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'Secular' NCP still with Mahayuti due to...: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said the party was still part of the Mahayuti alliance because of mutual respect among allies and its......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

'Zohran's Victory Gives Me Hope'

'His campaign reached into every community, every constituency, with a unifying platform of affordability.''Zohran began by listening to Trump supporters and brought many of them to his side......

Javed Akhtar event postponed after Muslims protest

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a mushaira (poetic symposium) featuring noted lyricist Javed Akhtar following protests by some Muslim groups. IMAGE: Javed Akhtar. Photograph: ANI Photo......

'My opponent is quintessential RSS man, I am far away from it'

'Earlier, we used to talk about a deficit economy. There is a deficit in democracy' 'If you read superficially Gandhi and Ambedkar and Nehru, some misconceptions and misunderstanding come to mind,......

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits give interest, and real estate earns rent.''Gold, silver, and even Bitcoin produce no income, they merely store......

Poor, women, youth, farmers are 'castes' for our govt: FM

Meeting the needs and fulfilling the aspirations of four "major castes" -- the poor, women, the youth and farmers -- of the country are the government's highest priority, Finance Minister Nirmala......

'Tax Relief For Middle Class Will Boost Markets'

'Like every Budget, this time, too, there is chatter around tinkering with the long-term capital gains tax.''Investors may not want to jump into the markets until there is clarity on this front.'......

Haq Review: An Important Watch

Made at a time when an insidious agenda can be read into it, Haq is an important film that deals with a contentious subject with maturity, observes Deepa Gahlot. The bitter legal battle that came......

Haq Trailer Shows Hope Of A Good Film

The hope is that the film raises significant issues about the rights of women, and does not become a diatribe against a minority community that has happened with some recent films, points out Deepa......

''It's Very Explosive Material'

'You can't make art with a point of view of fear. You have to present the truth.''That's why such films are not being made these days.''You never put the truth in the script because you fear you......

Vicky Kaushal's Best Performance? VOTE!

An industry child sans an insider's privilege, Vicky Kaushal didn't grow up believing his calling lies on the sets or silver screen. Born to Action Director Sham Kaushal whose credits include......