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'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years. IMAGE:......

Every Picture Tells A Story

Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.   Paws At The Pyramid IMAGE: A tourist's cat walks along the edge of a fountain in front of the glass pyramid at the Louvre museum......

Hyderabad woman found starving in US, mother seeks help

A woman from Telangana who is currently in the United States pursuing MS was found in an awful condition. Her mother wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking his help to......

INDIA partners Cong, CPM spar in RS over Kerala ASHA workers' strike

A war of words erupted in the Rajya Sabha between Congress and Communist Party of India-Marxist MPs from Kerala over the strike by ASHA workers in that state demanding a hike in honorarium and......

Indian couple held for torturing, starving mother to death

A 29-year-old Indian man and his wife have been charged in a court in Dubai with physically assaulting his mother, causing her bone and rib fractures, internal bleeding as well as severe burns and......

Why widespread hunger persists in India

No large nation has done less to feed its millions of poor than India has in the past decade or two since the beneficial effects of the Green Revolution wore off, says Rahul Jacob. Speaking......

India tops world hunger list with 194 million people

India’s numerous social programmes are expected to continue to fight hunger and poverty, states a UN report. Image: Naushad, 18-months-old and suffering from severe malnutrition, lies on his......

Holy cow! Now even India Inc spends money on them

41 listed firms made 73 donations to gaushalas (cow shelters) and other cow-related charities over the last four years. The donations range from a few thousand rupees to a million.......

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor sent to custody till Mar 11

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, arrested on money laundering charges, was remanded in the Enforcement Directorate's custody till March 11 by a Mumbai court on Sunday. IMAGE: Yes Bank founder Rana......

Shibulal to donate Rs 36 cr for education, health

Donation to go to Sarojini Damodaran Foundation and Advaith FoundationAfter leading India's second largest software services firm Infosys, its co-founder S D Shibulal and his wife are now working......

'When I Can't Take Nonsense Any Longer Then Sparks Begin To Fly'

'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.''I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.' IMAGE: Salman Khan, Tiku Talsania and......

Loved Mother India? Now, you can read it!

One of India's best-reviewed films, Mother India was also the first film to be nominated for the Oscars, way back in 1958. Directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt and......

The Miranda Brothers Review: Damp Squib

The Miranda Brothers is short on humour, romance and real drama, observes Deepa Gahlot. Director of all those gangster dramas like Kaante and Shootout At Wadala, Sanjay Rajprakash Gupta -- as he......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga Review

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is a boring, overlong, tale of an eccentric with delusions of leadership, sighs Deepa Gahlot. In India, if there is a government scheme for the poor, there has to be a......

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

India capped off its best-ever performance at the Olympic Games with a haul of seven medals, including a gold. As the curtain came down on the Tokyo Olympics, here’s a glance at the country's......

God has answered our prayers: Neeraj's family

'Today, he has lived up to everyone's expectations and made India proud' IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra celebrates with gold medal after winning the Javelin Throw Final at the Olympic Games. Photograph:......

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Indian sports in 2020

 The year 2020 had its share of good, bad, ugly and unfortunately some truly sad events that won't be forgotten for a long time to come. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning the 2020......

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