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How Lata, Rafi played role in liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi played an instrumental role in the liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, says a new book as it narrates in detail the little-known 1954 concert......

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Amazon shuts down Westland publishing house 6 years after buying it

Much to the disappointment of booklovers, Westland, one of the largest publishing houses in India, is being shut down by e-commerce giant Amazon, they announced on Tuesday. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

CBI seizes AgustaWestland helicopter from builder in DHFL scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation seized an AgustaWestland helicopter from the premises of builder Avinash Bhosale in Pune on Saturday in connection with the Rs 34,615-crore DHFL scam case,......

Demonising Modi all the time won't help: Jairam Ramesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance model is not a 'complete negative story' and not recognising his work and demonising him all the time is not going to help, said Congress leader Jairam......

Net closing in on PNB, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, AugustaWestland

'The web of transactions is so complex that it requires expertise to understand the strategies involved in each fraud.'Shrimi Choudhary reports. IMAGE: India expects Nirav Modi, who is currently......

How COVID is changing the game plan for booksellers, publishers

In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

Corruption cases: ED's conviction rate is pathetic

It has registered 2,000-plus money laundering cases and about 12,000 forex violation ones in the 14 years since it was established. Yet, its probes have resulted in no more than 13 convictions from......

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to......

What your work says about you

When we first went looking for men and women who are alive at work, we went to visit SAS institute, the most successful privately held software firm in the world. In addition to some of the most......

Special: Excerpts from Mohammed Rafi's life

Iconic singer Mohammed Rafi would have been 88 today, had he been alive. On his birth anniversary on December 24, we present excerpts from the book written by his daughter-in-law Yasmin K......

Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all

Working with Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has been a dream for many filmmakers. Suresh Krrisna had the opportunity of directing him in such bloxkbusters like Baasha, Annamalai and Veera. He shares......

'Do you want me to sing or stop breathing?'

IMAGE: Mohammed Rafi with his wife Bilquis, and children Yasmin, Shahid and Nasreen. 'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The......

Why Anjali Sacrificed Her Career For Sachin

Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have......

When Musharraf hailed Balaji: 'You are a great soldier... I salute your spirit'

'Musharraf's best is reserved for Balaji, whom he hails as a great soldier, fighting bravely for his team even in a lost cause.' IMAGE: Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf greets......

'Gavaskar Wasn't The Best Captain'

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Botham during England's tour of India in 1982. Photograph: All Sport/Getty Images When folks discuss India's best captains, Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi,......

When Akshay Kumar ditched lucrative IPL contract

He could have easily played hardball with all the aces up his sleeve but Bollywood star Akshay Kumar instead terminated his lucrative contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2009 after......

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