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On February 14 1998, the ballerina Deborah Bull wrote in her diary: “I rush down to the front door to check the post”. The results were disappointing. “No deluge of Valentine cards”, she noted, adding hopefully, “unless they had all gone to the Opera House”. Six years later, in 2004, Oona King MP spent Valentine’s Day in a rather different way: “I’m sitting on a runway in Saudi Arabia. I’m not supposed to be here. Bangladesh Airlines – Biman – took a wrong turn …”

An excerpt from ‘Rukhmabai: The Life and Times of a Child Bride Turned Rebel-Doctor’, by Sudhir Chandra.

In its landmark judgment, SC averred that poll bond is violative of fundamental rights and infringement of RTI is unjustified for curbing black money. The two goals of the RTI Act — transparency and accountability — were clearly on the judges’ minds

He was Charles's trusted wingman, a princely cousin parachuted into the hated Gordonstoun school to protect the newly-arrived future king from bullies and sneaks.

RSSFACTS: The RSS was founded by Dr Hedgewar whose experiences in the freedom struggle left him disillusioned by the quick fix solutions and tactics of the Congress leaders, including Muslim appeasement. Dr Hedgewar realised that unless a disciplined cadre-based and well-trained nationalistic organisation addresses fundamental issues of building strong nationalistic character, India might not be able to sustain its freedom even if it is able to attain it.