It's an easy-to-understand moral tale, entwined in mythology, which has the potential to grip the masses, especially the youth, who wants a light read. "Scion of Ikshvaku", the first book in the Ramchandra Series by Amish Tripathi, would appeal to those who want to know the story of Ramayana told through the modern eyes. Its key c...
Living in Kashmir in 1962 was a great time for me personally, as I anticipated going to a professional college. I had applied at various engineering colleges and had received an ...
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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....
