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Rajiv Gandhi failed twice but became PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has stoked a fresh controversy with sensational 'revelation' on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, describing him as a "two-time failure" in academics.......

Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'Pak atom bomb' remark sparks row

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks on Pakistan sparked a political row on Friday, with his party quick to dissociate itself from the comments while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party......

Mani Shankar Aiyar: The Lonely Eternal Maverick

Very few know of his scintillating mind, the outpouring of fresh ideas, the attention to detail in every endeavour, the extraordinary administrative and organisational skills, and a limitless......

Why Pakistan Government Spared Mani Shankar Aiyar

It was only a matter of hours before I would be declared persona non grata; all my work would turn to ashes, and I would be revealed as a typical untrustworthy Indian.I steeled myself for the axe......

Mani Shankar Aiyar hospitalised

Union Panchayati Raj and Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai after he developed chest pain on Wednesday morning. "His condition is stable and there is......

Why was Mani Shankar shunted?

India on Monday denied that Washington had pressured it to remove Mani Shankar Aiyar as the Union petroleum minister. Rumours were flying thick and fast that Aiyar's reluctance to toe the American......

'Problem Is Not Family-Owned Businesses'

'Instead of one or two families controlling 10% to 15% of GDP, it has to be broad based. Then, the resilience of the economy also will be higher.''Then, if something happens to one business, it......

Mani Shankar Aiyar's e-mail account hacked

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's e-mail account has been hacked, with the culprit now sending mails appealing for money on his behalf. E-mails started......

Energy security: Mani Shankar Aiyar slams UPA for bowing to US

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta on Mani Shankar Aiyar's belief that India should secure its energy supplies by engaging with neighbours in Asia. In a recent public lecture that was hardly reported by the......

'India Is Critical Hub For GlobalLogic's Operations'

'The scale and depth of talent here plays a central role in core software product engineering for some of the biggest brands in tech.' Photograph: Kind courtesy GlobalLogic GlobalLogic, a US-based......

Music In 2 Minutes: The Kalyanji-Anandji Story

Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics. Also Read:The......

Will India Shine At The Grammys?

IMAGE: Sitarist Anoushka Shankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anoushka Shankar/Instagram Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar has added two more nominations to her kitty. Her......

Music In 2 Minutes: The Laxmikant-Pyarelal Story

Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics. Also Read: The......

'Love Stories Are Never Simple'

'They are as layered and complicated as life itself.''There is love, but there is also pain and fire.' IMAGE: Dhanush and Kriti Sanon at the Tere Ishk Mein launch event. Photograph: Hemantkumar......

'I Was Passionate About Acting But...'

IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in the film Radha Krishna (1954). Kamini Kaushal was one of Indian cinema's long-lasting actresses, who went from playing Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand's heroine to Manoj Kumar......

Syed Mushtaq Ali: Tripura shock Delhi; Padikkal ton powers Karnataka to win

IMAGE: Tripura's players celebrate winning their match against Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Delhi's domestic season went from bad to worse as minnows Tripura......

Mani Shankar Iyer to felicitate Anand

Mani Shankar Iyer, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, will felicitate World chess champion Viswanathan Anand at a grand function, in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Naidu, that will match the status of......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

Ranji Roundup: J&K seize control as Hyderabad collapse

IMAGE: Anuj Tiwary anchors Chhattisgarh’s Day 1 fight with a solid knock. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Jammu and Kashmir take control against Hyderabad As many as 16 wickets fell on the opening......

Hockey captain Tete's mentor Pratima Barwa dies in Ranchi

'This is not just the passing of a coach, but the end of an era in Jharkhand's hockey legacy.' IMAGE: Pratima Barwa was the architect of many a hockey player from Jharkhand, including India......