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Mewar's Royal Vs Royal Battle Continues

Mahendra Singh, whose death has convulsed the Mewar royal family's succession issues, was himself excluded from the family trust by his father who gave control to the younger son, Arvind Singh.It......

The Nehruvian Who Fell Out With Sonia Gandhi

Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad

What you need to know about Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the 8th Nizam, who will be laid to rest in Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. IMAGE: Prince Mukarram Jah Mir Barkat Ali Khan, the 8th Nizam......

What If Sardar Patel Was India's First PM?

I think the 'What-if-it-had-been-Patel?' sentiment represents a yearning for more of what we are already seeing around us in India today, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Jawaharlal Nehru, left with......

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Modiji, enough of politics, focus on economy now!

'With the big political job done, the time has come to pay attention to the economy, which is the main problem now,' argues T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

The Jet Crisis: Please answer these questions!

'By August 2018, it was evident that Jet was heading into serious financial trouble.''Why didn't the DGCA stop all advance bookings right there and then?' asks Anjuli Bhargava. Photograph: Punit......

Recession-hit Queen 'to go bankrupt in 2 yrs'

The Queen could be broke in two years courtesy the recession. The figures revealed by Buckingham Palace show that the Royal Family could be broke by 2012. The Queen was forced to borrow......

Queen is to cut spending

The British Queen is to cut her spending by nearly 200,000 pounds this year, and has imposed a pay freeze on her senior staff in the wake of the economic crisis in the UK, a media report said.......

'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......

Why Sharmila Tagore is so impressed with Sara Ali Khan

'I am very impressed by Sara though I don't see why her self-confidence should surprise me.''Whether it was Koffee With Karan, Rajeev Masand, BBC... her confidence, humility and charm made me so......

Satyakam: Dharmendra's career best role

Dinesh RahejaIn Satyakam, a distressed-by-poverty Sharmila Tagore remarks: "Sone ke zevar banane ke liye thodi toh khot milani padti hai [To produce something as beautiful as gold jewellery, you......

KL Rahul meets LSG owner Goenka

IMAGE: KL Rahul met Lucknow Super Giants' owner Sanjiv Goenka on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy SuperGiantsArmy - LSG FC/X The last season didn't end on a happy note but senior India batter KL......

IPL Auction: Will RCB pick Holder?

IMAGE: West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images Former West Indies captain and one of world's premier all-rounders Jason Holder could well turn out to be one......

'God knows what he'd have achieved if he had both his eyes'

'I don't think anyone else has been able to make those adjustments and that kind of an impact with one eye.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore with her husband Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi. Sharmila Tagore and......

Internet's answer to interactive TV

You watch a cricket match and, at the end of it, your mind is filled with edited highlights-- a shot here, a wicket there, an outstanding bit of fielding, an umpiring error...Those are what you......

Of one man armies

Point To Ponder: India boasts of having the best batsman in the world in its team, Sachin but yet India has never been able to win a single test series abroad since last 15 years.Now consider this......

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