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Karpoori Thakur: Fountainhead of OBC politics in Bihar

Meeting Karpoori Thakur, the twice chief minister of a volatile state like Bihar, where he was reviled and respected in equal measure, was always easy for me and anybody who sought his audience.......

TN DIG who killed self was under treatment for depression

On the night before the death of C Vijayakumar, deputy inspector general of police, Coimbatore range, he, along with his wife and daughter, is said to have attended a birthday dinner at a fellow......

Modi, FLOTUS to talk science with desi students

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States First Lady Jill Biden will visit the National Science Foundation on Wednesday where they would interact with Indian and American students, the White......

Madras HC verdict paves way for Palaniswami's elevation

With the Madras high court on Monday giving the go ahead for the crucial General Council meet of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappady K......

How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

Did Prime Minister Modi receive a different kind of reception at the Biden White House on Friday than he has has been used to at the American president's home? How did Barack Obama and Donald J......

How far will the Cybertruck go?

'The unveiling of the Cybertruck seems to me the turning point in the design and manufacture of automobiles in much the same way as American skyscrapers were the turning point of architectural......

Bombay Dyeing stitching together a new story

Bombay Dyeing is betting on creating a range of unique, customised textile products, a route that is largely unexplored by the home textiles players although several industry reports and consumer......

Kashmir hotels feel unrest chill

Only 10,059 tourists have visited the state this month compared to around 90,000 in July The recent unrest in Kashmir, where over 60 people have died, and the resultant curfew, now in the seventh......

UK firm reverses high-heeled shoe policy after backlash

The company said the dress code issue involving Thorp at its central London office was "not a PwC policy". A British outsourcing firm on Thursday reversed its policy requiring female......

Gopichand Katragadda: Tata group's lab-to-market man

Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap He has directed a Telugu film on treasure hunters, is the author of a well-acclaimed book called S.M.A.S.H Innovation, paints......

Why I remember every frame of Mani Ratnam's films

Movies, I have always believed, are ephemeral in their appeal. A lot of movies heralded as classics by my parents were overdramatic, unrealistic poetry for me. If ever I have to choose a 'first......

Ronaldinho smashes cathedral window

Brazilian forward Ronaldinho broke a window in the centuries-old cathedral of Santiago de Compostela while filming a television advert, Spanish newspapers reported on Tuesday.Fortunately for the......

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