stuff......

'You actually went and did it'

Readers' feedback on the Leander Paes columnOne hundred percent to you, dear Leander Paes, we Indians are so proud of you !I watched almost every match on Wimbledon, but yours and Martina's was......

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