Mohamed Nasheed, 45, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who was ousted in a coup in the early hours of February 7, has been in Delhi for the last few days. He is lobbying the Indian government for support to hold elections in the Maldives by the end of 2012, instead of 2013 when elections are due anyway. He tells Jyoti Malhotra that India should take a leadership role in the Indian Ocean
Pakistan People's Party leader Sherry Rehman was a close friend of Benazir Bhutto and was in Bhutto's vehicle when she was assassinated. After the PPP won the elections, Rehman became a minister. She quit months later but remains a member of the party. Excerpts from an interview with Jyoti Malhotra.
'Several Maldivians have been arrested by Pakistani authorities after they crossed into Pakistan from India. The recruitment of Islamist radicals takes place in the Maldives and their channel of movement is all the way up to Pakistan.'
Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, the Taliban foreign minister when the Indian Airlines plane, IC-814, was hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar in December 1999, tells Jyoti Malhotra that India should not look at Afghanistan through the Pakistani lens.
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Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
Dhanush, Arya, Tusshar celebrate their films... Rasika, Ronit spread COVID-19 awareness...
Bollywood stars pass on their warm wishes for Diwali.
Love Hostel stays focused on the murky present and revelling in its increasingly dark outcome. Despite the reach of social media and technology, this isn't the cushy, liberal India of mainstream culture. It's a lawless, ruthless, endless minefield where uncertainty and bigotry go hand in hand and patriarchy is a foregone conclusion, observes Sukanya Verma.
The project was announced in September 2019 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020.
Describing the Central Vista project as 'vital and essential', the Delhi high court on Monday allowed construction work on the project to continue and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for their 'motivated' plea.
Most candidates hailing from political families emerged victorious in the Delhi civic polls, while the richest contender faced a drubbing.
'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'
A bench headed by Chief Justice D N Patel initially said that it would ask the Centre to consider as representation the PIL which seeks a declaration that all authorities, civil or military, shall act under the supervision of the Special Protection Group (SPG) in matters of security of the Prime Minister and his immediate family members.
A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Indu Malhotra framed the question and referred the petition filed by an organisation -- Jyoti Jagran Mandal -- to the Chief Justice of India for setting up of a larger bench.
The couple, who is expecting their first child, were on a holiday in London with Kunal's family.
There's a lot of action on the OTT platform this March, thanks to some interesting film and Web series coming up.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
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Ambitious diplomats continue to be attracted to politics but do they make good politicians, asks Jyoti Malhotra
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Rani Mukerji's friends make sure to stand by her side at her father Ram Mukherjee's prayer service.
Delhi's inability to open up a new canvas with Pakistan and Sharif is symptomatic of its sluggish thinking. Jyoti Malhotra analyses
Hema Malini and Shaina NC have also been omitted from the group.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
