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Reader Rajesh D'souza met Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai.
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
On the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar's 40th birthday, we present readers' photographs with the bating ace.
Undoubtedly one of the most widely followed Indian celebrities on Facebook, Sachin Tendulkar's fan following on the social networking site has crossed nine million and it's still counting.
Overwhelmed by the tributes that have poured in ever since he announced his retirement from One-day cricket, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar said the "love and support" brought tears to his eyes.
Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar's 'formidable legacy will survive through a generation of civil servants whom he trained, nurtured, mentored and inspired with a rare combination of energy, enthusiasm and passion,' says former RBI govenor Dr Duvvuri Subbarao.
John Lang represented Rani Laxmibai in her legal battle against the East India Company to prevent the British from annexing her kingdom of Jhansi. Rediff.com's Archana Masih on a maverick Aussie who spent 22 years in India and became a friend in its dark days of bondage.
Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal succumbed to COVID-19 on May 1. After retiring from the Indian Army, the major became a successful actor in films and television. An old friend salutes a wonderful human being.
'So much goodness. Warmth. Friendly. Attracts and exudes positivity and peace. A distinct voice.' Bollywood salutes the veteran actor.
There are 5,004 IAS officers working across the country.
Following inputs from the Home Ministry about terror threats, security has been stepped up at the campuses of Doon School in Dehra Dun and Woodstock school in Mussoorie, officials said.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
Co-host of a brand new television show that takes you to India's most haunted places, Rocky lists five that scared the living daylights out of him.
After impacting power generation and industries badly, it is now the turn of the tourism sector to bear the brunt of the heavy rains.
Terming the case lodged against Joshi as an act of "political vendetta" by the previous government, state urban development minister and spokesman of the state government Madan Kaushik said all "politically motivated" cases slapped against party workers by the previous regime are being withdrawn.
The controversy over the mysterious presence of a woman at Mussoorie's prestigious National Academy of Administration posing as an IAS probationer took a new turn with her claims that she had bribed a top official for stay and was offered a "hefty" sum to keep her mouth shut.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are a few more responses -- and you can share yours too!
Major Vibhuti Dhaundiyal attained martyrdom in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu Kashmir.
Animal lover Virat Kohi on Thursday took some time off to mingle with the security dogs at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Thursday on the eve of the fifth and final Test against England.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership on Thursday earned him accolades from his senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar, who said he was obviously a "good captain" but had a good team at his disposal to bring about the desired result.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more "creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled". The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future, according to a government statement.
The speeches that deserve the most attention are those that include one made in July 2004 in Mussoorie to a group of civil servants, titled 'India And The Global Economy', and one made in July 2008 in Manchester, titled Global Financial Turbulence and Financial Sector in India. And of course everything in between.
Rohini Bhajibhakare won't waste a moment on this statistic because she has far more important things to do.
"We have received some MMS from people in Tibet. The pictures prove how Tibetans have been shot upon, how they have been ripped apart; it's terrible. We have been told by Tibetans that places where killings have occurred get cleared within minutes by the government. The bodies were quickly taken away and buried."
The President has accepted many other recommendations, including making announcements on Indian aeroplanes in Hindi followed by English.
"Sunita never comes in the picture but she is always there.'
State-run Power Finance Corporation plans to diversify into merchant banking and insurance sectors to mobilise cheaper resources as part of its initiatives to enhance lending to power projects.
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Author Ruskin Bond came out of hibernation to watch his first film, The Blue Umbrella, in a theatre after 25 years.
Dylan is not really a writer and awarding the prize to him in the literature category is a "great insult to all the writers who have already received the award and also to those who rightly deserve it", the author said.
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