Shivaji's slaying of Afzal Khan: Who struck first?

An illuminating excerpt from T C A Raghavan's History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh And Their Quest For India's Past. IMAGE: An early 20th century painting by Sawlaram......

Exclusive: David Headley and I

'The bond between Rahul and David was a powerful one. While Rahul saw a father figure in Headley, the latter saw Rahul only as a codename for Mumbai.' 'Rahul had spent approximately 1,000 hours......

Sports Shorts: Dutch Olympic athlete jailed for drug trafficking

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday. IMAGE: Madiea Ghafoor was stopped at a border check in Elten in June where 50kg of ecstasy, 2kg of crystal meth and 11,950 euros in......

How the Women in Blue make India proud

The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months.But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next......

Sports Shorts: Nelson to end hurdling career; F1 live Twitter show

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday. IMAGE: Dawn Harper-Nelson of the United States celebrates winning silver in the 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics......

PHOTOS World Athletics: Pearson roars to world 100m hurdles gold

IMAGE: Sally Pearson competes in the women's 100 metres hurdles final. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Australia's Sally Pearson completed one of the great sporting comebacks when she......

Harper-Nelson banned after not checking medication properly

Beijing Olympics 100 metres hurdles champion Dawn Harper-Nelson has been banned for three months after she tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, the United States Anti-Doping......