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The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

How History Will Remember Dr Singh

Manmohan Singh represented the finest aspects of India, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Then prime minister Manmohan Singh with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee before their meeting to......

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

India Inc pays rich tributes to Manmohan Singh

Billionaire Gautam Adani, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and business tycoon Anil Ambani led India Inc. in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him the architect of......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

When Neil Mukesh Was Racially Screened In US

'They were not sure that I was of Indian origin as their stereotypical image of an Indian was that of a dark-skinned dude.' IMAGE: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neil Nitin......

'I'm Not Who I Was When I Wrote Deewaar'

'We didn't create the Angry Young Man persona for Amitabh Bachchan.''We created the Vijay persona and then Amitabh Bachchan fitted into it.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar. Yash Chopra's......

Urmila-Manoj Reunite At Satya Screening

Twenty seven years after it first released in theatres and became a cult classic, Ram Gopal Varma's Satya returns to the big screen. The film will re-release in theatres on January 17, and its team......

Kangana: 'Bahut Sangharsh Raha'

'I had no idea I would endure difficult times while making this film.' IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut arrives to promote Emergency. Photograph: Panna Bandekar Kangana Ranaut's new directorial Emergency......

10 RD Burman Songs You Must Know

On RD Burman's 31st death anniversary on January 4, Sukanya Verma lists his most popular songs. Raina Beeti Jaaye, Amar Prem The sublime tunes of Amar Prem easily rank among RD's finest...

'As clean as it gets': Buttler hails Abhishek's record-breaking blitz

'It can be difficult sometimes when a player gets on a roll and they play as well as he did.' IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma entered the record books after smashing the second fastest T20I century by an......

Saha RETIRES! Signs off after 28 glorious years

'Everything I am today, every achievement, every lesson learned— I owe it all to this wonderful game' IMAGE: The 40-year-old Wriddhiman Saha, who made his international debut in February......

'It wasn't injustice': Saha on Team India ouster

IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha's international career effectively ended in 2021 when the new team management, led by head coach Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma, prioritised K S Bharat as Rishabh Pant's......

SKY seeks redemption as confident India eye T20I series win

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a wicket during the second T20 International against India in Chennai on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI India captain Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to get back to......

Rohit captain of ICC's T20I team of year; Bumrah, Pandya, Arshdeep included

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma played a pivotal role in India's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign in the USA and West Indies, with three half-centuries. Photograph: ICC/X Rohit Sharma was on Saturday named......

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