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'If you're a soldier, you have to put fear away'

'I'm now living under threat, but life has to go on because as a soldier, you can't run away from it.' IMAGE: The Golden Temple in Amritsar. Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar, PVSM, AVSM, Vir......

3 RS seats for BJP in Karnataka, 1 for Congress; JD-S draws a blank

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka had the last laugh as it won all the three Rajya Sabha seats it had contested in, out of total four from the state, that went for polls on Friday,......

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Today, the two countries, ruthlessly divided by the Radcliffe Line that pierced their very heart, grapple with the political challenges of the present.Yet, when friendships develop there are no......

Modinomics Ain't Right. It's Hindu-Left

It is in no way a government of the economic Right.The Right is limited to religion and nationalism.The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other party, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime......

Karnataka lifts weekend curfew, night curbs to continue

The Karnataka government on Friday decided to lift the week-end curfew imposed in view of the spike in coronavirus infections, after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with experts,......

'This will encourage states to go for their own monetisation programmes'

'They are also sitting on huge public sector assets without many returns. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launches the National Monetisation Pipeline in New Delhi, August 23,......

75% BSE 500 stocks below all-time highs despite index touching record

The underperformance of the bulk of BSE 500 stocks is a classic case of polarisation, where investors are lapping up stocks of sectors that are likely to do well going ahead. Around 75 per cent,......

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Puneet......

Knitting human bonds

Making woollen garments empowers women in two Uttarakhand villages, discovers Anjuli Bhargava.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The villages of Guniyal and Chandroti in Uttarakhand are less......

You can lease Delhi's Taj Mansingh if you have Rs 400cr to spare

Given the hotel's prime location, it is obvious that there will be some serious bidders trying their luck when an auction is held in the second half of this calendar year. IMAGE: Taj Mahal Hotel......

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed into the ages on Thursday.We pay homage to a true legend by celebrating her best creations. Some of the biggest movies in Hindi cinema -- Gandhi, Lekin, Guide,......

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.' Aseem Chhabra remembers......

INTERESTING television shows coming up in 2015

Here's a look at the shows coming up! Television might just get more interesting this year, with some good new shows coming up. We take a look: Chakravarti Ashoka Samrat, Colors Image:......

'Richard Attenborough was unassuming, he never lost his temper'

Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him long after work on the multiple award-winning......

'Sir Richard Attenborough really loved India'

Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic Gandhi proved to be a stepping stone in quite a few Indian actors' career. One among them was Alok Nath, who played Tyeb Mohammed (a friend of Mohandas......

Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Local Organising Committee of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 (LOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official emblem for what will be the country's first international football event. The ceremony at......

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

A Kerala-based organisation moved the Delhi high court on Friday against the Centre's last-minute decision to deny triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary the prestigious Arjuna award in 2013. Navalokam......

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

Foreign security official detained at hotel

A security official attached to an international team was on Sunday detained at the entrance of a five star hotel in New Delhi after a firearm was recovered from him during a security check. "A......

Spotted: Kaif, Zaheer, Sachin and Ganguly

Reader Hemanth Rai sent us these pictures from Bangalore. 'Here are a few pictures of cricketers that I spotted. I knowMohammed Kaif personally. Other pictures were taken at The Hotel......

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'If you're a soldier, you have to put fear away'

3 RS seats for BJP in Karnataka, 1 for Congress; JD-S draws a blank

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Modinomics Ain't Right. It's Hindu-Left

Karnataka lifts weekend curfew, night curbs to continue

'This will encourage states to go for their own monetisation programmes'

75% BSE 500 stocks below all-time highs despite index touching record

The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire

Knitting human bonds

You can lease Delhi's Taj Mansingh if you have Rs 400cr to spare

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

INTERESTING television shows coming up in 2015

'Richard Attenborough was unassuming, he never lost his temper'

'Sir Richard Attenborough really loved India'

Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

Cancellation of Arjuna to Maheshwary challenged in Delhi HC

Foreign security official detained at hotel

Spotted: Kaif, Zaheer, Sachin and Ganguly

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