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65 years on, these refugees still stateless in Jammu and Kashmir
It’s a trauma that has lingered for 65 years. Some 2,000-3,000 Hindu families had migrated to Jammu and Kashmir from West Pakistan when the sub-continent was partitioned in 1947. Many of the elders have
Read More »‘Pranab showed leadership even as a teenager’
President-elect Pranab Mukherjee had shown sparks of brilliance even as a teenager when he had persuaded a minister to order the renovation of his school’s building that had a “thatched roof” and was in
Read More »‘Save Goa’ campaign attracts 9,000 at British Goan fest
A record crowd of an estimated 9,000 British Goans attended the annual British Goan Festival in Hounslow, the organisers said. Two British MPs, Keith Vaz and John McDonnell, were among the VIPs at the
Read More »African women set to drive continent’s resurgence: AU official
It’s a dream come true for African women, says Litha Musyimi-Ogana, the African Union’s chief pointsperson on gender issues as she hails the election of the first female head of the AU Commission, saying
Read More »Sex comedy in B-town: Audiences ready, censors alert
Sex and comedy sells well in Bollywood. And together, they can make for a hit recipe. But while audiences are ready to sample and savour the genre, sex comedies are few and far in
Read More »‘Tuneega Tuneega’ – weak script, a big let down
Film: ‘Tuneega Tuneega’; Cast: Sumanth Ashwin, Rhea Chakraborty, Naga Babu, Prabhu Ganeshan, Shafi, Seetha, Sayaji Shinde, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam and M.S.Narayan; Writer and Director: M.S.Raju; Producer: Maganti Ramachandra; Music: Karthick Raja; Rating: ** He might
Read More »Rohan Sippy’s film with Ayushmann, Kunaal, goes on floors
After “Dum Maaro Dum”, director Rohan Sippy is back to work with yet-to-be titled film featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Kunaal Roy Kapur. “Roll camera. And we are off and running. Started shooting my fourth
Read More »Pratibha Patil’s new Pune retirement home not yet ready
With her earlier choice of post-retirement home mired in controversy, President Pratibha Patil, whose term ends July 24, will now settle down in a consideably smaller bungalow in this city, popularly known as Maharashtra’s
Read More »Rahul Gandhi must stick to his policy pillars
Now that Pranab Mukherjee has been “kicked upstairs”, the Congress party has cleared the way for Rahul Gandhi to be responsible for a larger role in the party and in the government so that
Read More »Boxer Vikas promises a fearless show in London
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan is banking on his fearlessness for a medal at the London Olympics. Vikas, the second Indian after Vijender Singh to win a medal at the World Championships, is seen as
Read More »Presidential changeover with ‘hazar salam’, buggy ride
It will be an event high on protocol and ceremony whose finer details were worked at a dress rehearsal on Saturday. The kinks were ironed out for the oath-taking ceremony of the new President
Read More »Rahul will need to deliver – and fast
For a political party bruised by corruption scandals, charges of poor governance and electoral defeats, Rahul Gandhi will have to be a miracle man to help restore the health of the Congress, India’s oldest
Read More »Food poisoning death puts Kerala eateries on mat
It took the death by food poisoning of a 21-year-old to shake Kerala’s health authorities out of their slumber on the lack of basic hygiene in many eateries across the state. In the past
Read More »Try flute yoga to beat stress
The humble flute, which in Hindu mythology was played by Lord Krishna to charm the maidens, birds and animals of Vrindavan and Mathura, is leading a new healing therapy called Bansi Yoga to beat
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