This was possible only because it was India’ This was how representatives of some of countries like Brazil, South Africa, Mexico and others confided to Indian diplomats after the waiver by the powerful Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) cartel was extended to India in September 2008, months after the initialing of the Indo-US nuclear d...
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There is absolutely no buying interest in the gold market right now. Gold futures for August delivery hit a six year intra-day low, with the spot price settling around $1,134/ounce on Friday. ...
One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives past this town in central Kerala, just 30 km north of Kochi. But it's when you go in and chat up with the volunteers and office-bearers that the enormity of its legacy actually hits you....
As suspected, the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee report punishing two franchises and their officials for their notoriety in the Indian Premier League (IPL) had been the lead stories on front pages of the newspapers and also the main topic of discussion on television, leaving behind the great on-court achievements of Leander Paes an...
There is a striking similarity between Arun Jaitley's reported comment that the government cannot "retract" from its decision on the new chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) although it did not make the "best of choices", and Congress spokesman Salman Khurshid's claim that his party owed no apology for the Emergency....
Conventional wisdom has it that lowly-ranked sepoy Mangal Pandey became the catalyst for India's first uprising against Western rule in 1857 after he revolted against the alleged use of cattle and pig lard smeared on bullet cartridges used in Enfield rifles issued by the East India Company....
I was born in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Its tranquil beauty, which seems to reflect the permanence of all the greatness of life on earth, belies the state of conflict that surrounded my ...
The contentious nuclear deal struck on Tuesday between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in the Austrian capital city of Vienna has been described as a win-win for everybody....
Sudarshan Shetty, one of the most innovative contemporary artists in India, was on Wednesday named the curator of the third edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) 2016. Shetty said the biennale will be "more democratic and innovative" this time....
