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'English has become the most aspirational language for India's poor and disadvantaged. Anyone who has any desire to improve their prospects and wants upward mobility, the first thing they do is try to learn English.' Writer Zareer Masani explains Thomas Macaulay's legacy in a fascinating interview with Rediff.com's Archana Masih. 'If you're an Indian reading this book in English, it's probably because of Macaulay,' says the blurb on the book cover of Macaulay, Pioneer of India's ...

I called him my father, but he was more. He was an uncle, a mentor and an inspiration per excellent. A kind hearted, spirited human being. Even years after his retirement from public service life, he continued to do what he knows how to do best ...

Mumbai: Hiralal Masani, the owner of the boat, has said that the movie should not be released. Ram Gopal Verma’s film Attack of 26/11 is based on the 2008 terror attacks during which 10 Pakistani terrorists used the boat to reach the shores of Mumbai.

His critics will describe it as a PR puff job. But, for Independent Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand Parimal Nathwani, it is a statement of his accountability. In the form of a coffee table book, Jharkhand Meri Karmbhoomi chronicles the work Nathwani ...

FIU: O le autu malaga ia suesue auala faafou ai malumalu ae aua le talepeina i lalo O le sailia o auala e toe faafou ai vaega eseese o le malumalu a le Ekalesia EFKAS a Siona i le afioaga o Leone, e aunoa ma le tatalaina i lalo, o le autu lea na ...

Ramki is getting ready for a strong second innings in Tamil cinema. After a hiatus, Ramki will be seen reprising important roles in three movies. "Actors on a comeback typically pin their hopes on one movie. I'm glad to have been offered three films ...

Streets surrounding girls schools often attract young, loitering men who come to watch women as they enter and exit the schools. When girls of all ages enter and exit their female only schools throughout the capital Sanaa, there are some uninvited ...

From Yusuf Khan to Dilip Kumar, it's been a many-splendoured journey for India's most revered actor. We walk back in time with him...What was your earliest movie-going experience like-At Bombay Talkies (movie studio founded in 1934), it was ...

At the music launch of I Don't Love U, the show was stolen by Ruslan Mumtaz and Chetna Pande, who performed to songs from the film. While the duo entertained the guests, Sudhir Mishra and Dalip Tahil seemed to be enjoying a rather entertaining ...