How a Maratha general defeated the British

Till recently there was no monument to the Maratha victory or the great Maratha General Mahadji Shinde.It was a defeat, such as never suffered by the British in India, says Colonel Anil A Athale......

What a writer this man is!

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......

Anil Athale On Joffe's Invaders

Maratha history seems all set to go international as newspapers dated February 6 reported the launch of a film project on the battle of Wadgaon, which took place between the English and the......

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

The monsoon, which is traditionally seen as an off-season in the tourism industry, has taken off very well this year. Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of......

Maharashtra: clarification on land acquisition

Maharashtra government, which is facing the heat over land acquisition for the special economic zones has written to the Centre asking it to clarify the scope of the term compulsory land......

Anand Mahindra on plans for Tech Mahindra

The management of Tech Mahindra says that business with British Telecom will grow, but the proportion will come down. They say that they don't see a slowdown in IT spending by telecom companies.......

Mahindra to rope in MIDC for SEZ

Mahindra & Mahindra plans to set up a special economic zone in Maharashtra in association with the state government's investment arm, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. The SEZ, the......

'You won this for all of us'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram Shefali Shah and Jim Sarbh congratulated Vir Das on winning an Emmy for Vir Das: Landing. Taking to Instagram, Shefali posted a picture of Vir and......

Shefali, Jim, Vir Ready For Emmys

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram   Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and Vir Das are super excited as they await the International Emmy Awards on November 20. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Delhi Crime 3 Update: 'Right now, it's...'

'I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.''I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram From its......

'OMGGGGG I still can't believe it'

It's time to cheer Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and Vir Das! The actors and stand up comic have bagged nominations at the International Emmy Awards 2023, and we will know if they won when the Emmys take......

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar fails to qualify for Olympics in vault

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final at the FIG Apparatus World Cup. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/Instagram India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar signed off with another......

BCCI to use new software to detect age fraud

IMAGE: Age fraud is rampant at the age group level across the country. Photograph: PTI The BCCI will be using a software on an experimental basis to detect age fraud alongside the existing......

CSK's U-19 WC star Hangargekar accused of age-fudging

Rajvardhan Hangargekar is accused of altering his date of birth from January 10, 2001 to November 10, 2002. IMAGE: India's Rajvardhan Hangargekar bowls during the ICC Under-19 World Cup final......

CSK-Delhi Capitals: Dhoni's acumen versus Pant's power

IMAGE: The nature of the Kotla track makes CSK favourites. Photograph: CSK/Twitter The shrewd tactician in Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be plotting a rampaging Rishabh Pant's downfall when Chennai......

Focus on Pandya, Bumrah's workload as Mumbai take on Delhi

IMAGE: With the World Cup round the corner the Indian team management will keep a close watch on Jasprit Bumrah’s workload during IPL-12. Photograph: BCCI Workload management of pacer......