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Why a translation sparked a Nehru-Harivansh Rai Bachchan verbal spat

Hindu, Urdu, or something in between. That was the kernel of an argument between first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan over the translation of a presidential......

My heir will be my son, not vice versa: Shinde's dig at Thackerays

Ahead of his Dussehra rally, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday tweeted a couplet by famous Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which said that whosoever is his heir will be his......

When Amitabh Met Gadkari

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari called on Amitabh Bachchan at the superstar's home in Juhu, north west Mumbai, August 18, 2022. Gadkari sought Bachchan's support to campaign for the National......

Cong backs anti-Agnipath protesters, urges youth to identify fake patriots

Stepping up its attack on the Centre, the Congress on Sunday held a 'satyagraha' in New Delhi in support of those protesting the government's Agnipath scheme with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra......

IAF crash: Rajnath tells Parl what happened, says probe underway

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told Parliament that a tri-services inquiry led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has started investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Chief of......

Deepak Kapoor to restore PwC's reputation

PricewaterhouseCoopers' new chairman is busy putting the past behind the consultancy and raising the bar on risk and quality. Sometime in early 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) decided to elect......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Amitabh, Through His Daughter's Eyes

Just what is a father to his daughter? A superhero, always. And what is that father is India's biggest superstar? As we celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's 81st birthday on October 11, we see him through......

What Makes Jaya-Amitabh A Golden Couple

IMAGE: Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan/Instagram As one of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3,......

'The hooligans started to take over'

'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.''The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country.''Today, it has gone to the dogs.'......

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