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Dynastic politics pose grave threat to democracy, says Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a "grave threat" to Indian democracy and asserted it is high time that India traded......

I-Day speech: Modi breaks Indira's record, next is Nehru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke Indira Gandhi's record by delivering 12 consecutive speeches from the ramparts of Red Fort to stand next only to Jawaharlal Nehru who delivered 17......

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.' A revealing......

BJP Gears Up For National President Election

The BJP's constitution mandates that the party should complete the process of electing block, district and state chiefs before it elects its national president. IMAGE: A Bharatiya Janata Party......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

MPC minutes: Repo rate was cut as inflation aligned with target, says Guv

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the repo rate cut in the February meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) was due to inflation aligning with the target and......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

Rao set to make Lenovo big player in SMB segment

For computer maker Lenovo to increase the share of its business from the small and medium business segment in India is certainly not an easy task. While Lenovo is quite strong in the enterprise......

'RBI Not Overly Concerned About GDP'

'The central bank has highlighted that the slowdown in growth has been limited to a few sectors and overall growth is expected to pick up in the second half of the year.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of......

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore,......

Why Aamir And Family Are 'Distressed'

IMAGE: Aamir Khan and his brother Faisal Khan with Twinkle Khanna in Mela. Aamir Khan and his family has urged the media to show empathy and not turn a private matter into 'salacious, inflammatory......

'Aamir Khan Was Brainwashed'

'Aamir brought the police and the doctor because only a powerful person can do all this.''So Aamir did wrong with me. God will give him a reward for that.' Aamir Khan's brother Faissal Khan opened......

Manushi's Mental State

Madhuri shines brighter than the stars...Kalki goes retro... Neha's bravest shoot.... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Manushi Chhillar is 'mentally in the 60s'. ......

Yudhra Review: When Style Meets Stereotype

There are so many loopholes in this lazily scribbled plot, it could be a different movie and still as crummy, observes Sukanya Verma. Voiceover openings by a mortally wounded protagonist sinking......

The Ishq Obsession

From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan lamenting Ishq Bina Kya Marna Yaara in Taal to Alia Bhatt embracing Ishq Wala Love in Student of the Year, generations full of Bollywood romance are coloured in all......

Why Bharat Ratna still eludes Major Dhyan Chand?

'If the country's biggest sports award is named after him, the National Stadium is named after him, then why not he is given a Bharat Ratna.' IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pays......

Azhar's name off the stand? He says no way!

Former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin is planning to approach the Telangana High Court, seeking a stay on Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman's order to remove his name from North......