Recalling Prabhakaran's end

Nitin Gokhale, Defence Editor, NDTV, recalls his encounter with then Sri Lankan army chief General Sarath Fonseka soon after the LTTE's defeat last year. A fascinating column on how Velupillai......

Braveheart bus driver looks back on 26/11

Text and photograph: Savera SomeshwarDate: Thursday, November 27 Time: Somewhere between 10.30 pm and 11 pmLocation: Outside the Taj Mahal hotel, south MumbaiSantosh Chakne heard bullets being......

Fission, Fusion, Confusion?

Dr Ghosh looked gloomy. I was visiting him in his lovely faculty housing at the verdant campus of the National Institute for Fundamental Analysis. (Names of not only individuals but also......

America is willing to change

Last week, an American tourist, in between sips of fresh lime soda, explained to me his plan for hassle-free world travels. "It's simple," he said. "I just tell people that I'm from Canada." I --......

Shyamalan: I love scaring people

M Night Shyamalan has come a long way since he frightened us to death with his brilliant Sixth Sense. And it looks like he's becoming adept at keeping us on the edge of our seats. For coming up......

Different semis, same old results for Williamses

Sport's most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day after Venus Williams exacted brutal revenge and Serena Williams displayed raw desire to inflict a double defeat on......

Women's top ranking up for grabs

Top-seeded world number one Ana Ivanovic fell victim to the wave of volatility in women's tennis when she was ousted from the US Open in the second round by 188th-ranked qualifier Julie Coin of......