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Jharkhand assembly namaaz room row: Speaker forms all-party panel

Amid a raging controversy over allotment of a 'namaaz' (Islamic prayer) room in the Jharkhand Assembly, speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto on Thursday formed an all-party, 7-member panel, on the last day......

Why Jyotiraditya fell out with the Gandhis

In some ways, Jyotiraditya parting ways with the Gandhis was similar to the saga of the Gandhis and the Bachchans, largely a story of friendship that turned sour.A fascinating excerpt from Rasheed......

Master of spy thrillers John le Carre dies at 89

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy author John le Carre, known for his Cold War themed thrillers, died at the age of 89 on Saturday in Cornwall, England. IMAGE: David Cornwell, known famously by the pen......

'An India true to its roots will always be strong'

'A self-confident and self-sustaining India will make it a more effective player in the global arena,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out delivering the Sardar Patel......

Justice Ranjan Gogo sworn-in as 46th Chief Justice of India

Speculation over Justice Gogoi's appointment as the next CJI arose after the court's four most senior judges, including Justice Gogoi, called a press conference in January and criticised Justice......

'India is a great place to do business, come back. Jai Hind'

Businessman P C Mustafa wants Indian Americans to return home, Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza outlines how Indian tech companies could grow, Gaurav Dalmia has some investment recommendations while......

CEA turns professor for a week: GST tops list of questions

Arvind Subramanian will hold classes for a week on applied economics at IIT Delhi The Lecture Hall Complex at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, is looking unusually busy these days,......

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.  Image: Sundar Pichai with wife Anjali. Photograph: Stephen......

10 most profitable companies in the world

Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a Microsoft cloud briefing event in San Francisco.Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters With its new iPhones and iPads, Apple continues to be......

Nokia shareholders expected to approve Microsoft deal

Nokia shareholders are expected to approve the sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft on Tuesday, with the deal's financial benefits likely to outweigh resistance from a minority of......

'Many times I felt I wouldn't survive'

'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).' Photograph: Kind courtesy Asha Bhosle/Instagram Music, like an ever flowing river, never ends, says Asha Bhosle. As......

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.''We met him at his farm house.''For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

Victoria & Abdul trailer: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and a rare friendship

Victoria & Abdul tells the true story of the unexpected friendship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian servant.Monali Sarkar reports. IMAGE: Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria and Ali Fazal......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

CWG Badminton: India beat Australia in final league match

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action during the singles match against Australia's Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Stephen Pond/Getty Images Already through to the......

Clijsters still motivated for comeback despite COVID-19 hiatus

'There are some challenges and combining parenting at home and teaching the kids at home and still going to practice and things like that, so it was challenging but at the same time you get through......

On this day: NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born

IMAGE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1988-89 NBA season. Photograph: Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Images Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is often overlooked in the debate over who is......

Rohit's super stats from Visakhapatnam Test

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates scoring a hundred in his first Test as India opener. Photograph: BCCI The 317 run opening stand between......

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