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'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

'While other parties generally need support directly from their central leadership to get influencers or celebrities to endorse their party, the work of identifying and contacting such influencers......

Political Actors Use Religion To Align Their Politics

The rulers of the day need to be sensitive and involved in managing the identities of sacred spaces and the ongoing dialogues about the past in diverse societies, suggests Colonel Nikhil Apte......

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

Sharad Pawar gives it back to nephew a day after his attack

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said his party's stand of not joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party was always very clear, and even if any suggestion to the......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300......

India presses OPEC for affordable oil

With domestic retail fuel prices jumping to record high on rising international oil rates, India on Thursday pressed oil cartel OPEC for 'affordable' oil price within a 'reasonable band' and that......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Will SRK Feature On Koffee with Karan?

'When the right time is there, I will ask him.''I know when he has to want to speak, he will.''When he does, it'll be extraordinary because no one gives interviews better than Shah Rukh Khan.'......

Will There Be The Kerala Story 2?

IMAGE: Adah Sharma In The Kerala Story. Ever since the teaser for The Kerala Story dropped, the film became the centre of controversy. At a press conference in Mumbai on Monday, May 8, Producer......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

Bigg Boss 16: Archana's Panga With Sumbul

Sumbul Touqeer hasn't been active in the game so far, but that seems to have changed thanks to Archana Gautam. The 18 year old lost her cool when Archana dragged her father in their spat. It's good......

India's top 3 in the T20 World Cup should be Rohit, Kohli and...: Lara

IMAGE: Brian Lara believes India should open with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in the T20 World Cup, with Virat Kohli adding the experience at No. 3. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Legendary Brian......

'Having GG in the dugout makes a big difference'

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders Coach Chandu Pandit with KKR Mentor Gautam Gambhir at a team training session. Photograph: BCCI Executing aggressive intent has been key to Kolkata Knight Riders'......

How Dravid tackles criticism and unwinds

Rahul Dravid's ability to soak in pressure contributed in India's bull run in World Cup IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid with captain Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI/X Few days before the......

FIFA suspends Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales over kiss

IMAGE: Luis Rubiales planted a kiss on Spanish national player Jenni Hermoso's lips as Rubiales cupped her face with his hands in post-game celebrations. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters FIFA......

Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief Rubiales

IMAGE: The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Luis Rubiales' honour. Photograph: RFEF/Handout/Reuters Spain's soccer federation......

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