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Ex-minister defends Rajiv govt's ban on Salman Rushdie's book

K Natwar Singh, who was a Union minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government that banned Salman Rushdie's controversial book The Satanic Verses, strongly defended the decision on Saturday asserting it......

Misgovernance, polarisation marked 8 yrs of Modi govt, says Cong; BJP hits back

The Congress on Thursday attacked the Modi government on its eighth anniversary, alleging the period has been marked by misery and misgovernance with high inflation, low employment and communal......

Lankan Oppn to move no-trust motion against Gotabaya govt

Sri Lanka's main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya on Friday announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa if it fails to take......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

3rd wave may peak between Oct-Nov: Govt panel scientist

A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed, but it may see half the daily cases recorded during the......

Govt doubles gas price to record levels; CNG rates may go up

The government on Thursday more than doubled the price of natural gas that is used to produce electricity, make fertilisers, turned into CNG and piped to household kitchens for cooking, on the back......

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

In a comprehensive extradition win for the Indian authorities, a UK judge ruled on Thursday that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi not only has a case to answer in the Indian courts but that there is......

How Sunil Vachani plans to take Dixon Tech global

Today, Vachani’s public-listed company, Dixon Technologies, has gone beyond manufacturing just television sets. Armed with private equity funding from Motilal Oswal eight years ago, it has......

Vedanta confirms bidding for govt's stake in BPCL

Mining conglomerate Vedanta has put in a preliminary expression of interest (EoI) for buying the government's stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), for which a major foreign player too is said......

Why govt must not get carried away with get-rich-quick syndrome

In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati. IMAGE: A man transports used......

'The National Award is my biggest achievement'

Uma Shree is arguably one of the best actresses in the Kannada film industry today -- she has picked up state awards quite regularly. Now, her first National Award further proves that fact. Uma......

UK to get a taste of Shilpa Shetty curries

Shilpa Shetty "can cook a mean south Indian chicken curry", claims Andy Varma, one of the best-known Indian chefs in Britain. Well, he sounds so confident as he has entered into a......

'Mika and I have a love-hate relationship'

Chitrashi Rawat is the latest actor to be evicted from the reality TV show, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. Chitrashi, who along with Mika Singh and Jay Bhanushali, entered the show three weeks......

'Priyanka had the potential to do 12 roles'

After making a historical epic, Jodhaa Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker has turned to a romantic comedy called What's Your Raashee? starring Priyanka Chopra and Hurman Baweja. Based on a Gujarati......

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Rashford welcomes UK Govt U-turn on school meals campaign

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford said he spoke to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday and was briefed about the government's plans to provide 170 million pounds ($220 million) of extra......

Willow versus war

February 19, 2004 | 16:50 IST India's tour of Pakistan Willow versus war [ web.mid-day.com] It's great cricket, but remember It's just cricket [ indianexpress.com] I am keen to face Shoaib......

If it is war, so be it - 2

Raghu Sakleshpur: To elaborate, why do we give so much prominence to Pakistan, I do not understand. They are a terrorist, rogue nation out to undermine and destabilize India. We should not be......

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