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Can India Solve The Air Pollution Problem?

Mundane as it may seem, this is in some ways a metaphor for the challenges facing the nation, argue Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur in their new book, A Sixth Of Humanity. IMAGE: India Gate......

US Will Eventually Realise India Can't Be Bullied

'Things may get much worse before they get better,' predicts Ajay Chhibber. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The gradual improvement in India-United States relations that began with......

'All India Radio Is No Underdog'

'The largest listenership for Vividh Bharati outside the country is in Spain.''The labourers who go there for the tomato-picking season feel cut off from their country and listen to Vividh Bharati......

When a German torpedo sank Dr Ambedkar's PhD thesis

Dr B R Ambedkar faced many an obstacle on his way to a hallowed career in academics one of them was a German submarine. IMAGE: Folk artists during the 134th birth anniversary celebration of Dr B R......

'Nazdik Dushman -- Fire!'

All hell broke loose.He knew the enemy was close.Then he heard the deep-throated and comforting thudding as his LMG across the stream went into action.Nanavatty was relieved that his men were in......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

'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......

How We Can Create Millions Of Jobs

'Three manufacturing sectors can create jobs by the million: Apparel, food, and electronic assembly.''Let's talk to them and ask them what it would take to scale by a factor of ten,' suggests......

HarperCollins e-books likely on Apple's tablet PC

Publishing giant HarperCollins is in talks with Apple Inc to make electronic books available for the IT major's new tablet PC - expected to be launched later this month, a media report says.......

Why Modi compared RBI ex-governor Urjit Patel to a snake

Under Urjit Patel, the then RBI Governor, the central bank had a habit of making complete about-turns on various issues, including electoral bonds and digital payments, former finance secretary......

'Cinema Has A Limited Imagination Of Delhi'

'A majority of filmmakers cannot truly understand the city because they don't live here.' IMAGE: Filmmaker Anusha Rizvi with lead actor Kritika Kamra on the sets of The Great Shamsuddin Family.......

How Dharmendra Whisked Hema Malini Away From Jeetendra

Hema's father couldn't contain his rage and almost physically pushed Dharmendra out of the house. 'Why don't you get out of my daughter's life? You are a married man, you can't marry my daughter,'......

Where You Can Watch Bhool Chuk Maaf

It's an action-packed week on OTT. Fasten your seat belts and check out these options from Sukanya Verma. Bhool Chuk MaafWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Rajkummar Rao's......

Priyanka At Brother's Haldi Ceremony

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra is in shaadi-mode, as her younger brother Siddharth wed Neelam Upadhyaya in Mumbai. Sharing pictures from the haldi ceremony,......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

Dhawan on Manifestation, Mindset as He Drops Autobiography

IMAGE: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan and his girlfriend Sophie Shine at the launch of his autobiography 'The One: Cricket, My Life and More', in New Delhi on Sunday. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Puja Pujara's Candid Memoir Adorns Lord's Library

IMAGE: The Diary of a Cricketer's Wife captures Cheteshwar Pujara's journey from the streets of Rajkot to international cricket. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Home of Cricket/Instagram The Diary of a......

When Dhawan wanted to cast Dhoni in a Bollywood film!

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan's memoir bares all about his personal life and professional career. IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan recounted his first meeting with Mahendra Singh Dhoni back in 2010......

BBL player Harper hit on head at training, hospitalised

IMAGE: Melboure Stars' wicket-keeper Sam Harper had suffered a serious concussion in 2020 in the BBL when he collided with a teammate. Photograph: Melboure Stars/X Big Bash League side Melbourne......

'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.......