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When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Richard Attenborough loses 3 of family in tsunami

Lord Richard Attenborough, producer of the feature film 'Gandhi' has lost three members of his immediate family including his granddaughter in the tidal wave disaster in Phuket in Thailand, his......

Modi 3.0: The Cabinet Meets

On Monday, June 10, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra D Modi held the first meeting of his Union Cabinet at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. IMAGE: The order in which the ministers are......

Acche Din Coming Back To Parliament?

'It was almost as if we were back to 'acche din', when Parliament was a forum where two sides fought ferociously as equals.''For that we need to thank Rahul Gandhi,' notes Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE:......

'Modi Is Totally Ignorant About Mahatma Gandhi'

'Modi will do himself a favour if he starts studying about Mahatma Gandhi.''I feel pity that we have a PM who has no idea of our own history.' IMAGE: On March 27, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi called at 3,......

World's rich expect to get richer in 2010

With recovery in the global financial markets in sight, nearly 78 per cent of the world's wealthy population expects to grow their personal wealth over the next one year, a survey said on......

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Padamsee will be best remembered for iconic campaigns such as 'Lalitaji' for Surf, 'Cherry Charlie' for Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish, MRF's 'Muscle Man', the Liril girl in the waterfall......

Indian industrialists bag UK Asian Awards

Top Indian industrialists N R Narayana Murthy and Adi Godrej besides actor Anupam Kher were among a number of personalities from Asia to be recognised by the UK for their contributions in various......

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal.'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed......

The many good things that Magsayay winner Anshu Gupta does at Goonj

Anshu Gupta, founder of 'Goonj' and co-winner of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award, has reinterpreted Gandhi, taking the philosophy forward to a core challenge of our times, the growing gap between......

'Sir Richard Attenborough lives on through Gandhi'

'He was a filmmaker who spread hope and optimism through his documentaries and feature films' 'He was a great actor and an even even greater director'Several Indian film industry veterans pay......

'Sir Richard Attenborough really loved India'

Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic Gandhi proved to be a stepping stone in quite a few Indian actors' career. One among them was Alok Nath, who played Tyeb Mohammed (a friend of Mohandas......

Oscar-winning director of Gandhi Sir Richard Attenborough no more

Oscar-winning British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi, has died. He was 90. The actor’s son, Michael Attenborough told the BBC......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

'Whatever I am today, it is because of Sir Richard Attenborough'

Many film personalities owe their careers to Sir Richard Attenborough, who recently passed away on August 24. Rohini Hattangady, who played Kasturba in Attenborough's iconic film Gandhi, is......

Sports Shorts: Chelsea salute life president Sir Richard Attenborough

Chelsea have paid tribute to life president Richard Attenborough, who has died at the age of 90, saying that the Oscar-winning film director's "personality was woven into the tapestry of the club......

Why England Players Wore Black Armbands

IMAGE: England's Moeen Ali pays respect to David English, the England cricket promoter who died of a heart attack on Saturday. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In the blockbuster final......

Mourinho plans early end to title race

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is aiming to wrap up the English Premier League title two weeks early next May.Mourinho, whose side are two points clear of Arsenal, said he worked best under the......

Stylish Chelsea eye big prizes

Style and swagger have returned to Stamford Bridge, recalling Ruud Gullit's sexy football of a decade ago and the strutting Chelsea side of the 1970s, the trendiest in town.It is not just that the......

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