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When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

Cong rebuts Modi, says 2 paras of 'Vande Mataram' adopted on Tagore's advice

The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday after his attack on the party over the dropping of stanzas from "Vande Mataram" in 1937, saying Rabindranath Tagore himself had......

Congress accuses Modi of insulting Tagore, 1937 CWC over Vande Mataram row

Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Vande Mataram row, the Congress on Sunday claimed that the PM has "insulted" the Congress Working Committee of 1937, which issued a......

From 1905 cry to Modi's 'Vocal for Local': NCERT's new Swadeshi lessons

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has released special modules on 'Swadeshi', tracing the movement's journey from 1905 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call towards......

Mahatma Gandhi described RSS as communal, totalitarian: Cong

In a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on its 100th anniversary, the Congress on Thursday cited excerpts from a book to claim that Mahatma Gandhi described the Sangh as a "communal......

Sebi probing delayed disclosures of accounting lapses at IndusInd Bank

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) could issue another order in the matter of IndusInd Bank on potential violations of regulations under the Listing Obligations and Disclosure......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

AI Disruption Is REAL & Happening FAST!

When AI is used to enhance operational efficiency, businesses can deliver the same product or service but with improved quality, faster, or even at a reduced cost. A fascinating excerpt from Aswin......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Guess The Price Of Mogambo's Costume?

'Amrishji had a fascination for the colour red and wanted it in every movie costume of his.' IMAGE: Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India. Madhav Agasti has designed outfits for about 400 movies in......

When Meena Kumari Fell In Love With Dharmendra

'At parties and premieres, Meena openly showered affection towards Dharam. Sometimes she would even take his hand and the next day it would be in print.''On one occasion, mischievously almost, she......

The Amjad Khan You Never Knew

The second Sunday after Sholay's release, Amjad and Shehla had taken Shadaab to Juhu beach.They were strolling leisurely when, to Shehla's shock, he suddenly picked up their son, grabbed her hand......

When Suchitra Sen Got Upset With Dev Anand

'Suchitra Sen threatened to leave, with the film only 80 per cent complete.' IMAGE: Suchitra Sen and Dev Anand in Bombai Ka Babu. Raj Khosla made several blockbusters like CID (1956), Woh Kaun......

Guru Dutt To Waheeda: 'You Don't Look Like A Woman...'

'You have become a big star. How can you play a secondary role to Meena Kumari?' Celebrating Guru Dutt's birth centenary on July 9 with this must-read excerpt from the book, Kagaz Ke Phool and......

Why Sandeep Patil, Ravi Shastri Fell Out

'I wanted a player of his calibre to take on one of the strongest sides in the country.''However, he stuck to his guns, and we had an argument.' IMAGE: Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Ravi Shastri,......

'This Guy Wanted Me Dropped From The Team'

'Such things happen, and not everything deserves a reaction. I played and played well and that's what matters' A fascinating excerpt from Puja Pujara's book, The Diary Of A Cricketer's Wife.......

How Lamb played hand in Tendulkar's maiden Test ton

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar was dropped by Allan Lamb at slips and he went on to score his first ton in England back in 1990 at Old Trafford. Photograph: Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images from the......

If India want to win in England, focus on THIS

Shreyas should have been here and I would play Kuldeep as much as possible: Nick Knight IMAGE: Nick Knight underlined the importance of taking 20 wickets if India are to win their first series in......

Uncapped Indians, the secret of Punjab's success: Ponting

IMAGE: Punjab Kings' Head Coach Ricky Ponting with opener Prabhsimran Singh, who has been phennomenal this season. Photograph: BCCI Ricky Ponting, who is getting major credits for Punjab Kings'......