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'Mazar' inside school where Rahul Gandhi studied razed

A 'mazar' within the walls of a famous residential school in Dehradun was razed following protests by right-wing Hindu outfits. Photograph: The Doon School on Facebook The structure stood inside......

Jitin Prasada, BJP's Brahmin face in UP, returns to Centre

Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi's 'young Turks' and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

Security upped at Woodstock, Doon schools

Following inputs from the Home Ministry about terror threats, security has been stepped up at the campuses of Doon School in Dehra Dun and Woodstock school in Mussoorie, officials said. The......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Hail the power of networks!

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Words such as 'infection', 'social......

Fortis' Shivinder Singh to step down; to join spiritual organisation

Fortis Healthcare Executive Vice-Chairman Shivinder Mohan Singh is stepping down from his position to join a philosophical and spiritual organisation Radha Soami Satsang Beas headquartered near......

Sumit Bose likely to head PFRDA

The name of Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose is doing the rounds for the post of the next Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority chairman. The term of the last chairman of the pension......

Arvind Virmani: Economist who became a diplomat

Arvind Virmani has reached the restaurant early and texts me to say so. Suffering the pangs of an absent host I hastily reply that I would be there shortly. "No problem," he replies, "am......

UID for 600 mn people in four years, says Nilekani

The Centre has set a target of enrolling 600 million persons in the next four years for the unique identification (UID) numbers, Nandan Nilekani Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of......

'Violence is a piece of art'

'As long as violence has the right arc, it is very meaningful.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Barun Sobti/Instagram After romancing pretty women on television and winning many, many, hearts......

Kamal Haasan: His scripts both awe and inspire me

Noted playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday. Celebs from all walk of life paid their respects to the departed legend. Kamal Haasan:......

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month. The long, fascinating and illustrious......

'I don't want to treat my audience like idiots'

'When the audience leaves the theatres (after watching Dear Dad), they will have a smile on their faces. They will not be disappointed. That's a 100 per cent guarantee.' Dear Dad director......

Irfan Khan goes to Hollywood

Hoping to walk in the steps of the legendary Sabu, who acted in half a dozen Hollywood hits in the 1940s, including Thief Of Bagdad, Irfan Khan plays the lead opposite an American actress in Road......

'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......

Clarke wins ITF Masters

Second seed Peter Clarke of Ireland lifted the ITF men's Satellite Masters tennis title, defeating Mohammad Salifu of Ghana after a hard-fought battle in Dehradun on Friday.Clarke won7-5, 6-7......

Salifu Mohd. upsets Bopanna

Top seed Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the ONGC-ITF Masters tennis tournament losing both his singles as well as doubles matches in Dehra Dun on Tuesday.Salifu Mohd. of Ghana caused a major......

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures

Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan won the $10,000 ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament beating Great Britain's Nicky Crawley 6-1, 7-5 in the final at the Doon School complex in Dehradun on......

Vishal in semis, Liberhan out

Punna Vishal reached his first-ever semifinal while Tushar Liberhan saw his good run come to end against the seasoned Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan at the $10,000 ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis......

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