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Why Paras Surrendered To Mo-Shah

After the Mahagathbandan rejected his overtures, the need for political survival forced Pashupati Kumar Paras to stick with the NDA.The BJP may reward him with a governor's post after the election.......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

Karpoori Thakur: Fountainhead of OBC politics in Bihar

Meeting Karpoori Thakur, the twice chief minister of a volatile state like Bihar, where he was reviled and respected in equal measure, was always easy for me and anybody who sought his audience.......

New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar

In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi along with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan......

Will legalising MSP reduce the import bill for edible oils and pulses?

The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

Hydroxychloroquine exports only to foreign govts, not pvt cos

India will export anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, high in demand globally, only to foreign governments and not to private companies, as the product is under prohibited or banned category of......

Biggest challenge facing Modi 2.0

The incoming government will have to encourage private investments, bring down cost of capital Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Narendra Modi dispensation has little time to celebrate the......

Services become costlier, goods cheaper in five years of NDA government

The rates of price rise in many services used by the common man, including hospital and nursing, cook, domestic help and bus (fare), among others, have also touched double digits during the last......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

5 Patriotic Songs You Must Listen To

There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.Subhash K Jha dips into Bollywood's basket of topnotch songs and comes up with these gems on Republic Day. Ae Mere Watan Ke......

Lata Sang, Nehru Cried: The Real Story

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Lata Mangeshkar has so many interesting stories to tell about the movies, her long career and from her own life. Many of these are recorded in......

#RIPKhayyamsaab: 'Music lost a note today'

Veteran composer Khayyam passed into the ages on August 20. He was 92. His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their......

Don't keep so much hope that people end up with broken hearts: Kapil Dev

IMAGE: India fell to a heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance,......

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