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Putin's aarti performed in Varanasi

A group in Varanasi on Thursday organised an 'India-Russia Friendship March' to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his arrival in India for the annual summit with Prime Minister......

14 dead as speeding dumper rams 17 vehicles in Jaipur

A road bustling with daily commuters in Jaipur's Harmada area turned into a scene of devastation on Monday afternoon when a rashly driven dumper truck ploughed into at least 17 vehicles, leaving 14......

2 UP men duped of Rs 4.5L with fake jobs, stranded in Russia

Two men from Uttar Pradesh were allegedly duped of Rs 4.5 lakh on the promise of lucrative jobs in Russia and later left there stranded in the country without food or shelter, police said on......

8-yr-old son lights pyre of IAF solider killed in Pak attack

The mortal remains of soldier Surendra Kumar, who was martyred in the Pakistani attack on the Udhampur airbase, were consigned to flames with full military honours at his native village in the......

Pune sees spike in nerve disorder, reports 35 new cases

Pune on Wednesday reported 35 suspected fresh cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, an immunological nerve disorder, taking the count to 59, officials said. Image used for representational......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

150 years of BSE: 1929 tariff-led boom ends with global market crash

Part I: 150 years of BSE: When 100 banks failed and took stockbrokers with them The British government moved towards encouraging Indian industries in the early 1920s by making imports more......

India's richest club sees nine new entrants; Ambani still No 1

Half of the nation’s 100 richest saw gains rising a collective 14% to $517.5 billion, says Forbes. The Covid-19 pandemic may have hit India hard, but nine newcomers joined the ranks of......

What guides Harvard B-school dean Nitin Nohria

For several decades Nitin Nohria, the newly appointed dean of Harvard Business School, has known that without generosity life is greatly diminished. "If you are generous life gives you more than......

No delay in forming new Satyam board: MCA

The government on Wednesday said there would not be any delay in constituting the new board of Satyam Computer and exuded confidence that the incoming management would retain the existing staff.......

Actress Kamini Kaushal Dies At 98

IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in Biraj Bahu. Kamini Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema's earliest female stars who began her career with the 1946 classic Neecha Nagar and went on to act in a host of films right......

'The Day You Truly Need Bodyguards...'

'...you won't have to announce it yourself -- people around you will tell you it's time.' IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat in The Jewel Thief. "It's never the hero's story, it's the story that finds its......

'Throughout The Day, There's Music Playing In My Head'

'I played five different versions of Woh Subah Kabhie Toh Aayegi for Raj Kapoor, only to be greeted with a totally blank reaction.''Thereafter, for 40 minutes, he disappeared, leaving us......

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,......

'The hooligans started to take over'

'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.''The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country.''Today, it has gone to the dogs.'......

Kohli reveals he suffered from 'depression' during 2014 tour of England

'You just don't understand how to get over it. That was a phase when I literally couldn't do anything to overturn things...I felt like I was the loneliest guy in the world.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli had......

Manohar Aich, India's first Mr Universe dies at 104

IMAGE: Former Mr. Universe and Indian bodybuilder Manohar Aich. Photograph: Flickr.com. 104-year-old bodybuilder Manohar Aich, who was once a household name in Bengal after becoming India's first......