Category Archive for: ‘News’
“You Are a Good Man,” says Alia to Dad on 72nd birthday
Alia Bhatt, a star in her own right, celebrated dad Mahesh Bhatt’s 72nd birthday with a beautiful Instagram post, “I have nothing long or nothing wise to say today. Our time this year has been too rich to fit into a caption … but I …
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Rohit Shetty & Ranveer Singh may join forces in comedy
Simmba earned Rs 240 crore in India, a number that spells success for Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh. The film is so liked that fans are clamoring for a sequel with hopes one is in the works. The duo certainly appears to have hit it …
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Vivek Oberoi produces and stars in Rosie the Saffron Chapter
Vivek Oberoi of Satya fame and a well known actor in South Indian films will star alongside Palak Tiwari in the upcoming film Rosie The Saffron Chapter. His production house Oberoi Mega Entertainment will produce the film. For Palak, this will be her debut film …
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The Modi foreign policy doctrine: India as a smart power
The opening address by the President of India to the new Parliament is really an occasion for the new government to outline its policy agenda for the next five years. The presidential address on June 9 was probably one of the most ambitious in the …
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Secret history: the release of the Mountbatten archives and the fight to access royal diaries
An immense trove of the most important royal historical material for decades has quietly been released in the United Kingdom. These are the diaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his wife Lady Edwina, from the 1920s until 1968. As the last great-grandchild and godchild of …
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PM Modi’s address at India Ideas Summit
“Namaste! Business leaders, Distinguished guests, I thank the US-India Business Council for inviting me to address the ‘India Ideas Summit’. I also congratulate the USIBC on its forty-fifth anniversary this year. Over the past decades, the USIBC has brought Indian and American business closer. USIBC’s …
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Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who helped shape the 20th century, and we will publish profiles for each …
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Indian election: Modi win delivered thanks to faith in economic growth pledges
India’s electoral colossus has re-elected Narendra Modi’s BJP party, following the largest democratic exercise in the world. India has united to put Modi back in office. This is the second time since 1971 that a majority incumbent government has returned to power with majority in …
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How the Partition of India happened – and why its effects are still felt today
“Partition” – the division of British India into the two separate states of India and Pakistan on August 14-15, 1947 – was the “last-minute” mechanism by which the British were able to secure agreement over how independence would take place. At the time, few people …
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How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful
The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism. It was hardly a joyous moment: A botched process of …
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