'19 dead. 53 wounded. The battle was ferocious'

'In the 1971 War my battalion suffered 4 casualties after fighting for 14 days.''In Operation Blue Star, I lost 19 men in just one hour.' IMAGE: Then Lieutenant Colonel Israr Khan (4th from right)......

Will clear 5 names for judgeship soon: Centre to SC

Facing some tough questions from the Supreme Court, the Centre on Friday gave an assurance that the Collegium's pending recommendations for the elevation of five high court judges to the apex court......

'LCH Outperformed Other Aircraft In Ladakh'

All of India welcomes the Light Combat Helicopter into the Armed Forces arsenal and wishes it a safe tenure and happy shooting.May it rule the skies and ensure that the enemies are given a fitting......

Why Kamala Scolded Modi

India's most powerful prime minister in five decades gets publicly admonished -- if gently -- by the US vice-president.The question is, would this make him reflect on how and why, or which ones of......

RBI-govt tussles are not new

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan recalls a tussle between the government and RBI when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister and how it was resolved. IMAGE: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Reserve Bank of......

How the 'pundits' got everything wrong

Whatever Mr Modi’s other shortcomings be, his consistent efforts to motivate have created an aura of positivity, hopefully stable. He has also shown that he is not averse to taking decisions......

How the banking crisis will hit Indian economy

A long crisis with a lack of sound short-term, long-term actions can result in sluggish growth in India, similar to that in Japan, says Ajay Shah. Our banking crisis is one of the biggest......

Budget: A victory for pragmatism and realism

The minister learns from Europe's economic suicide, and pulls off a difficult balancing act, says Claude Smadja.Let us be realistic: looking at it from the perspective of a foreign observer not......

When Aamir pierced his ears...

On Lagaan's 20th anniversary, we bring back Aamir Khan's views expressed in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com Contributor Haresh Pandya in February 2000.   IMAGE: Gracy Singh and Aamir Khan......

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

There's still some time before silver screen lights up again. Keeping the current lockdown situation in mind, Director Shoojit Sircar's much-anticipated Gulabo Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan and......

'People hated me!'

'I have done so much work after Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Puneet Issar/Instagram With people advised to stay home due to the coronavirus......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years, an amused Shah Rukh Khan has often recalled this observation, made by a security guard......

Badminton: India women's team assured of historic medal; men lose in quarters

IMAGE: India blanked Hong Kong riding on wins from double Olympic-medallist P V Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha and the doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto. Photograph: Badminton......

India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy drawn in tough pool

IMAGE: Players and coaches of Team India show their support from the sidelines. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images The Indian men's singles players were handed a tough draw in the India Open......

Watch Out For These Ranji Stars!

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra celebrates his century on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, March 12, 2022. Photograph: ANI The Ranji Trophy --......

Sudirman Cup: India out of quarter-final race after big loss

The absence of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also hurt India's prospect as the......

Thailand Open: Sindhu, Sameer sail into quarters; Prannoy ousted

IMAGE: India's PV Sindhu crushed her Malaysian opponent Kisona Selvaduray to enter round 2 of the Thailand Open. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Sameer......