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General Rawat: Simple Man With No Ego

'He was a sentimental man, but his commitment to the Olive Green always came before anything else, including his family.'A fascinating excerpt from Rachna Bisht Rawat's Bipin: The Man Behind The......

Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

Has India Changed Its Tibet Policy?

One priority for Delhi (for the new foreign secretary in particular) is to have an in-depth discussion with Dharamsala as soon as possible, suggests Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Dalai Lama with India's......

K'taka Cong in fix as office-bearers link Shivakumar to scam in video

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday found itself in a tight spot after a video showed a purported conversation between the party media coordinator M A Saleem and former Lok Sabha member V S......

After I-T Raids, Sonu 'On Top Of The World'

'There are hundreds of people outside my home waiting to see me.''They want to be reassured that I am all right.''Many of them are crying.' IMAGE: Sonu Sood interacts with those who seek help from......

PNB's UK arm loses case in $45-million deceit claim

The issue in contention was whether the High Court of England and Wales should accept jurisdiction to try the claim by London-based Punjab National Bank International Limited's, involving eight......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

A good Budget, Mr Jaitley!

Against a challenging background, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has, very sensibly, stuck to the basics, notes Shankar Acharya At the best of times, making the Union Budget is a hugely......

India's Winning Moments At The Grammys

IMAGE: A R Rahman with Grammy winners V Selvaganesh, Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain, who made India proud by bagging three......

SRK: 'I realised the best films are made in Tamil'

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan performs in Chennai. Photograph: ANI Photo "I'm humbled. Thank you so much for inviting me. I enjoy Tamil films. I realised early on that the best films are made in Tamil,"......

'Today's heroes do anything they want'

'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.''Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.''Now we have got bigger scope.'......

'Now that I have won Rs 25 lakh...'

'Bigg Boss is not only about fighting with people, it's survival of the fittest.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Elvish Yadav/ Instagram YouTuber Elvish Yadav has made history by becoming the first......

'Is something wrong with friend-zoning somebody?'

'I came to Bigg Boss so that I could explore and understand myself.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Falaq Naazz/Instagram The latest eviction from Bigg Boss OTT 2 is Falaq Naazz, and that has upset her......

Titas Sadhu: The net bowler from Hooghly now Asiad champion

IMAGE: Pace bowler Titas Sadhu's figures of 3 for 6 helped India crush Sri Lanka to win the Asian Games gold medal on Monday. Photograph: BCCI/X Titas Sadhu must believe in pleasant coincidences.......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

From Satara to Tokyo: Archer Jadhav aims to make it big

IMAGE: Archer Praveen Jadhav at training at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Archery happened to Pravin by chance. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian archer Pravin Jadhav had two choices to make as......

Clean up Hyderabad cricket, Rayudu tells Azhar

IMAGE: Rayudu had pulled out of the coming Ranji Trophy tournament attacking the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Ambati Rayudu, on Sunday, hit back at......

Azhar hits back as Rayudu alleges corruption in HCA

'He is a frustrated cricketer' IMAGE: Citing HCA's corruption, Ambati Rayudu is learnt to have opted out of the upcoming Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Cricketer Ambati Rayudu on Saturday alleged......

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