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Wealth is...: Modi shares Sanskrit couplet after US trade deal

Modi's remarks came hours after the US and India agreed on a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent. IMAGE:...

Udhayanidhi draws flak for calling Sanskrit 'dead language'

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday called Sanskrit 'a dead language', drawing a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which said leaders must be more...

HC rejects plea against Christian priests' Kerala temple entry; says...

The Kerala high court ruled that statutes and regulations should foster religious harmony, dismissing a plea against Christian priests entering a Hindu temple and highlighting inconsistencies in...

Forever Young At 97: The Enduring World Of Tintin

Tintin Stays Timeless. Indeed. From his earliest appearances to the extraordinary stories that followed, Tintin's journey is one of imagination and curiosity. Not to forget daring. As Hergé’s...

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is...

Bibek Debroy: A 'towering scholar' & economist

Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek...

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what...

Vande Mataram Gets A 2.0 Version

'It took 22 working days for us to complete the song.' Photograph: Kind courtesy M M Keeravaani/Instagram Oscar-winning Composer M M Keeravaani has been commissioned to compose his version of...

Dharmendra's 10 Best Comedies

On the basis of his rogueish Veeru in Sholay and Parimal in Chupke Chupke, Dharmendra softened his He-Man image and went on to do a series of charming comedies. Deepa Gahlot lists 10 films in which...

Aap Jaisa Koi Review: Romance Done Right

A fanciful air envelopes Aap Jaisa Koi's modest drama, of a story lost in its own bubble that's only burst by villains in the form of judgemental jerks and heroes in need of rescuing, observes...

Heiress of Clam, Aishwarya

Photograph: Kind courtesy Gaurav Gupta/Instagram Aishwarya Rai Bachchan picked a Gaurav Gupta gown for her second appearance at Cannes for the screening of the film La Venue De L'Avenir (Colors of...

'I Love Getting Hurt In Love'

'I have been in love where I had no identity of my own. I had also broken up because I was strong-headed in the relationship.' IMAGE: Fatima Sana Shaikh at the Aap Jaisa Koi trailer launch event....

At Athiya, Rahul's Grih Pravesh

IMAGE: Athiya Shetty, K L Rahul welcome new beginnings in style. Photograph: KL Rahul/Instagram A new home, a sacred ritual, and a touch of elegance -- Athiya Shetty and K L Rahul's grih...

For Pujara Batting Was Like Meditation

Every innings he played will be remembered along with every drop of sweat he shed to display the purity of technique with resilience, recalls veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar. IMAGE:...

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