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My Father L K Advani

'There is a song that fits my father. It is from the Dev Anand film Hum Dono, which goes Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya...' IMAGE: Pratibha Advani hugs her father Lal Kishenchand Advani......

Guru Nanak's Odysseys

After several years of travelling, Guru Nanak settled down at Kartarpur as a farmer.His followers were the first Sikhs of an order that was to prevail for many years to come.A fascinating excerpt......

How Vajpayee dealt with China

'He knew that a regime which believes that power flows from the barrel of the gun can only be handled from a position of comprehensive strength and not from a position of vulnerability and......

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

'An obsequious man, wearing a bright turquoise Nehru jacket over his kurta-pajamas, hovers behind Lalu attending to his needs.''The needs mainly consist of providing him with sips of mineral water......

'The state and paramilitary forces watched motionless'

‘The signals were clear. December 6 would not witness another show of “Hindu” strength staged periodically in Ayodhya. Something grave was afoot.’ Radhika Ramaseshan’s......

Medicare services should be cost-effective: Kalam

Underlining the need for developing cost-effective Medicare services, former President APJ Abdul Kalamsaid on Monday all research should reach the masses in the form of medicines and vaccines. "The......

Wal-Mart deputy chief gets feel of Indian retail

With his Mumbai sojourn,Wal-Mart Vice-Chairman Michael Duke gave enough signals that Wal-Mart is testing waters before it actually enters the organised retail in India. Duke arrived in the city on......

Key to Lalu's success story

The going was not all that smooth for Railway Minister Lalu Yadav, who has received fulsome praise from various quarters for his turnaround of the Railways, as he addressed a group of students from......

Airbus to bury A-I purchase row

Putting a lid on the controversy following its demand for a Central Vigilant Commission probe into Air-India's decision to buy aircraft from its competitor Boeing, Airbus Industrie on Tuesday said......

When Aiyar upstaged Friedman

It was an evening when Union Minister for Petroleum Mani Shankar Aiyar stole the show from three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and The New York Times columnist Thomas L Friedman, and how! The event......

Tabu: The film industry is a trap

'Acting is a very crazy profession to be in. Mentally and emotionally, we have to go into a particular zone and come out of it and keep on doing it. I am sure acting takes a toll on everyone and......

Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar to make films on AIDS

Top moviemakers Mira Nair (centre), Farhan Akhtar, Santosh Sivan (left) and Vishal Bhardwaj (right) joined hands to make short but 'informative and entertaining' films on HIV-AIDS in a bid to......

Meet the Indian monk at the Grammies

It came as a surprise to Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu, a 38-year-old Buddhist monk from Arunachal Pradesh, when his nephew who checks his e-mail -- told him that his latest album Tibetan Master Chants......

First Look: 36 China Town

Shahid Kapoor sure takes his work seriously.The actor is presently down with conjunctivitis, but he still reported on the sets of Abbas-Mastan's new film, 36 China Town.The film, produced by......

Karisma, hubby make a pretty frame

Karisma Kapoor's marriage troubles seem to have blown over.The actress' husband Sanjay Kapur had filed a case against her inAugust, forbiding her to take their seven-month-old daughter Samaira out......

Khetrapal may file defamation suit

Businessman Aushim Khetrapalsayshe iscontemplating filinga defamation suit against New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming, whohas allegedly accused him of offering money to join a match-fixing......

Jeev makes fine start

Jeev Milkha Singh, the torchbearer of Indian golf, produced a magical display in difficult conditions to shoot a six-under 66 round on the opening day of the US$-300,000 Hero Honda Masters, the......

President optimistic of hockey team doing well

The Indian hockey team received a confidence boost on Fridayfrom none other thanPresidentA P J Abdul Kalam, who expressedhope that the team would win a medal in the Athens Olympics next year.For......

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