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We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

52 yrs on, another Scindia's exit puts govt in crisis

Fifty-two years after 'Rajmata' Vijaya Raje Scindia, a prominent member of the erstwhile Gwalior royal dynasty, quit the Congress and caused the party-led government in Madhya Pradesh to collapse,......

NHRC asks UP to pay Rs 5 lakh to victim

Taking note of 'gross violation of human rights' of a woman at the hands of the Uttar Pradesh police, the National Human Rights Commission has directed the state government to pay compensation of......

PHOTOS: India celebrates Ganesh festival amid pandemic

The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the......

Slots of 'sacked' independent directors lie vacant at Oil PSUs

Months after the BJP government sacked most of the independent directors at top oil PSUs, the boards of blue chip firms like ONGC and GAIL are functioning with most of those positions still lying......

BCCL may buy Vijaya Times

Vijayanand Printers, publisher of two Kannada newspapers, Vijaya Karnataka and Usha Kiran and English daily Vijaya Times, is in talks with Bennett, Coleman & Co, which owns English daily The Times......

Boom time for Indian Hotels

The average occupancy for all 60 hotels of Indian Hotels Company is likely to be 75 per cent for the current financial year 2004-05 as against 70 per cent last year, Ajoy Misra, senior vice......

After IOC, govt to sack directors of other oil cos

After sacking four independent directors of IOC, the Narendra Modi-government is now seeking to remove nine similar Congress-appointees from the board of ONGC, HPCL and MRPL. The National......

Adding pages: India's print media boom

It may well turn out to be the year of the print media. Besides new launches in the newspaper and magazine categories, expect 2007 to be known for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other......

Who Should Star in Bawarchi Remake?

IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi. Anushree Mehta, who directed Radhika Apte's spy comedy Mrs Undercover, will helm the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi,......

The Best of Pankaj Udhas

A golden name in the world of ghazals and playback singing, Pankaj Udhas regaled listeners with his dulcet voice on silver screen and stage. Growing up in a family of zamindars and government......

Who Was Lata's Favourite Co-Singer?

IMAGE: Vyjayanthimala in the song Kaiso Re Paapi Bichua from Madhumati. Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary......

Chupke Chupke@46: 5 MUST-KNOW Facts

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan had brief roles, almost guest appearances, which they did for Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's sake, reveals Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Dharmendra, Asrani, Sharmila Tagore,......

What is Priyanka missing?

SRK on KKR... Madhuri on SRK... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra posts a throwback pic with Nick Jonas and gushes, 'Miss you so much my love'. ......

Neeraj Chopra and Co. ready to dominate Asian Games

Aiming for rich haul of medals, Chopra-led India set to begin athletics campaign IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra will lead a 65-strong team, with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) hoping to win at......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

As women, we have to believe in ourselves: Sindhu

IMAGE: India's Pusarla Sindhu in action at the Badminton World Championships, in St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland. Photograph: Vincent Kessle/Reuters India's champion shuttler P V Sindhu feels......

Indian athletes shine with 17 medals, finish 3rd at Asian Junior C'ships

India ended their campaign at the 17th Asian Junior Championships in style as they finished third by winning 17 overall medals, including 7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze at Ho Chi Minh City in......

Sandhu, Bindra to run with Olympic flame

Baichung Bhutia and Kiran Bedi's refusal notwithstanding, the Olympic torch relay continues to draw celebrities, with sharpshooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Abhinav Bindra joining the April 17 run......

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