PHOTOS: First women soldiers from US army's toughest school

For 120 days, they underwent gruelling training in swamps, across mountains and woods. They spent sleepless nights as they undertook challenging hikes and faced rigorous combat training. After all......

The Taj Burns

I had no sense of foreboding when I read myself to sleep on Wednesday night, November 26, 2008. I was anticipating fun and frolic -- our wedding anniversary, Christmas, New Year at Kannur -- for......

Hijacked ship with Indian sailors heads for Mumbai

The hijacked Japanese merchant ship released with 18 Indian sailors on board today headed towards Mumbai and is being escorted by US-led coalition forces to safe waters from the danger zone in the......

No threat to Taj from tilt in minaret: UP minister

The tiltin one of its minaret poses no threat to the Taj Mahal, according to Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Kokab Hamid.The minister said this quoting an expert committee report.Are Taj Mahal's......

Automatic Nano GenX: Rich features, better performance

This is the safest Nano Tata has ever put into production. The Nano you see in these images is ‘smiling’ for a reason.  When it goes on sale this month, not only will it be the......

Making millions, making violins!

In 2003 a violin built by Samuel Zygmuntowicz for Isaac Stern sold for $130,000 at auction, the highest price for one by a living luthier. Last year Yo-Yo Ma played a Zygmuntowicz cello worth an......

Thriving in the downturn

Growth is like a drug, and it can kill like one, too. Reckless over-stretching to hit increasingly aggressive quarterly financial results -- at the expense of quality, even propriety -- has hobbled......

Chinese toys? Not a threat to Indian cos

Having survived the imported Chinese toys that nearly killed the Indian toy industry, the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) domestic toy industry has come a long way. A K Bansal, chief managing......

Rs 2,200 to watch Ae Dil Hai Mushkil!

Syed Firdaus Ashraf is startled by the prices for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and and Shivaay tickets. Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is creating mushkil for cinegoers. Ticket prices for the film are as......

Grease song is best-selling duet of all time

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood, right here! You're The One That I Want -- sung by Grease stars Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta -- has been named the......

Why Ash wants Mallika instead of Abhishek!

Sukanya Verma reviews Koffee With Karan season 3. Readers can also send their reviews here.It's been four years since we last got a taste of filmmaker Karan Johar's blend of Koffee and......

Shikhar is very mediocre

If you subscribe to Gordon Gekko's school of thought, it's G for greed, mind you, not giraffe. Ditto for Gaurav Gupta!   I am not sure which B-school this desi GG, as he is unimaginatively......

Racism entrenched in English cricket: ICEC report

IMAGE: English cricket was rocked in 2020 when former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying through two spells at the club from 2008-18. Photograph:......

Don't think I'd be alive if I grew up in UK: Holding

IMAGE: Former West Indies great Michael Holding's new book on racism 'Why We Kneel, How We Rise' is soon to be released. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images The fieriness in his......

You will always have racism, always have racists: Holding

People won't understand how it feels to face racism throughout your entire life: Holding IMAGE: Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty......

DK named in star-studded commentary panel for 'The Hundred'

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL Sky Sports on Monday confirmed its star-studded commentary line-up for The Hundred. With 100 days to go until the launch of The Hundred, Sky Sports revealed a......

Yuki ready for another plunge after almost quitting tennis

'I felt there is still a lot of time left in me, so you come back and try again.' IMAGE: One of India's best singles players in recent times, Yuki Bhambri has announced his return from yet another......