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'If We Are A Global Power It's Because Of Him'

'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.' 'A man who fought for nuclear reforms even though......

Former PM Manmohan Singh, architect of India's economic reforms, dies at 92

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms and a consensus builder in the rough world of politics, died in New Delhi on Thursday night. IMAGE: File image of......

How Dr Manmohan Singh became India's 'reforms' man

He drew the roadmap of India's economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even its gold reserve was pledged. IMAGE: Former Prime Minister Dr......

When Manmohan told Sushma, 'Tu Mera Intezaar Dekh'

A leader of reserve and quiet dignity, former prime minister Manmohan Singh had a keen taste for Urdu verses, and his poetic banters with Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj in the Lok......

That Rarity Of Rarities, A Good Man In Politics

As a leader, he was ambitious, not for himself but for India and its people. His was not the short-term election cycle calculation of individual political gain. His was a practical vision of how to......

AI & automation to play a crucial role for retail industry in 2025

With the rapid evolution of channels like quick-commerce and the emergence of ONDC, the Indian retail industry is 'cautiously optimistic' for 2025, in which new-age technologies such as AI and......

Hotel Rates Hit Record High In '24

Driven by a boom in domestic tourism, a record number of weddings in November and December, and a surge in extended weekend vacations. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

What Air India Plans For Its Crews

Some of the proposed policies have been welcomed by pilots and cabin crew, while others have sparked criticism. IMAGE: Air India's Airbus A350-900. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters As part......

Bibek Debroy: A 'towering scholar' & economist

Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

Azaad Review: The Horse Is The Star

When Ajay Devgn and the horse are off the screen, Azaad loses the little spark it has, observes Deepa Gahlot. The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not,......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

My Top Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

'I Was Fated To Play Jinnah'

'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a......

'He was a major factor in Australia's BGT win'

Scott Boland finished with 22 scalps in three Test match in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar series against India Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that entry of pacer Scott......

Will Rohit's captaincy lead India to victory at Gabba?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma would be a handful if he is asked to manage one of the two factors -- bounce or seam movement. Photograph: ICC/X Rohit Sharma's elegance and Virat Kohli's class will face......

Konstas has streaks of Warner

IMAGE: 19-year-old Sam Konstas scored his maiden Test half ton in the first innings of the 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, December 26. Photograph: ICC/X Young Sam Konstas......

Ashwin Drops New Video Post Retirement

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin retires as India's second-highest wicket-taker in international cricket, only behind Anil Kumble. Photograph: BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international......

'Gukesh has summitted the highest peak'

Garry Kasparov lauds Gukesh for surmounting every obstacle to scale highest peak IMAGE: D Gukesh claimed the title by beating China's Ding Liren in Singapore. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin......

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