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Sadbhavana Mission - Media missed the script of the mission

Politically as well, the media totally missed out the script that unfolded at Ahmedabad for three days. In a period where the Government of the day is struggling and there is intense factionalism among two of the senior most Cabinet Ministers

Decoding Sadbhavana Mission - How the media (un)covered it

As the verdict on the petition filed by Zakia Jafri came out from the Supreme Court earlier this month, the fact that the electronic and print media were to have a field day became prominent in the way they unleashed a

Anna Hazare resembles our forgotten PM Lal Bahadur Shastri

Anna Hazare is no longer a new face or new name for any Indians. The 74-year-old Gandhian crusader stirred up the whole nation to come on the road protesting against the government. Many started considering Anna as a crusader who has

Shammi Kapoor - The real Bollywood Showman: Career & Profile

Mumbai, Aug 14: Years of hard struggle, patient perseverance and even hard-hitting brickbats created the 'Shammi Kapoor phenomenon' which is remembered by his fans even after he bade adieu to the silver screen.Being son of Prithviraj Kapoor and brother of "showman"

Deven Sharma - The Indian who degraded US & Obama!

New York, Aug 9: While rumours and speculations of a new recession started doing rounds amid the down trends in global economy, the man who buffed the United States by downgrading America's credit rating from AAA to AA+ is an Indian!Deven

Sadananda Gowda, a genial but canny politician

Bangalore, Aug 4 : True to his name, the man with a disarming smile who was sworn-in as the new chief minister of Karnataka today (Aug 4), D V Sadananda Gowda is a "people''s man" but a canny politician.The mild and

BS Yeddyurappa, the master survivor grounded by mining scam

Bangalore, July 28: From a rice mill clerk and a farmers' leader to heading the first BJP Government in the South, B S Yeddyurappa has been a master survivor emerging unscathed through much turbulence in his three years in office before

Shashi Tharoor had politics in mind since student days?

New Delhi, Jul 26: Shashi Tharoo's foray into public life might not have been a sudden decision as a peek into his writings suggests that the Congress MP was apparently preparing for a political career right from his PhD days, says

Even Mahatma could not cast his hypnotic spell on Netaji!

New Delhi, Jul 21: He was the first to hail Mahatma Gandhi as ''father of the nation'', was regarded by him as his ''rebellious son'' and a prince among patriots. Fully immersed in the freedom struggle, he also fell in love

India's answer to Hina Rabbani Khar: Ash, Preity or Nandana?

Bangalore, Jul 19: As per reports, Hina Rabbani Khar is all set to become Pakistan's next foreign minister. Trust us, politics was never so young and beautiful in the Indian sub-continent where it has largely been a male bastion. But now

Kishore Chandra Deo, a prominent tribal face in Cabinet

New Delhi, Jul 12: A veteran Parliamentarian, Kishore Chandra Deo is one of the prominent tribal faces in the Congress and returns to the Union Cabinet after over three decades. 64-year-old Deo until recently a member of the powerful Congress Working

Jairam Ramesh, the man who gave teeth to Eco ministry

New Delhi, July 12: Shifted from Environment Ministry, Jairam Ramesh was an activist minister who gave teeth to it and credited with bringing about a change in government's approach to progress and development but he courted controversies as well. A no-nonsense

Jayanthi Natarajan--articulate speaker, Gandhis loyalist

New Delhi, Jul 12: Jayanthi Natarajan, the only woman face from Tamil Nadu in the Congress and a known loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family, makes a comeback to the Union Council of Ministers after a gap of nearly 13 years. Natarajan

When Indian, Chinese troops fought as one

Beijing, Jul 7: On a trail to discover the footprints of Indian troops in China in the last two centuries, a senior military official from India has stumbled upon many instances when Indian Sepoys fought along with Chinese against foreign invasion.

Does Congress have able leaders to succeed Manmohan as PM?

Bangalore, Jul 6: In the unlikeliest of events, when Dr Manmohan Singh decides to quit his position as the Prime Minister of India, is there anyone actually ready to assume the mantle. Let us leave BJP out of the equation (there

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