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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......

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......

How Manmohan Singh safeguarded environment and tribal rights

Manmohan Singh, often hailed as the architect of modern India's economic reforms, also championed environmental conservation and climate action during his decade-long tenure as prime minister......

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources......

India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without......

Prospects of economy expected to improve in 2025: RBI Guv

Facing criticism from the government over the central bank prioritising inflation over growth, the new RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said that prospects of the Indian economy are expected......

Manmohan Singh's reforms transformed India, unshackled economy: Economists

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 1991 Budget unshackled India's economy, significantly enhancing the economic prospects for hundreds of millions of Indians, first deputy managing director of......

India Inc pays rich tributes to Manmohan Singh

Billionaire Gautam Adani, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and business tycoon Anil Ambani led India Inc. in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him the architect of......

Manmohan Singh was a visionary economist with integrity: Raghuram Rajan

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a brilliant economist with a visionary outlook on India's potential, combined with a fine sense of political feasibility, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan......

Will India's FMCG sector see consumption revival in 2025?

The FMCG industry hopes for a revival in consumption growth in 2025 with some 'green shoots' already visible, after having a challenging year amid escalating input costs and a double-digit rise in......

'Shyambabu Was Like A University'

'Being in his company was learning at every moment.' IMAGE: Pallavi Joshi in Bharat Ek Khoj. Theatre director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Sunil Shanbag was associated with Shyam......

'You Gave India More Than You Got Credit For'

'The demise of #ManmohanSingh ji who (looking back) presided over India's actual 'Acchey Din' feels like the end of an era when India was actually (more) democratic, when Indians were free(er) of......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".' IMAGE: A scene from Khwaabon Ka Jhamela. Modern love and sex are......

'Kohli Will Play For 3, 4 Years. Rohit?'

'It's not really up to Rohit Sharma.''The chairman of selectors has the power to do what's best for Indian cricket, so it's not so much about Rohit himself deciding what should be the future.'......

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......

'Konstas tore MCC coaching manual to shreds'

'I don't think anyone's taken or treated Bumrah like that in any format of the game, let alone red-ball cricket' IMAGE: Ravi Shastri said Sam Konstas is a pure entertainer like former India opener......

Modern-day greats will figure it out: Rohit backs Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli continues to grapple with Australian bowlers. Photograph: BCCI/X India captain Rohit Sharma has backed Virat Kohli to overcome his problems with deliveries outside the......

'Kohli Writing Final Chapter Of His Story'

'Greatness isn't just about what they achieve in their prime. It's about how they adapt, endure, and finish.''Kohli, Smith, and Root are writing the final chapters of their stories, and we should......

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