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A year after completing school, Magdalene Polton, the daughter of a rich landowner in Bengal, became the second nun to join Mother Teresa in her mission to serve the sick and the poor. Now, at 82, Sister Gertrude, as she came to be called, is the only surviving member of this original group. She recalls the early days when they would beg each day for the poor, but struggle to feed themselves, surviving solely on the strength of prayer.

Membership is kept open for 30 days in a state or union territory.

“Condom is such a dirty word. How could we have discussed it with strangers [in this defunct committee of wives of ministers]?”

Agarwal was 22 when he started a business collecting scrap from cable companies and selling it in Bombay.

“Some of those who drive luxury cars have no respect for smaller vehicles. I often give them torn notes to teach them a lesson.”

Sirin Middya, 24, refused to bow to the diktats of her students at Aliah University and don a burkha. In an Open exclusive, Sirin speaks about her fight

Cairn India’s acquisition shows that it is keen on the energy business.

“Though I am a PA of a Congress minister, my political loyalties lie elsewhere. The trick is to know how to hide such secrets”

Hindi cinema’s biggest blockbuster officially completes 35 years this 15 August, but it was actually born in 1973 in a small room. Screenplay writer Salim Khan remembers how Sholay was conceived.