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Nation remembers Lal Bahadur Shastri

The Nation on Wednesday remembered former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 40th death anniversary with several leaders offering floral tributes to the departed leader. Prime Minister......

New revelation about Lal Bahadur Shastri

A foreign country, which now has good relations with India, spread false information on the death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent nearly four decades ago, intelligence......

Lal Bahadur Shastri's son joins Congress

Sunil Shastri, son of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri will join the Congress tomorrow at Lucknow. "I am coming back to my home. I had left the Congress to join BJP in 2004. For the last......

How Shastri Buried Pakistan's Kashmir Dream

The high point of the 19 Shastri months was the 22-day war that he fought against great odds and won in principle, even if military historians often call it a stalemate. Pakistan saw a great......

Air India cancels Lucknow-Mumbai flight, diverts 2 others

Air India on Wednesday said it has cancelled its Lucknow-Mumbai flight scheduled for June 17 due to 'operational reasons' and the ripple effect of flight diversions. Photograph: Public Relations,......

Sitharaman creates history with 8th consecutive budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made history as she presented a record eighth consecutive budget, which comes in the backdrop of slowdown in economy and demand for tax cuts for......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......

Nirmala Sitharman set to make history with 7th consecutive Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji......

'GM crops, only answer to food security'

On the heels of the government indefinitely stalling commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, Delhi University vice-chancellor Deepak Pental said transgenic crops is the only answer to achieve food......

On agriculture and poverty

One of the earliest professions of mankind, and the most necessary for survival, agriculture however has been getting the short end ever since Lal Bahadur Shastri's 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' was......

Jayasurya's Lal Bahadur Shastri releases today

Actor Jayasurya, whose performances in Iyobinte Pusthakam and Apothecary received rave reviews, plays an upright villager in debutant director Rejishh Midhila’s Lal Bahadur Shastri. The title......

Review: Lal Bahadur Shastri is run-of-the-mill

Malayalam film Lal Bahadur Shastri offers few chuckles, says Paresh C Palicha. A day in the lives of protagonists who cross paths at one point in a film has become a popular template......

What Manoj Kumar's Songs Mean To Me

Shor was a masterpiece and the song Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai, Maujon Ki Ravaani Hai, Zindagi Aur Kuch Bhi Nahin, Teri Meri Kahaani Hai plays in my mind every time I think of my sweet wife, who passed......

15 Immortal Manoj Kumar Songs

Songs beaming in pride and passion for the country. Songs filled with hope and idealism about the future. Songs of exuberant youth and romantic fervour. Songs pondering over the philosophy of life......

Why Manoj Kumar Stopped Making Movies

'I am not a greedy film person, even as an actor.''While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I've done hardly 35 films in my entire career.' IMAGE: Manoj......

Sirens, darkness, one meal... : Gavaskar recalls 1965 war

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar recalled a time of nationwide alertness, unity, and personal sacrifice. Photograph: BCCI In the wake of India’s recent military strikes across nine locations in......

Once overlooked: How a teacher's son humbled CSK

It was a day before the Indian Premier League mega auction when renowned Delhi coach Sanjay Bhardwaj was having brunch with a gentleman named Pawan Arya. IMAGE: Priyansh Arya's forte is T20......

Air India win Shastri hockey

Air India struck thrice in the second-half to beat formidable Indian Airlines 3-1 in the final of the Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament in Delhi on Tuesday.Captain Vikram Pillay, Pundalik......

Indian women win Shastri hockey

India rode on Saba Anjum's solitary goal to beat Azerbaijan and win the Lal Bahadur Shastri four-nation women's hockey tournament in Delhi on Wednesday. In the keenly-fought final at the Shivaji......

Goodbye Paddy!

No article on Paddy can be complete without a reference to his not getting to wear the India cap. Having known the man for more than two decades, it was not Paddy who was the unfortunate one but......