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Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

Top Tibetan leader defends Dalai Lama over video row

A top political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration in India Thursday said the Tibetan people were hurt by the insinuations made over a recent viral video linked with the Dalai Lama and a......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Why The Kashmir Files Has The BJP's Blessings

Why has the BJP taken such great interest in the film?Not to put too fine a point on it, a possible reason is its propaganda value.Since the film shows the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits during......

Ensure productive budget session: RS chairman to members

Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged MPs to ensure smooth functioning and a productive budget session and said they should conduct themselves in a manner befitting the trust the......

Maruti Sold 584,126 Cars In Rural Markets

Maruti Suzuki says it has sold at least one car in 418,000 villages. IMAGE: Four good consecutive monsoons along with a higher yield and price have put more money into farmers' hands. Photograph:......

Ambani among those setting up family business offices in Singapore

Ambani is in good company. The likes of ultra-rich individuals like hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and co-founder of Google Sergey Brin have chosen Singapore to establish their family offices. So......

Finnair launches Mumbai-Helsinki direct flight; services to start from July

Finland's flag carrier Finnair on Friday said it will connect Helsinki with India's financial capital Mumbai with a direct flight, starting July this year. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters......

Centre's agri market reform ordinance comes under fire

Kiran Vissa, co-convenor of National Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, said that amendments to the EC Act have nothing to do with farmers’ welfare but instead meant to please big players......

Will MGNREGA end up subsidising private farm labour?

In case MGNREGA is expanded, officials said the total expenditure on farming-related works could reach up to 80 per cent of MGNREGA budget, as against the current 67 per cent. The......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

Oscars 2021: Nomadland wins BIG!

A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold. IMAGE: Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey win Best Picture for......

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Actor!

The 89th Academy Awards are around the corner, and in an annual feature, we shine a light on the nominees in the top categories. Here is an introduction to the five nominees for Best Actor --......

Shooter Sandhu's Paris Olympics quest sabotaged

IMAGE: Manavjit Singh Sandhu has returned to the Indian side after more than three years and the 2006 World Championship gold medallist is planning to approach the International Shooting Sports......

Pooran, Holder, Mayers skip central deals, eye T20I glory

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Joining the growing tribe of cricketers who stay away from the country's central contract, premier white ball players Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holders and Kyle Mayers......

1975 To 2023: How India Fared In World Cup Openers

IMAGE: India opened their 2023 World Cup campaign on a winning note. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Rohit Sharma-led India opened their 2023 World Cup campaign with a win over Australia at the MA......

Powell to lead WI, as Hope, Thomas return for India T20Is

IMAGE: Rovman Powell is an attacking batter, who has scored heavily for the Windies over the last two years. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Wicket-keeper-batter Shai Hope and fast bowler Oshane Thomas......

West Indies recall Hetmyer, Thomas for India ODIs

IMAGE: Shimron Hetmyer's style of batting will offer a lot to the Windies. Photograph: BCCI West Indies have recalled left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowler Oshane Thomas for the......

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