'Initially, I didn't think much of him. But when I walked alongside him, I realized he has what it takes.'
'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.'
Almost all will say no. Then ask them why they don't push back at those who rise the slogan of Khalistan. Somebody would confront you with a counter-question: If people can talk of a Hindu Rashtra, why get so upset if others talk of a Sikh Nation, points out Shekhar Gupta.
The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta.
According to sources, the post at which the Chinese army has put up loudspeakers is under 24x7 constant watch by Indian soldiers and it is possible that the Chinese might be indulging in such drama to distract our troops or perhaps just relieve the pressure.
While West Punjab became part of West Pakistan, East Punjab was given to India, and Bengal's division saw a large swathe of its eastern territory forming part of East Pakistan.
'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.' 'It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.'
About 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the east European country entered its second day on Friday. Of the students, many studying medicine in Kharkiv and Kyiv, about 2,500 are from Gujarat and 2,320 from Kerala.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
The travel ban will come into effect from 11.59 pm on Saturday, April 24, and is subject to review after 10 days.
It is astonishing, even for many of us who may have wide exposure to music, to see how such world-class performers are so little known in their own land, notes Aakar Patel.
Western UP contributes nearly 70 seats to the 402-member UP assembly. In 2017, the BJP had swept the region. Every pre-2022 poll survey had suggested the party would face its biggest attrition from this region because of the farmers' groups.
For audiences craving something new, Axone leaves a good impression, notes Joginder Tuteja.
From opposing the NPR and NRC to demanding special status for Bihar to staying out of the Union Cabinet on principle to showing the BJP who was boss in Bihar, Nitish Kumar has wasted no opportunity at cocking a snook at the BJP leadership. But how long can he continue, asks Gopal Krishna.
The meteorological department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent in Delhi.
The Akali Dal-BJP alliance won on four seats and the AAP bagged one.
"I thank the high command for imposing their trust on me and assigning me this big responsibility," she said soon after the announcement.
'India is a strange place.' 'On the one hand we have the most advanced science working on our origins and our ancestry.' 'On the other we are at war with ourselves over a temple to a god whom our first ancestors knew nothing of,' says Aakar Patel.
Mamata Banerjee is entitled to defend her people's interest but to boycott talks will trouble India's eastern neighbour for a long time, says B Z Khasru
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
'Pakistan has no strategic depth and is vulnerable to Indian military power without even crossing the border,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Anurag Kashyap, whose new film Gangs Of Wasseypur is set in the political badlands of Jharkhand, is set to release in June.
'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.' 'The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naivete of the young.'
A man accused of brutally attacking an 82-year-old Sikh with a steel rod outside a Gurdwara in a suspected hate crime this month has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and abusing an elderly.
Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.
'Even when toasting a true story, say our movies, a superstar is worth more than a real hero,' says Raja Sen.
A realistic assessment will tell us that not much has changed between India and Pakistan; the relationship remains as fraught as before with little prospect of reconciliation, notes Ajai Shukla.
She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport. She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an Imperial power which happened to be her motherland. Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity.
The death toll in the terror attacks on two Ahmedi mosques in Lahore rose to 95 on Saturday. After receiving complete reports of the number of bodies recovered from the two mosques at Model Town and Garhi Shahu that were attacked by heavily armed terrorists on Friday, officials put the death toll at 95. Over 100 people were injured in the attacks in this eastern Pakistani city. The Jamaat-e-Ahamdiyya Pakista, which represents the sect, said the government was 'going soft'.
If rapid Talibanisation of Pakistan continues, the next generation of the world's most sophisticated terrorists will be born, indoctrinated, and trained in the nuclear-armed Pakistan, an American think tank on Tuesday said in a report.
'What Modisaab will accomplish by tampering with the treaty is providing ammunition to ultra-nationalist right wing elements within Pakistan who see India as an existential threat.'
The music of Kareena-Shahid starrer Jab We Met starts run-of-the-mill but presents a lot of surprises along the way. Pritam's music is worth a listen.
Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.
China Eastern Airlines, the only Chinese carrier that operates direct services to India, has recruited 17 young Indian stewardesses to cater to the growing India-China segment, the company said on Thursday.\n
The Travel Agents Federation of India has threatened to stop selling tickets of major European airlines from June 26 if the second round of talks with them on June 22 to discuss the issue of slash in the agents' ticket commission fail.
5 states that contribute just under a fifth of the Lok Sabha's seats will go to the polls early this year.
The ground situation in Iraq is so bad that there is no scope for any non-conventional action or any kind of bravery. Patience, slow movement, and full backing to Indian negotiators would help in a big way, says Sheela Bhatt.