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History In Minutes: Man Who Handwrote Our Constitution

Prem Bihari Narain Raizada wrote 145,000 words in flowing italic styles. It took him 6 months and hundreds of nibs. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lalit Kala Akademi The Constitution of India was hand......

History In Minutes: When Europe Invaded Russia

Syed Firdaus Ashraf marches through time to trace the bitter history between Russia and its West European neighbours. IMAGE: Red Army troops race across a field to attack on the Southern Front,......

How rebels hijacked Pakistan's Jaffar Express

The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine coaches, was going from Pakistan’s Quetta to Peshawar when Baloch Liberation Army militants derailed it using explosives and......

India's First Private Rocket Launch Soon

The Vikram-I rocket will fly with its maximum carrying capacity and put the satellites in a Low Earth Orbit. IMAGE: Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. Photograph: Kind courtesy Skyroot Aerospace......

History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

MPC minutes: Repo rate was cut as inflation aligned with target, says Guv

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the repo rate cut in the February meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) was due to inflation aligning with the target and......

What Gave Janhvi Sleepless Nights

Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor celebrates four years of her film Roohi and her dance number Nadiyon Par in the film. '4 yrs of #Roohi and my first solo dance......

When Sridevi Flung Aside Her Heels For Aamir

'Somehow no producer found the right project that would justify casting these two selective stars with each other.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Movie Magazine The very first issue of the magazine I......

The Monkey Review: A Killer Toy Story

For a story that thrives on jumpscares and gruesome kills, The Monkey has enough tricks up its sleeve. The shockers keep you entertained for the most part, observes Mayur Sanap. A movie centered......

'After Aradhana, People Took Me Seriously'

'Everybody was scared, especially with Rajesh Khanna playing a double role and playing my lover and my son.''It was quite a risky thing to do. That's why they made me look so old.' IMAGE: Sharmila......

Eight-minute VAR check at Bournemouth is new English record

'It's not football any more; this is embarrassing' IMAGE: A big screen displays a VAR review message during the FA Cup fifth round match between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at......

All England: India's challenge ends, Lakshya falls in quarters

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen was ousted after a 45-minute contest. Ann Wang/Reuters India's Lakshya Sen bowed out of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight-game loss to Chinese world No.......

Harry Brook banned from IPL for two seasons

England batter Harry Brook has been banned from the Indian Premier League for two seasons following his last minute pullout from the 2025 edition. IMAGE: Any foreign player who misses the IPL......

All England C'ships: Satwik thanks Chirag as they roll into 2nd round

IMAGE: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took just 40 minutes to dispatch the Danish pair of Daniel Lundgaard and Mats Vestergaard at the All England Championships on Wednesday.......

PIX: Medvedev, Alcaraz through to Indian Wells semis

IMAGE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates victory over France's Arthur Fils via the third set tie-breaker to advance to the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,......

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