'She was not a yes person. She would tell the truth and her feelings to Indira Gandhi, and Indira Gandhi would value her opinion. The same was the case with Rajiv Gandhi who would value her opinion.'
The interaction is planned via a telebridge set up at the U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, said the Amateur Radio on International Space Station (ARISS), which facilitates interaction of school students with astronauts on the orbital laboratory.
'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.'
Farhan Akhtar, Farah Khan and Anusha Dandekar celebrate their birthdays on January 9.
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What's cooking between Suhana, Ananya, Shanaya and Navya?
With an aggressive mindset and intense training sessions, India looks set to make a powerful statement when they step onto the field, observes K R Nayar, the veteran cricket writer, from Dubai.
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said, terming the operation a unique experiment.
Bollywood's superstars made sure to cast their vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, with their families.
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How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
The coming assembly and Lok Sabha elections -- the choice of candidates, the campaign strategies and the negotiations with other Opposition parties --0 represent the real test for Mallikarjun Kharge.
'Finally after 11 years of love, romance, friendship and fun, I got married to my everything today.'
From relying on Russia for its first satellite launch, India is fast becoming a global hub to launch satellites, says T E Narasimhan
Singer KK was cremated at Mumbai's Versova Hindu crematorium around 2 pm on Thursday, June 2, a kilometre away from his home.
Over 32 missions -- satellites and rockets -- have been planned for the year.
Bollywood stars shower their moms with love on Mother's Day.
On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
As news of Sidharth Shukla's shocking death spread, his friends from the television and film industry arrived at Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, where Shukla's body was taken, to pay their last respects.
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
Rahul Gandhi has also slammed Hegde, saying he is 'unfit' to be a Union minister.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
B-town stars take up the #EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga challenge!
Telangana's Mrinal Kutteri, Delhi's Tanmay Gupta and Maharashtra's Karthika G Nair shared the top rank, scoring 720 out of 720. Eight transgender candidates have also cleared the examination.
A team of South Zone Task Force on Thursday nabbed Mohammed Nasir of Bangladeshi origin (who had migrated to Pakistan) on charge of having close links with HuJI and helping a IM operative, an accused in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin blast.
'Parties which supported me were all threatened. This could hardly have been called a fair election.' 'This is Modi's India.'
'Life is so unpredictable.' 'Devastating beyond words.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The celebrities came to pay their condolences.
October is being raved about!
Bangalore's Brigade Road may become a model for Mysore's Devaraj Urs Road for dealing with the parking woes of the Wodeyars' city.
Indian and Pakistani officials held technical-level talks near Islamabad on Friday to work out modalities for conducting a second joint survey of the Sir Creek area.
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A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Love, memorable, throwback pix to celebrate Mother's Day.
'The source of our music, the very notes of music itself have fallen silent.'
The less charitable in the party say he owes his appointment Sonia Gandhi -- the family wanted someone who wouldn't talk back and would not exert himself too much, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Bollywood's having a GREAT Valentine's Day!
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