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1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

Gossip from the Delhi Durbar: New chief ministers for Maharashtra, Haryana?

Why is Kamal Nath eyeing Chidambaram's chair? What's special about Room 24 at the BJP headquarters? Why is a Cabinet minister praising Narendra Modi? All this, and more, in this week's Dilli......

Durbars, crowns and tiaras: India's link with British coronations

Delhi Durbars, crowns and tiaras and the much talked about Kohinoor, of course. IMAGE: People wearing ceremonial clothes walk outside the Westminster Abbey during a rehearsal, ahead of the......

Want to buy items gifted to Modi? Check this out

More than 1,300 items gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including an exquisitely crafted statue of Goddess Bhavani, an Ayodhya Ram Temple model and sporting memorabilia from the 2024......

Gossip from the Delhi Durbar

Want to make something of yourself? Any good at networking?In today's Delhi, if you dream big, you need to network -- and by networking we mean five-star bashes for the Page Three People.The first......

Historical and amazing photos of Delhi

Delhi was once a provincial town and small commercial centre, but one decision changed its destiny forever. At a Delhi Durbar in 1911, King George V announced the shifting of India's capital from......

As FM, Jaitley will be remembered for fiscal rectitude

For his first Budget in July 2014, Jaitley inherited a fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent of GDP. From 4.1 per cent, the fiscal deficit came down to 3.4 per cent by 2018-19, with two slippages......

Nitin Gadkari on how he will transform India

'Earlier compensation was less, but we have increased compensation four fold. As a result, farmers want to give up their land.' 'Infrastructure projects will create 50 lakh jobs. If today we are......

Meet Raashi Khanna, Shahid's new co-star!

Shahid Kapoor, who recently wrapped up the shoot for Jersey, is all set to make his debut in the OTT space. Sasha has signed his first OTT project -- apparently a Web series, which will be helmed......

Mughal-e-Azam: A world class Indian production at last

'We want to be a nation at par with the best internationally.''But why is it in theatre we continue to have such low standards?' Aseem Chhabra speaks to director Feroz Abbas Khan about his fabulous......

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Para-athletes grab spotlight as President gives away National Sports Awards in traditional ceremony IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2024 on Manu......

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......