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Kishwar Desai, is the chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, which is setting up the Partition Museum at Town Hall, Amritsar.
    A special dance performance choreographed by Arunima Kumar for Akademi on the steps of Buckingham Palace in London to mark the launch of UK India Year of Culture in London. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Desi glitter at Buckingham Palace

    The Queen, in fact, almost looked as glamorous as Kate in a shimmering purple gown but of course all the cameras were...

    6 March 2017 5:27 AM IST

    Former British Prime Minister David CameronOpinion
    In UK, Partition stories unite

    The Brexit debates begin in the House of Lords this week.

    20 Feb 2017 2:39 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Did Trump-ets' exist earlier too?

    Harriet Harman is our local MP and was deputy leader of the Labour Party to Ed Miliband.

    6 Feb 2017 5:47 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump arrives with First Lady Melania Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Women march, men watch Melania

    For some of those affected by Brexit, the rise of Mr Trump and other right-wing leaders does not bode well.

    23 Jan 2017 4:17 AM IST

    William ShakespeareOpinion
    Of Shakespeare, Queen & honours

    Keeping to the royal theme, a scholar has discovered that Shakespeare wrote Hamlet later than people had thought.

    9 Jan 2017 4:21 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A year full of joy, shock, pain

    For Londoners, the exit was very painful as this multicultural city had voted to Remain .

    26 Dec 2016 3:50 AM IST

    Wise men? But weve had enough of experts.Opinion
    Problems of sartorial and royal kind

    Christmas is coming. Madame Tussauds' has just unveiled the royal family.

    12 Dec 2016 3:21 AM IST

    In many countries and in some of the big Indian cities too, shops and malls are already decorated with Christmas trees, stars and, of course, Santa Claus with his white flowing beard.Opinion
    Black Friday amidst X'mas cheer

    The iconic advertising board at Piccadilly Circus went blank. Theatres had to cancel shows and pay their customers back.

    28 Nov 2016 3:46 AM IST

    US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Of Trump triumph & Modi bombshell

    However, almost as earth-shaking as the Trump victory was the news that Prince Harry has a new girlfriend.

    18 Nov 2016 1:35 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)India
    War on graft intensifies

    Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his government is unwavering in its efforts to create an...

    11 Nov 2016 7:00 AM IST

    Laxmikant SharmaIndia
    Vyapam scam: CBI set to chargesheet MP ex-minister

    The CBI is all set to file chargesheet against former Madhya Pradesh education minister Laxmikant Sharma as part of its...

    4 Nov 2016 7:27 AM IST

    Supreme Court to Anant Kumar Mishra: Pay Rs 13.5 crore to avoid arrestIndia
    Supreme Court to Anant Kumar Mishra: Pay Rs 13.5 crore to avoid arrest

    Fresh trouble seems to be in store for Anant Kumar Mishra, former UP minister and a close confidante of BSP supremo...

    1 Nov 2016 1:03 AM IST

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