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In Saheb vs Dada battle in Baramati, people are king

The respect for the four-time former chief minister, often referred to as Saheb, in his stronghold of western Maharashtra is palpable in much of the region. But his estranged nephew also appears to......

When Muslim League Wanted Rampur For Pakistan

'If you can have Rampur flown magically to Pakistan's borders, I might ask the nawab to accede to Pakistan. Else, I'm afraid we have no choice in the matter but to join India.' A riveting excerpt......

How Haryana outcome would impact seat talks in Maharashtra

The Haryana victory will be a morale booster for the Bharatiya Janata Party and increase its bargaining power in the Mahayuti's seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections,......

Meet the first woman fighter pilot in LCA Tejas fleet

Squadron Leader Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to join the elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating India's indigenously 'Made in India' LCA Tejas fighter jet squadron.......

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

New roads, rail and metro networks along with ferry services will improve East-West connectivity, which will trigger an increase in real estate prices in the area as well as in Navi Mumbai, on the......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

'India imports 70 per cent of its bulk drugs from China. Are we going to live without antibiotics?' asks Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh activists burn Chinese Communist party......

Modi's 1st problem: A below-normal monsoon

'The first two months of the monsoon are not looking good.''In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.' IMAGE: The parched bed of the Chembarambakkam reservoir in Chennai in 2017.......

Curry Westerns Move To Rajasthan

Even as our tier-2 and tier-3 cities become increasingly well-mapped, and well-documented through myriad tech-driven data, the Indian film-maker's dominantly urban gaze turns to regions not crowded......

Thar Review

Thar fails to ignite any excitement on screen, sighs Sukanya Verma. The difference between still and dead distinguishes a Western from an imposter. Where one's mood can change any moment and......

Vanraj Bhatia's CHALLENGE for Lata Mangeshkar

'It was one of the most difficult and complex songs of my career.' IMAGE: Kabir Bedi with Vanraj Bhatia. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kabir Bedi/Instagram Music composer Vanraj Bhatia, who passed......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

The Last Tango with Bernardo Bertolucci

Aseem Chhabra salutes the Italian Master and his cinema. IMAGE: Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris. It was the summer of 1974. I had just finished high school and my father......

Here's what 2022 holds for sports lovers

Mark your calendars! Here’s all the lowdown of all the major sporting events coming up in 2022... IMAGE: Riyad Mahrez lifts the trophy as Algeria's players celebrate winning the Africa Cup......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......

Ponting's advice for out of form Warner

'If he's looking to hit the ball and not leave the ball like he is I think he'd be fine' IMAGE: Compared to his stellar World Cup, Warner has had a nightmare of a series, averaging 11.28 with the......

Barty regroups, romps into Cincinnati semi-finals

IMAGE: Maria Sakkari (left) shakes hands after be defeated by Ashleigh Barty (right) during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament. Photograph: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

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