The contemporary problem with the BJP in Tamil Nadu is that it has been trying hard to package the DMK especially as anti-god and anti-Hinduism, and seeking it to link to Periyar and M Karunanidhi, and by extension to Stalin, the latter's son and successor to the party mantle. Their hope was to consolidate the perceived 'pro-god, pro-religion votes', which they saw returning to the fold post-MGR, post-Jayalalithaa. But no such substantial vote-bank existed even in Periyar's time, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Wanting to see the bright side of things, we always told ourselves, 'It could have been worse!', when the situation got tough.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who helped rebuild the IAF's Car Nicobar air base after the 2004 tsunami, recalls the devastation on United Nations World Tsunami Awareness Day.
Amrapali Singh is one of four GenNext designers who will showcase their collection at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.
Terrorism and recession could do little or nothing to stop Indians from travelling. Here are the places that were most popular on the tourists' maps this year.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
Check out the unique beachwear stylings of Indian designer AmbiKa Sanjana that are making waves in the US!
Results showed that Solih, who had the backing of a united opposition trying to oust Yameen, secured 58.3 per cent of the popular vote.
The Uri terror attack in which 18 soldiers were martyred will be deliberated in the council, said BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav.
As the annual festival wound down to a close over the weekend, these models made everyone's heads turn.
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Five days after it broke free from its tow and ran aground at the Juhu beach, efforts began on Thursday to salvage freighter MV Wisdom with Naval helicopters pressed into service.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt will come to India next week to play a cricket match against a team that includes World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh.
The move takes the process of extraditing and bringing back Nirav Modi to face the law in India to the next stage, the sources said.
A group of women traveled 5000 kilometers in India over eight cities in 28 days to spread the message of women's empowerment and safety while on the road.
Before Netanyahu, the PM has hosted Japanese premier Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad.
Safety and security are important factors when it comes to looking for lodging and accommodation, says Sagar Panchal.
Let's take a look at how the world is gearing up for this mega event:
Be comfortable in your own skin, says Aarti Iyer.
It also expressed confidence that the cleaning operation will be finished in a couple of days.
'The only good thing that has come out of our current situation is that it has brought communities closer.' NRIs describe the impact coronavirus is having on their lives.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
The announcement means that a total of five pieces of debris from the Malaysian Airlines' jet have now been discovered in various spots around the Indian Ocean since it vanished.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The Australians are hoping to win the third and final ODI of the series and end their tour of India on a winning note.
Veteran Leander Paes brushed off the disappointment of Rio Olympics as he and his German partner Andre Begemann made it to the final of the ATP Winston-Salem Open beating Swede Robert Lindstedt and Pakistan's Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi in a close encounter.
While Indian filmmakers go in search of foreign locales, filmmakers from international shores have found beauty in the crowds, dusty roads, the palaces and beaches of India. At least 90 foreign film productions have been cleared for shooting at different locations on India over the last three years.
'It's the relationship that is important.'
No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.
Here's a first look at India's dusky supermodel brigade, gracing the latest edition of Vogue magazine.
Coming out in support of his wife who stoked a controversy by stating that rapes are on the rise as women are aping western culture, Goa Factories Minister Deepak Dhavalikar on Tuesday said the "way people dress today, fuels incidents of rape".
These natural wonders are all under threat.
'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.'
Literally meaning hidden place, Orchha is the perfect weekend getaway from Delhi or Mumbai, says Harnoor Channi-Tiwary.
Literally meaning hidden place, Orchha is the perfect weekend getaway from Delhi or Mumbai, says Harnoor Channi-Tiwary.
A Delhiite himself, Shikhar Dhawan was on Tuesday candid in his admission that the city's air quality is poor, but insisted that it cannot come in the way of going about their job of playing as professional cricketers.
Tourists who come from across the world to laze around in the balmy beaches of Goa will now have another attraction - it will have not one but two airports.
The people of the southern part of the country could see a greater part of the partial solar eclipse because of the geometry of the eclipse path.
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