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'They Wanted Me To Join The BJP'

'When I stepped down from the (United Nations) secretary general's race, the first visitor I had was a former minister of the Vajpayee government inviting me to the join the BJP.' IMAGE: Dr Shashi......

'Heir of ex-Qutub plot owner' moves court, to be heard on Sep 17

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday reserved its order on an intervention application claiming the intervenor was a "necessary party" to an appeal seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities in an......

The glorious example of the heroes of 1857

The country is celebrating the 150th anniversary of what is variously termed as the First War of Independence, War of Independence of 1857, Indian Mutiny, the Great Indian Mutiny, the Sepoy Mutiny,......

Globalization & the Knowledge Industry

Although outsourcing of backoffice jobs has become controversial in the current presidential campaign in the US, it is really a non-issue. The number of jobs that India has gained in the last year......

Why does the US still trust Pakistan?

'Despite almost $30 billion of funding since 2001, all the US reaps today is unmitigated hostility of a Pakistan emboldened to flaunt its China card.' 'How can the US give credence to any offers......

Of surrogacy, economics & law

Take a sperm donor, add an egg donor, mix in appropriate lab conditions and rent a womb for nine months. That's the recipe for a surrogate baby. Of course, there may be some confusion when it comes......

How Manikarnika became Jhansi ki Rani

10 Things You Didn't Know About Manikarnika, Rani of Jhansi. Kangana Ranaut promises to give us a history lesson on the Rani of Jhansi in her new film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. One of......

Kannada actor Darshan revisits history

Kannada actor Darshan has not had a good outingon the silver screen for a while now. But never the man to mull over the fate of his films, the actor has now immersed himself in the shooting of his......

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya......

Who was Mangal Pandey?

For the few who think of Mangal Pandey as just another character role played by Aamir Khan, a quick lesson in history:So, he's not a fictional character?Of course not. Born in the village of Nagwa,......

The Queen's Last Salute

Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi releases this week, a cinematic tribute to one of India's most courageous monarchs.In this fascinating excerpt from Moupia Basu's new book The......

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