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Modi will be the next PM, says Meghnad Desai

Indian-origin economist Lord Meghnad Desai has said India will get a more ‘decisive leadership’ in Narendra Modi if he takes over as the new prime minister after the general elections......

After 3 days of income tax 'survey', BBC says...

The Income Tax authorities have left the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai after three days of lengthy questioning of some of its staff, the United Kingdom-headquartered public broadcaster......

By endorsing Gita, Gandhi condoned violence: Desai

Economist and professor emeritus at London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai on Friday questioned Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence in view of his endorsement of the Bhagvad Gita.......

Kishwar Desai's novel wins top UK literary award

London-based Indian writer Kishwar Desai has won United Kingdom's prestigious Costa First Novel Award 2010 for her book Witness by Night, which addresses issues like unwanted girl child, gender......

N-deal's burial will be a great loss: Lord Desai

Eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai on Wednesday came out strongly against moves to stall the India-United States nuclear agreement and claimed that if the deal did not go through, it would be a......

LORD DESAI SLIDESHOW

Lord Meghnad Desai is a man of many and diverse talents. As a politician, he was the first Asia-born, first generation immigrant to become a member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords. He's......

India must opt for full convertibility: Meghnad De

India should opt for full convertibility of the Rupee, Lord Meghnad Desai, Member of the House of Lords said. "Putting off the day of full convertibility is costing dearly the small and medium......

Rajan did 'extraordinary job' as RBI chief: Infosys' Sikka

We require a very pivotal kind of leadership now from the central bank in order to work with the government Infosys' Indian-origin chief executive officer Vishal Sikka on Saturday said Raghuram......

Rahul's NYAY: Where will the money come from?

Experts say the party is undoing what it achieved through MNREGA by targeting beneficiaries Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Congress should come up with maths to fulfil its President......

Rajan on why RBI should have a uniform communication policy

Raghuram Rajan's comments at various functions where traditional media is absent have found their way into the public domain It has happened again. Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram......

The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood

No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar in the song Suhana Safar Aur Ye Mausam Haseen from Bimal Roy's Madhumati. Photograph: Kind......

The myth of actors being God-like should be broken: Irrfan

Actor Irrfan Khan doesn’t see it as a good sign when film stars are worshipped like God and feels that the myth should be broken. Shahnawaz Akhtar reports from Jaipur Irrfan, who was......

Dev Anand given a tearful farewell in London

Actor Dev Anand, who ruled the hearts of millions of film enthusiasts for over six decades, was on Saturday bid a tearful adieu as his mortal remains were consigned to flames amid the tunes of some......

'Sunil Dutt was a very brave man'

After Namrata and Priya Dutt released their book on their parents, Mr And Mrs Dutt: Memories Of Our Parents, another book on Sunil Dutt and Nargis has been launched this week. AuthorKishwar......

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......

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