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Just back from the splendidly conducted 'Words on Water' Festival in Thailand. This a  is an image featuring the man who has put India's Jaipur Lit Fest on the literary map of the world - Sanjoy Roy. He was 'In Conversation' with me, in the presence...

The CBI claimed he was arrested on August 5, 1994. Memon denied the claim and said he had been arrested on July 24, 1994. Those 11 days made the difference in the end.By the time Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the third of the Memon brothers, was in his early...

1311-04-24 – Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India 1329-08-09 – Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop 1459-05-12 – Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur ...

(click to view full) India’s fleet of Soviet-era maritime patrol aircraft has been upgraded, but it needs to be replaced. Indian naval responsibilities are growing, and the 2008 terrorist atrocities in Mumbai made it crystal-clear that control...

Do not let your first impressions of Delhi remain stuck in your mind as a sacred cow in traffic and go beyond the facade to discover the intrinsic peace of a city rich in culture, architecture and human diversity, rooted in history and completely must...