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......
'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......
Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......
'Oommen Chandy always had time for his people and valued their voices.''There was no rest for him as long as the betterment of his fellow citizens was at stake.'Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who knew......
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a joint session of the United States Congress, delivered on Thursday. IMAGE: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the......
'If we don’t get our acts together in five years, it is going to be tough for the country' 'There is plenty of evidence that shows that disgruntled youth turn to crime, naxalism, etc. So what......
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......
In the five-episode Ponds White Beauty campaign, two stars Neha Dhupia and Priyanka Chopra fight out a love triangle for the attention and love of another star, Saif Ali Khan. In a series of ads......
Last month, the wheat fields in Punjab stretched in amber-tinged waves as far as the eye could see, promising bountiful harvests. Nothing hinted at the grave crisis that has gripped the state,......
Aamir Khan’s unsettling revelations on rape contradict the gleaming lines of his introduction speech -- Hindustan badal raha hai, ek laher si chal rahi hai, says Sukanya Verma as the actor......
Bollywood, along with regional commercial cinema, has reflected the ideology of its time, writes Malavika Sangghvi.A social anthropologist eager to understand Indian society would do well to look......
May 25 marks music director Laxmikant's fifth death anniversary. But the extraordinary legacycreated by him and Pyarelalin more than 450 films (including in Bengali, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) over......
'If the appointment of Salman Khan helps promote sports in our country, then what's the harm?' IMAGE: Bollywood star Salman Khan, centre, with boxer M C Mary Kom, right, and India hockey Captain......
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIWP (C) 1680/200004.10.2004Judgment reserved on:18.08.2004Judgment pronounced on: 04.10.2004RAHUL MEHRA and ANOTHER ...Petitioners- versus -UNION OF INDIA and......