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12 kids, driver killed as school bus collides with lorry in UP

School was open despite DM's order to the contrary. Orders have been issued to cancel its recognition. Twelve minor school children and their bus driver were killed and 35 kids injured when their......

SIMI top man among 4 suspects held for blasts at Modi's Patna rally

After a massive manhunt, the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday nabbed the elusive Students Islamic Movement of India operative Haider, who allegedly played a key role in the Patna blasts......

The risks of sticking by Robert Vadra

Various people have admitted -- off the record -- that the BJP had the same 'Vadra File'. Why did the BJP not speak out, asks T V R Shenoy. The Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata carries a curious......

India's Sukhoi fighters are flying again

Long-range Sukhoi fighter jet aircraft, India's frontline war planes, have started flying again, nearly three weeks after they were confined to the hangars for checks following a...

Mirwaiz's uncle succumbs to injuries

Moulvi Mushtaq Ahmad, All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq's uncle, on Monday died of injuries sustained in a militant attack.Doctors treating Ahmad, a senior leader of the......

Sensex goes live in Europe

Futures options contracts of the Sensex -- India's popular blue-chip index, owned by the Bombay Stock Exchange -- will start trading in Europe from Monday. It will be country's first equity index......

Spain bails out sick bank, Eurozone markets tumble

Global shares and the euro tumbled again on Monday as the eurozone's debt crisis weighed heavily on financial markets and investors largely ignored a new European Union initiative to contain the......

What is negative inflation? Is it good for India?

Inflation in India turned negative 1.61 for the first time in 32 years but the prices of food items like fruit and vegetables, cereals and oil were still higher than last year. India possibly......

Nathu La trade resumes amid much fanfare

The fourth edition of the annual border trade at the Sino-Indian frontier in Sikkim resumed on May 5 after a six-month long winter break amid an expectation that the governments of two......

Afraid of stocks? Invest in MFs

This is that time of the year when you need to review your investment plans. Do you think it is wise to invest in mutual funds? Are you aware of the investment options they provide? What are the......

The Sensation Called Smita Patil

IMAGE: Smita Patil. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Twitter Smita Patil would have been 69 today, October 17. The actor, who passed away at the young age of 31, had a rare appeal. Even......

'I want to break every slot, every typecast'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way. But things really changed with the Filmfare.''Now, people notice me.''It's a good space where you don't have to tell people who......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......

Smita Patil: The Woman Behind the Image

'Smita had it all planned out. She was pregnant then and planning to leave Raj Babbar after the baby was born.' In an enthralling new book Smita Patil, A Brief Incandescence (HarperCollins),......

The amazing Smita Patil

Filmmakers of different temperaments -- from Satyajit Ray to Ramesh Sippy -- sought to work with Smita Patil in her 11-year movie career. Even though untimely death in 1986 cut short a brilliant......

I loved guns since I was a child: Heena Sidhu

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! That is what ace shooter Heena Sidhu also believes. The 23-year-old, who will take part in the London Olympics thisJuly-August, feelsthat training the......

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