'Dr Singh Was The Best PM In Modern Times'

'All the big things happening today in economic development have their beginning in Dr Manmohan Singh's ideas.' IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh addresses a news conference in New Delhi January 3, 2014.......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Hitler's Mein Kampf to hit Germany book stores again

Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifesto titled Mein Kampf is all set to be republished in Germany, it has been reported. The reissue of the book is being done as the official rights of......

India is shining: China biz weekly

The controversial 'India Shining Campaign' of the Indian government found a supporter from an unexpected ally -- a Chinese business weekly."India now basks in the most 'shining era' in the 56 years......

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports. Lessions from HeroCorp's Munjal family From......

Maruti 'Swift'ly making history

The Maruti Suzuki Swift has earned itself a place in the Indian automotive history books by becoming the first Indian Car Of The Year!The ICOTY award has been instituted by all the prominent......

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

India’s state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been “online”,......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

'Guru Dutt tried to end his life several times'

'It was only after he passed away that the family realised he was crying for help.' Guru Dutt may have passed on over 56 years ago, but his life continues to enthrall cine-lovers. Yasser Usman......

'Cinematic works like Bimal Roy's are national treasures'

Minutes before the inauguration of the Bimal Roy exhibition Life and Times of Bimal Roy on July 7 at the prestigious Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, in south Mumbai, a deluge......

The Towering Talent called Girish Karnad

In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......