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Remembering Ashok Pillai (1968-2002)

It was in early 2000, immediately after Ashok Pillai posed as a model for the INP+ (Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS) poster, that I met him in Chennai. I had not yet seen the poster......

Don't be on wrong side of history: Farmers to panel members

Members of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve farm laws deadlock should follow the suit of Bhupinder Singh Mann and not be on the "wrong side of history", a farmers' union said......

HIV/AIDS from an Indian viewpoint

Dr Suniti Solomon was the first to discover the AIDS virus in India in 1986. She was in New York last week to speak on 'Frontline perspectives from India: Progress and challenges in combating the......

AIDS counselling, online

On the occasion of World AIDS day, the HIV and Human Development Resource Network, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme's regional HIV programme, has launched a media......

Ex-servicemen, babus challenge Art 370 decision in SC

A group of former defence officers and bureaucrats have moved the Supreme Court challenging the presidential orders and the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370, which gave special status......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Indian student flow to Australia may drop 50 pc

The murder of a 21-year-old Indian national, Nitin Garg, in Melbourne has further tarnished Australia's reputation for hosting Indian students. For the academic year 2010, overseas education......

Despite slowdown, auto firms raise salaries

While sales of automobiles for the financial year 2008 2009 grew by less than 1 per cent, two-wheeler and passenger vehicle manufacturers have effected salary hikes across all levels of employees......

India looks to sway Americans with nuclear power insurance plan

Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms India is offering to set......

'Wish prices were kept low for the common man'

For Ashok Upadhyay, a taxi driver from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who makes his living in Mumbai, there are concerns more pressing than the Budget. Namely, he says, prices for even basic......

Why Shah Rukh Needed Action To Revive His Career

Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.By the......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

PIX: Stars arrive for Riteish-Genelia wedding

Actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's big day is finally here! As the couple gets ready to exchange marital vows at the Grand Hyatt in Santa Cruz, a western Mumbai suburb, Bollywood......

'I pray I am active till my last breath'

You could never call her a neglected orforgotten actress. Many veteran filmmakers and actors -- Raj Kapoor, Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, and more -- called upon Padmini, who made New Jersey her......

'There's a huge audience for a whodunit'

Handling the media has to be second nature for this 31 year old. The casual manner in which he walks into the room for an interview tells you he is not jittery about talking to journalists abouthis......

BCCI vs Lodha panel: SC adjourns hearing till December 14

IMAGE: BCCI president Anurag Thakur. Photograph: BCCI The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing regarding the Justice (Retd.) R.M Lodha-led committee's recommendations and the Board of......

Sports Shorts: Khade wins gold at Singapore Swimming C'ships

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Virdhawal Khade is gearing up for CWG. Photograph: Virdhawal Khade/Twitter Young swimmer Virdhawal Khade, continued......

Australia to get a feel of conditions in warm-up against India 'A'

IMAGE: The Australian players in the nets on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI All-rounder Hardik Pandya will like to make a case for himself for Test match selection as he leads a talented bunch of......

In-form Pant dazzles as Rahane-led India 'A' thrash England

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant continued his brilliant run of form, striking a quick-fire 59 and helped India to a easy 6-wicket win over England XI. Photograph: Pal Pillai/Getty Images for Nissan Rishabh......

Karnataka in control in Irani Trophy match against ROI

Karnataka inched closer to winning the Irani Trophy crown after Chidambaram Gautam's brilliant 122-run knock guided them to a mammoth 606 in their first innings against Rest of India on the third......

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