The morning headlines, breaking news, top headlines, top stories… you have them all on your modern-day platter of smartphone without which you, probably, cannot live a day. The news is overflowing, but it’s never enough. One can’t do without fresh air. So here, we bring you some breather — News from 100 years ago… OCCASIONAL...
October 30, 2017Published by The Statesman, the book was released by PM Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2 July this year.
July 22, 2017President Pranab Mukherjee recalled his old links with The Statesman newspaper as he good-humouredly said he and the paper had often agreed to disagree with each other. “As a Bengali and as a Calcuttan I grew up with The Statesman like many of my contemporaries,” President Mukherjee said in his address after receiving a photo-essay...
July 2, 2017A 340-page photo essay capturing moments from the Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee was released at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM presented the first copy of the book to President Mukherjee in the presence of The Statesman group chairman RP Gupta, editor-in-chief Ravindra Kumar and other distinguished guests. Cabinet...
July 2, 2017“President Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman” is published by The Statesman
July 1, 2017My revulsion to being considered a member of the media is growing. I am part of one medium – the newspaper. My responsibilities, my role and my accountability are restricted to this medium. I will answer for my sins and foibles but not for those of others. Fellow editors in India and Asia – dear...
March 10, 2017It was a trip down memory lane for Delhiites as over a 100 vintage beauties from the bygone era participated in the most awaited rally – The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally – on Sunday in the heart of the national capital. Belonging to different eras, some of the oldest and the most exclusive vintage and classic...
February 26, 2017It was a trip down memory lane for Delhiites as over a 100 vintage beauties from the bygone era participated in the most awaited rally – The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally – on Sunday in the heart of the national capital. Belonging to different eras, some of the oldest and the most exclusive vintage and classic...
February 26, 2017Unassuming, yet a professional to the core was Ramu Sharma a veteran of the sports section of The Statesman’s New Delhi edition who died recently at the age of 81. In an era when journalists deem it insulting not to called “experts” or “specialists” Ramu was happy to be known as a “reporter”. For he...
January 14, 2017Unassuming, yet a professional to the core was Ramu Sharma a veteran of the sports section of The Statesman’s New Delhi edition who died recently at the age of 81. In an era when journalists deem it insulting not to called “experts” or “specialists” Ramu was happy to be known as a “reporter”. For he...
January 14, 2017