Indian nationalism a rare animal: Tharoor
September 4th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian nationalism is a rare animal and Indian secularism is a profusion of religions against the idea of absence of religion, writer and parliament ... Read more...
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Anti-colonialism, corruption dominate weekend bookshelf (IANS Books)
August 18th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The bookshelf this weekend is a mix of critically-acclaimed non-fictions and powerful dramas... Browse with IANS...Book: "From the Ruins of Empire"; Written by Pankaj ... Read more...
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Fascinating post-mortem of Indian Left (IANS Book Review)
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Leftism in India 1917-1947"; Author: Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri; Publisher:Macmillan; Price: Rs.375In 254 crisp and scholarly pages (including a rich bibliography), this may well be the ultimate work on Indian Leftists ... Read more...
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Celebrations planned in Sr. Nivedita’s birthtown in N. Ireland on 100th anniversary
February 27th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 27 (ANI): Various events are being organized in Northern Ireland to celebrate Sister Nivedita's (1867-1911) 100th death anniversary falling on October 13 this year, who was born as Margaret ... Read more...
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Myanmarese dissident writer to attend Kovalam literary fest
September 12th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Leading Myanmarese (Burmese) dissident writer Ma Thida, novelist Shobhaa De and Christopher Pinney, who wrote the definitive "Coming of Photography to India", will be among those ... Read more...
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Salman Khan calls for Unity
September 5th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Salman Khan has time and again proved his secular nature. This time however, he has added new dimension to his feelings by going out of his way to preach the lesson ... Read more...
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Nationalism is my religion, says Salman Khan
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan showed his patriotic side Wednesday when he encouraged Delhiites to unite and work towards the betterment of the country.
"I am ... Read more...
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India should help Pakistan fight terror: BJP (Lead)
June 23rd, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh Tuesday said peace and stability in Pakistan was in "our interest" and India should offer "all support" to combat terrorism ... Read more...
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Dasmunsi releases book on birth centenary of poet Dinakar
September 23rd, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): As a tribute to the great patriotic poet Ramdhari Singh Dinakar, the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi released a book on his ... Read more...
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Supreme Court restores curbs on SIMI (Lead)
August 6th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday restored the central government's curbs on the terrorist outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), suspending an anti-terror tribunal ruling that lifted a ... Read more...
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I’m not bothered about Manoj Kumar: Farah Khan
July 1st, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Director-choreographer Farah Khan has sought to bring the curtain down on a raging controversy over the depiction of Bollywood veteran Manoj Kumar in her film "Om Shanti Om", ... Read more...
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‘Before the Rains’ gets mixed reception in US
May 17th, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 17 (IANS) "Before the Rains", director Santosh Sivan's English language debut drama set in 1937 India, has hit Washington to mixed reviews with one calling it a "beautiful ... Read more...
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Tradition-defying IPL sign of a brash India: NYT (Lead)
May 7th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 7 (IANS) With glitz and glamour, the multi-million-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) is trying to spin off the country's colonial inheritance - the game of cricket - into a ... Read more...
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