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'A Great Soul Of India'

He won two terms, which was a stunning feat for a leader who used his silence as the most vocal weapon to change the economy and lives of a billion people, asserts Tarun Vijay, former BJP MP and......

Amid row, govt to allocate space for Manmohan Singh memorial in Delhi

The government will allocate space for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and this has been communicated to his family and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Union home......

He was my friend, philosopher and guide: Sonia Gandhi on Manmohan Singh

Describing former prime minster Manmohan Singh's death as a "personal loss", Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday said he was her friend, philosopher and guide and that in his......

Someone from our family....: A Pak village mourns Manmohan's death

The entire village is in mourning. "We feel that someone from our family has died today," Altaf Hussain told PTI as a group of local residents held a meeting to condole the death of village......

Manmohan Singh's last rites to be performed with full State honours

The last rites of former prime minister Manmohan Singh would be performed at Nigambodh Ghat on Saturday with full State honours as the nation united in paying rich tributes to the departed leader......

Forex reserves drop by $8.48 billion to $644.39 billion

The country's forex reserves dropped by a further $8.48 billion to $644.39 billion for the week ended December 20, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters In the previous reporting......

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......

Osamu Suzuki, the man who spurred India's auto industry is dead

Osamu Suzuki, the man who took a risk and bet on India when no one else believed in having a viable automobile company in the country, has died at the age of 94, according to information shared by......

'History Will Remember Him With Gratitude'

'During his stint as prime minister, he got 270 million people out of poverty.''This, according to the World Bank, is the fastest compression of poverty anywhere in the world.' Arvind Mayaram, the......

Sensex rises 226 pts on buying in bank, auto stocks

Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 226 points while Nifty settled above the 23,800 mark on Friday following gains in auto and banking shares even as investors turned cautious due to FII outflows and a......

Salman Khan's Best Of 5

On Salman Khan's 59th birthday on December 27, here's a look at his Best of...

'Portraying Dr Singh Was Most Challenging'

'I had to make sure that our much misunderstood erstwhile prime minister did not get a raw deal.' IMAGE: Anupam Kher played Dr Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister. Anupam Kher posted a......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot. When Korean series Squid Game came out in 2021, it went on to become the most watched show on Netflix. Soon enough,......

Doctors Review: Marred By Chronic Melodrama

Doctors has soap opera level of plot developments that veer off to melodrama and struggle to keep you engaged, observes Mayur Sanap. The first thing to note about Doctors is that this is not a......

'Stupid, Stupid, Stupid'

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar tore into Rishabh Pant's recklessness. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X Sunil Gavaskar did not hold back in criticising Rishabh Pant for his rash dismissal on Day 3 of the......

Reddy Channels Pushpa Swag After 50

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy's impressive knock adds to a series of solid contributions throughout the tour. Photograph: ICC/X Young batter Nitish Kumar Reddy showcased his mettle on Day 3 of......

PIX: Reddy leads India's fightback with gritty knock

Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Nitish Reddy dispatches the ball to the boundary during Day 3 of the fourth Test against......

'VIP Culture In Indian Cricket Must End'

'It's unfair to disrupt the balance of the team just to accommodate a big-name player who is out of form.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma's form slump is stark -- just 152 runs in his last 14 Test innings.......

Smith one of the greats of the game: Bumrah

IMAGE: Steve Smith celebrates bringing up his 35th Test hundred, his 11th against India, on Day 2 of the fourth Test at the MCG. Photograph: ICC/X Jasprit Bumrah "never felt" he was......

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