Gandhiji, Jinnah, And Mountbatten In
1947
In an interview to Karan Thapar for
CNN-IBN’s ‘Devil’s Advocate,’ Lady
Pamela Hicks, Earl Mountbatten’s
youngest daughter, offers her
reminiscences of Mahatma Gandhi and
Mohammad Ali Jinnah and her father’s
contrasting interactions with them.
Justice After 14
The trial of the Mumbai serial blasts
case of 1993 has entered the final
lap, with the specially designated
TADA court awarding death sentences to
those held guilty of planting the car
bombs that resulted in the mayhem and
loss of life fourteen years ago.
Education, Independence Not Sufficient
For Empowerment
We need a re-think on what contributes
to individual and group empowerment. A
strong personal belief that you have
the right to say, particularly in
matters affecting you and respect from
others regarding this fundamental
right.
“Increase In Inequalities Is
Worldwide”
Michel Rocard, who was Prime Minister
of France during 1988-91, speaks on
the challenges ahead for the Socialist
Party and the ascendancy of
conservatism in his country.
Leaking Chamber Of Secrets
With one day left till the worldwide
release of the last instalment of the
Harry Potter series, ‘Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows’, spoilers
threaten to ruin the ending for all of
us.
Kissa Kursi Ka
'I do not think new buildings,
flyovers and the Metro have changed
anything in Delhi...Everyone has a
mobile phone, but that has not changed
the conversation.
Q&a: 'Nhrc To Guard Right To Education
And Health'
Former chief justice of India S
Rajendra Babu took over as chairperson
of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
recently.
Pamela Mountbatten On The
Jawaharlal-Edwina Relationship
In the first interview given by any
member of the Mountbatten family on
the relationship between Lady
Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru,
India’s first Prime Minister, Lady
Pamela Hicks, Earl Mountbatten’s
youngest daughter, has said she does
not . .. .
The Boss After Work - Manoj Tirodkar
Manoj Tirodkar is the founder of the
GTL Group, with interests in telecom
infrastructure and network services,
and a consolidated turnover of above
$380 million last year.
Motorola Bets On Music Phones In Tough
Market
Motorola, trying to gain market share
in a competitive Indian market that
includes strong players like Nokia,
Sony-Ericsson and Samsung, feels that
there would be a huge surge in
music-optimized phones and video music
phones in India.
Shalini Kantayya
Shalini Kantayya is a filmmaker. She
was picked by Steven Spielberg to be a
contestant on the reality show On The
Lot.
“We Are Changing The World’s
Geography”
On the eve of the India-Brazil-South
Africa (IBSA) Foreign Ministers
meeting in New Delhi, Brazil’s Foreign
MinisterCelso Amorimspoke to The Hindu
about the future and significance of
the tri-continental grouping for the
evolving international system.
Q&a: 'Most Women In Our B-School Are
Semi-Literate'
Mann Deshi Udyogini (MDU) in
Maharashtra is a rare kind of business school; It's a B-school
for rural women.
“We Need To Expand Aviation
Infrastructure”
Civil Aviation MiniaterPraful
Patelspeaks about new airports, the
Air India-Indian Airlines merger, and
more during an interview at his office
in New Delhi last week. Excerpts:
‘Living In India Has Taught Me There
Are Other Ways To God Than
Christianity... It Has Changed Me
Radically’
Hello and welcome to Walk The talk. My
guest this week is a legend of our
times, Sir Mark Tully.
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