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Bhim Army chief, 5 Indian-origin persons on TIME's emerging leaders list

Five Indian-origin personalities, including Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde and UK's finance minister Rishi Sunak, and an Indian activist feature in TIME magazine's annual list of 100......

'Dancing breathes new life into me every day'

'My age? It keeps changing every year. I can't remember it. I don't like ageing at all,' the legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai, who passed into the ages on Thursday, told Jasmine Shah Verma in......

Kamal nath on the Austerity drive

While columnists like M K Bhadrakumar denounce the Congress party and the United Progress Alliance government's current austerity drive, some ministers have a different point of......

'Indian PMs are intelligent. They don't call CBI directly'

Former CBI Director R C Sharma tells Aditi Phadnis that friends in the IAS and the IPS give the agency's directors and officers more trouble than politiciansYou were the director of the Central......

Healing hearts

I feel blessed to be part of Dr Cherian's team. I feel blessed to be doing this work," says Delhi-born Dr Inder D Mehta, director, paediatric cardiovascular surgery, MCV Campus, Richmond,......

Decks clear for the birth of India's 2nd largest PSB

The proposed amalgamation will make Bank of Baroda, which will merge the other two lenders with itself, the second largest public sector bank after State Bank of India in place of Punjab National......

Endorsements: Are celebrities worth the price?

Purists will tell you that celebrity endorsement is nothing but lazy advertising. Instead of working on the brand, companies use a celebrity to create awareness and get the message across in a......

The word 'budget' originated from which language?

1.This shield (left) belongs to which country? a) United Kingdom b) United States c) Spain Wrong! Try again.. Wrong!The correct answer is United StatesThe shield belongs to the US Treasury......

Why are public sector banks under financial pressure?

This Adam Smith quote sums up the role of the banking sector in the economy: “It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and......

Markets volatile: Which stocks to buy, hold, sell?

The Indian economy is in doldrums; rupee had touched an all-time low this week, and the stock markets have turned extremely volatile. What should the investors do under the circumstances? In an......

Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale dies at 77

Gokhale, an artist equally at home in theatre, television and movies, acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films, including the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Agneepath (1990), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007),......

Watched These Vikram Gokhale Movies?

An actor of remarkable presence and gravitas, Vikram Gokhale's dramatic eloquence and cocksure authority sparkled every time he had to call on someone's bluff or leave them too tongue-tied to beat......

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

Filmmaker Sai Paranjpye shares an amusing anecdote of Shabana Azmi's perfection in her memoir, A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life. While filming Sparsh, the actress wished to know if......

Alvida: Film folk who left us in 2019

Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on. Girish Karnad......

Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away

Veteran actor Dr Shriram Lagoo, a stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies, passed away on Tuesday evening. He was 92. Dr Lagoo died of......

Check out the hottest cricket babes in India

Cricket is no longer a gentleman's game, it seems! Today, more and more women are coming forward in a bid to leave their mark on the gme. Mandira Bedi started the trend by hosting the 2003......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:satya Message:Dear John, Thank You for doing a terrific job with the Indian Team. I hope you continue the good work and see the team achieve even greater laurels. You are without doubt the......

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