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Jitin Prasada, BJP's Brahmin face in UP, returns to Centre

Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

750-page UCC report to be tabled in Uttarakhand assembly

A government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code on Friday submitted a voluminous document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who said the "long-awaited......

BJP loses big in 3 of 4 Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 25 seats in the Himachal Pradesh elections, suffered a setback in the assembly segments falling under Shimla, Hamirpur and Kangra parliamentary constituencies......

Why I followed Guru Nanak

With an AK-47 slung on her shoulder, Khaleda Begum came running towards them with an intimidating expression.Amardeep Singh gently explained what they had set out to do.Her face softened. She......

Indians give up cushy jobs abroad to come back to their homeland

Armed with pricey degrees from colleges overseas, young Indians are heading back home in search for greener pastures, finds Anjuli Bhargava. Image: India is where the action is today. Photograph,......

Fortis' Shivinder Singh to step down; to join spiritual organisation

Fortis Healthcare Executive Vice-Chairman Shivinder Mohan Singh is stepping down from his position to join a philosophical and spiritual organisation Radha Soami Satsang Beas headquartered near......

COLUMN: Employability and its avatars

The unstated assumption is that the job applicant is in some way responsible for his employability problem, says Ajit Balakrishnan.The word "employability" is much in the air these days. Trade......

Energy security: Mani Shankar Aiyar slams UPA for bowing to US

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta on Mani Shankar Aiyar's belief that India should secure its energy supplies by engaging with neighbours in Asia. In a recent public lecture that was hardly reported by the......

Analjit Singh plans to set up medical college

Max India founder and chairman Analjit Singh is in talks with four foreign universities to set up a medical college in the country. Singh, an alumnus of Boston University, confirmed the development......

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......

'I don't want to treat my audience like idiots'

'When the audience leaves the theatres (after watching Dear Dad), they will have a smile on their faces. They will not be disappointed. That's a 100 per cent guarantee.' Dear Dad director......

When Rekha ate raw octopus

Govind Menon is a man to watch out for.He convinced Mallika Sherawat to kiss 17 times in her launch film, Khwahish.And inBachke Rehna Re Baba, which will hit theatres on June 17,the directoreven......

Irfan Khan goes to Hollywood

Hoping to walk in the steps of the legendary Sabu, who acted in half a dozen Hollywood hits in the 1940s, including Thief Of Bagdad, Irfan Khan plays the lead opposite an American actress in Road......

Dinesh Raheja revisits Anand

Dinesh RahejaFrank Capra's immortal observation: tragedy is not when the actor cries; tragedy is when the audience cries, perfectly fits Anand. It is a film that keeps its protagonists dry-eyed but......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

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