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1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

Indian History Congress slams NCERT modules on Partition

The Indian History Congress (IHC) has attacked National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)'s new Partition Horrors Remembrance Day modules, alleging that they spread 'falsehoods......

Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India: Rajnath

Recalling Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch L K Advani's words on Sindh's civilisational connect with India despite the Partition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said "borders can change"......

NCERT new modules blame Cong for Partition, say leaders underrated Jinnah

National Council of Educational Research and Training's new special modules on the Partition of India have placed significant responsibility on the Congress leadership for the division of the......

Important stanzas of Vande Mataram were dropped: Modi

In an apparent attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said important stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram were dropped in 1937 which sowed the seeds of partition and......

Pakistan's Economy On Tenterhooks

With general government debt now approaching three-quarters of GDP, and only incremental reform efforts visible, Pakistan risks prolonging its economic stagnation unless fundamental governance,......

150 years of BSE: When 100 banks failed and took stockbrokers with them

Like with all great crashes, some had noticed the cracks. “… cash balances (of banks) seem, from the available indications, to be hopelessly inadequate; and it is hard to doubt that in......

'Why Should Men Not Cry?'

'We are not AI. We are allowed to break, and rebuild.' IMAGE: Vijay Varma and Fatima Sana Shaikh in Gustaakh Ishq. Some interviews begin with questions. This one began with tears. When Syed......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

The 14 Longest Hindi Movies

Just when you thought movies were getting shorter comes two epics, which have long run times. S S Rajamouli's Baahubali: The Epic, which combines the two blockbuster films, runs at three hours and......

The Must Read Kamini Kaushal Interview

'I made a big fuss about playing Manoj Kumar's mother, but he had made up his mind.''He said he would wait until I made up my mind.''I was about 40 then. He was so large and I was so tiny!' IMAGE:......

Haq Review: An Important Watch

Made at a time when an insidious agenda can be read into it, Haq is an important film that deals with a contentious subject with maturity, observes Deepa Gahlot. The bitter legal battle that came......

Where Cricket Bats Are Made In The World

Every cricketer needs The Right Bat. It's his most trusted companion. Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir. The coveted......

'No One Is Asking For India-Pakistan Tickets!'

'Some of my friends called me a turncoat for going to watch the match, but will they get me a ticket for an India-Pakistan match when it is played without any border tension?' IMAGE: There are......