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Nehru a westernised Indian, Modi has yogic willpower: Ruskin Bond

Jawaharlal Nehru was a man of the people and of many gifts and achievements, says veteran author Ruskin Bond in his new book, and describes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a man of humble......

BHU's double standards

When a university allows a small group of students to prevent classes being held; when the professor selected to hold those classes gives up and goes back to his hometown; what conclusion can be......

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. IMAGE: Sir V S Naipaul gives the Nobel lecture at the Old Stock......

Caught between worship and blame

200 years on, the legacy of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan -- the man behind the Aligarh Muslim University -- hangs between two extremes.Mohammad Sajjad brings much needed perspective to the debate. Sir Syed......

'One-and-a-half million Indians served in World War I'

'Over one million people served in various battlefronts during World War I. And yet, even today, we know so very little about them.' 'It is absolutely essential to acknowledge this part of India's......

'Apple TV: The best gadget of 2008'

The Apple TV is the pick of the year for Atul Temurnikar, chairman of Global Indian Foundation. He's now waiting to get his hands on a Nikon D200. Is there a gadget that you found to be a......

The power of media content

Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels said that if a lie were repeated publicly a hundred times, it would become a truth.During the Russian Revolution in 1919, Trotsky identified the media -- like......

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.''At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning......

Gifting Harman-Priyanka another love story

WhenAshutosh Gowarikar announced that his next film, after the Aishwarya Rai-Hrithik Roshan starrer Jodhaa Akbar, would star the hot pair of Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, he made waves. Also......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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