'It is a travesty that I have to prove my commitment to Gandhi and to this country.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited ASEAN leaders to be the chief guests.
Once Ram temple is built it will become a 'ghoshit (declared) Hindu Rashtra', a VHP leader told the gathering.
'Whether I die in Calcutta or in Paris, on a Wednesday or a Saturday, it does not matter, but you would not want me to come to India's door and then return to France without having visited India.' 'Either I will die or I will visit India!' Claude Arpi hails Georges Clemenceau, French prime minister during the Great War, a great man who loved India.
'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit, comparable to the best in the world.' Rameshwar Nath Kao shunned the limelight, hated to be photographed and preferred to work behind the scenes. A revealing excerpt from Nitin A Gokhale's much awaited book, R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster.
One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India, recommends Aakar Patel.
Narendra Modi seems to prefer that Hindu strongman image remain tucked in reserve, to only come when called; life's been more complicated.
'Rajamouli's last film Eega was brilliant. He made an entire film on a fly. Here, it is difficult to make a good film by casting superstars also.' Karan Johar and the Bahubali team launch the film's first trailer.
'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'
Police said the FIR was filed at a police station in Dakshina Kannada district based on a complaint against the writer whose utterances on Hinduism and Hindu Gods have come under vicious attacks from fringe rightwing outfit.
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
The West Bengal chief minister also accused the PM of 'removing crucial files' related to demonetisation.
'I am done with that genre. When you don't have a filmi background, it's difficult to do what you want to do.' Gurmeet Choudhary looks ahead with Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana.
The ruling party wants to leave no stone unturned to make sure the 'truth' about Madhya Pradesh chief minister's efforts to get to the bottom of the case. Shashikant Trivedi reports
Invoking the age-old cultural bonds between India and Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it was time for the two countries to "march together" by regaining the "past glory" of historical ties
Hyderabad, the city which is the bone of contention between Telangana and the rest of Andhra Pradesh in the proposed bifurcation of the state, belongs to all Indians and not to any region in particular, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has said.
Thailand, Indonesia want unconditional access to India's multi-brand retail space.
Patnaik, 89, passed away at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in the temple city
'People don't want to watch a screaming channel if given a decent alternative.'
The city has lost its favourite son, A P J Abdul Kalam. But his his legacy will live on forever.
Like its predecessors, the 2014 report (released two days ago) allows one to compare India's performance with other countries.
Sitaram Yechury speaks about the Left's future in politics and their chances in the Bihar polls.
'The relationship between Victoria and Tagore was one of mutual admiration and respect.'
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
The two countries also signed memoranda of understanding in education and health sectors after visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera co-chaired the 9th Indo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting in Colombo.
Scientists believe the unique geological locations where they are situated makes them worthy of veneration.
'We have Hindu values, Hindu customs, Hindu philosophy, Hindu way of looking at all religions as acceptable.' 'These are all great assets of India.'
'None of our critics have spoken about JNU's positive contributions. Instead, we are being labelled anti-national. A whole host of BJP leaders are products of JNU including Nirmala Sitharaman.'
The sentiments of the ignorant are what politicians unfortunately fan to inflame passions for political gain, says Murad Ali Baig
'Nawaz Sharif knows a coup in 2016-2017 will not only complete Pakistan's isolation, but even a whiff of instability will frighten the world into imagining another Islamic State-zone, and this in a fully nuclearised subcontinent,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'When Sultan released, I got greedy. I decided to make another film with Salman because he gets me a lot of box office.'
'There are so many dimensions to history that we need to attend to: We need more space for local and regional histories; we need to delve into the histories of particular communities; we need to emphasise gender history and environmental history.' 'We need to think about India's history beyond India's current borders.'
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called for a relook at the entire ambit of Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Maine Pyar Kiya, Biwi No 1, Dabangg, Kick... the list is endless!
While nuclear engineers cheer KNPP's first full operation, on nine other sites which house atomic reactors, scientists spend sleepless nights.
On the second leg of his trip to Central Asia, Narendra Modi makes quite an impression in Astana, as he talks about terror and trade, films and the future
Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
What makes Ravichandran Ashwin the world's premier Test spinner?
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