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President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on BJP veteran LK Advani

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister LK Advani at his residence in New Delhi......

Danger to Sukhu government in Himachal is by no means over

The BJP in Himachal has its own problems. But it is not a party that sits around twiddling its thumb. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu greets people on his arrival for......

Why BJP Should Abolish Governorship

Creating a positive reform that does away with an official who constitutes a flawed aspect of Indian democracy will allow the BJP to rightfully claim this as one of its positive legacies, suggests......

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

'While other parties generally need support directly from their central leadership to get influencers or celebrities to endorse their party, the work of identifying and contacting such influencers......

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Former Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala turns investor, joins Dallas Venture

As a venture partner, DVP said that Neemuchwala would be bringing deep technology expertise and invaluable experience of building businesses. Abidali Neemuchwala, who quit as the chief......

The Common Man Who Became A Star

'A lot of actors auditioned for Wagle Ki Duniya, but R K Laxman rejected them all.''He was the decision-maker, as the serial was based on his Common Man.''He wanted a natural, who looked like a......

Kohli steals the show and the Player of the Match award!

'Sorry for stealing it (the player of the Match award) from Jaddu. I wanted to make a big contribution. I have made fifties in World Cups, wanted to finish it off this time.' SCORECARD IMAGE:......

5 All-Rounders Who'll Steal the World Cup Spotlight

As the cricketing world eagerly awaits the ICC World Cup in India, one aspect that always adds an extra layer of excitement to the tournament is the presence of dynamic all-rounders. These......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Messi says 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be his last

IMAGE: Lionel Messi, who will be playing his fifth World Cup in Qatar, told Star+ he is feeling nervous ahead of the tournament but is in positive mood. Photograph: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY......

Will India batters get more game time in 2nd ODI?

IMAGE: Shubman Gill and opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, struck a half-century each and were the only two batters who got some time in the middle in the opening ODI against Zimbabwe on Thursday.......

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