'If you can have Rampur flown magically to Pakistan's borders, I might ask the nawab to accede to Pakistan. Else, I'm afraid we have no choice in the matter but to join India.' A riveting excerpt......
Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down.They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before. The......
Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......
Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......
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A day before the event, I learnt from an old Mumbai crime branch informant that a group of gangsters were planning to serve breakfast to the prisoners at Balgandharva Rangmandir prior to the show.......
'...you start running after the star.''If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.''The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.' IMAGE:......
IMAGE: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during the Laver Cup practice session at O2 Arena in London. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced that he......
IMAGE: Rafael Nadal - The King of Clay. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal will be retiring from professional tennis atter the Davis......
IMAGE: Rishabh Pant's 89 not out off 138 balls at the Gabba led India to a 2-1 series win against Australia in January 2021. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images from......
Cheteshwar Pujara was backbone of Indian batting on last two Aus tours; he''ll be a big miss this time: Hanuma Vihari IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara adopted an ultra-defensive approach in......
IMAGE: Joe Root is just over 3,500 runs short of Sachin Tendulkar's run-record. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Joe Root will go down as England's greatest batter in Tests even if he is......