Various facets of Mahatma Gandhi's life journey were displayed by the 22 tableaux that rolled down the Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade.
The Congress, Left parties, Trinamool Congress and some others were in the forefront of this attack on the government, which is set to garner around Rs 7,900 crore through the decision.
Rabindranath Tagore Centre For Human Development Studies announces its full-time PhD programme with fellowship 2009-10.
Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. She was 94. Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected by her father in her choreographies. She also got inspired from the environment around her -- whether it is a town or a village.
Bengali film Antaheen by director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was chosen as the best film while Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of best director for his film Naan Kadavul at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi on Saturday.
'Nowhere amidst the efflorescence of 13 military bands, 16 marching contingents and 22 tableaux was there any hint that far from being a rich country of poor people, the closely guarded secret is that India is a poor country of extremely rich people,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
'If the BJP thinks it is going to overnight transform Bengal into Madhya Pradesh, sorry, that's not going to happen because I have faith in our ethos and culture.'
They are also likely to demand a second round of cabinet expansion soon.
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
India captain Virat Kohli, on Wednesday, said that for the game cricket to sustain globally, Test cricket needs to be the premier format.
Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Sadiyaan actually feels as long as its title for Kanwar not only rakes an old-fashioned subject, his treatment is outmoded too.
China's First Lady Peng Liyuan mistook a group of students from the northeast as Chinese only to be told by them that they were Indians.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
Avika Gor, the youngest bahu of the hugely popular TV show Balika Vadhu is all set to make her big screen debut with Morning Walk.
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
Not all cricketer-actress romances culminate in heartbreak. Some have stayed reassuringly rock-solid.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
To honour and support the cause of 'bauls', whose stringed 'ektara' is unique worldwide strumming up 'earthy' tunes embodying the soul of Bengal, we are bringing 80 'bauls' under the Rs 1,50,000 medical insurance scheme every year, Amitabha Samanta of Bolpur-based Sobuj Potro initiative, the name inspired by Tagore's confidant Promothonath Bisi's Sobujpotro, said.
Deepak Chopra remembers his friend, Michael Jackson.
The 62 Cannes Film Festival promises to be an exciting one this year with films like Quentin Tarantino's World War II drama Inglourious Basterds and Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
'People like Mahaswetadi can never die. They live in our hearts and minds,' says writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen.
'I didn't even know where Bombay was before I came here.'
Mamata imposed affirmative action to the point of absurdity. This has naturally led to counter-action: The Hindus who never thought of themselves as Hindus are now banding behind the BJP, points out Aditi Phadnis.
'If luck favours you, with your hard work and your karma, nothing is impossible.'
India's cargo trains run at 19-30 km an hour, they run at 120 km in China - and the difference is only growing.
A look at the world's twenty largest economies, and how much they spend on education as a percentage of GDP
It [becoming a donor] is something that doesn't take much time at all and it is can potentially save lives all over the world. People need to become aware why they need to become donors. South Asians are very giving people and they want to give to the community. This is another way they can help within the community in life and death situations.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to reopen the case of the theft of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel medallion from the Vishwa Bharati museum on March 25, 2004, following the murder of prime suspect in the case Jiban Bagdi at Kirnahar on Thursday morning.He had been arrested in connection with the case and interrogated. However, he was released later as the CBI failed to make any headway in the case.
Look out for some of the best films Asia has to offer at this year's festival.
Anwesha Bhattacharya-Arya writes an open letter to the President on the sorry state of affairs in India.
Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.
'Modi should arrest Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Sharma.' 'These leaders were instigating mobs and spreading hatred and they must be thrown in jail.' 'I had seen dreams of a new India under Modi, but now I am disillusioned with him.'
The Haryana Chief Minister also asked his Delhi counterpart what steps he has taken to end stubble burning by farmers in areas near the national capital as air pollution peaked to alarming levels.
'Allah is there above and, with him as witness, I am giving you this money. If my Mariam's letter arrives, you must deliver it.' The clerk stood still in astonishment. 'Where must it be delivered?' 'Upon my grave!'
Will the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) rival the planned financial hub of Mumbai or will GIFT be complimentary to and a feeder to its Mumbai counterpart?
Call this Ahmedabad's reply to Mumbai or Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's repartee to his Maharashtrian counterpart Vilasrao Deshmukh's promise of a global financial hub.
The tomb is located in Arnos Vale Cemetery on the city outskirts. It was built in 1843 by Dwarkanath Tagore, who along with Roy founded the socio-religious reform movement Brahma Sabha (later became Brahmo Samaj). Carla Contractor, a local historian who has interacted closely with the Indian high commission and others to preserve and cherish Roy's association with Bristol, told PTI that the restoration and repair was complete.
