'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

'The tank battle was fought at ranges of 300-700 metres.''It was a rare example of the complete destruction of a squadron by another squadron.' IMAGE: Indian troops atop a destroyed Pakistan tank......

How fierce 3-day India-Pak battle heralded final victory in 1971

A fierce three-day battle took place between the Indian and Pakistani security forces in a forested finger-shaped village in a swampy area that paved the way for the final victory in the 1971 war......

Pralay will not be part of India's nuclear deterrent

Like the Shourya and Prahar missiles, the Pralay is powered by conventional solid fuel, and its payload is designed to carry only a conventional warhead.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: DRDO conducts......

50 yrs since first India-Pak direct encounter in 1971 war

India and Pakistan's first direct encounter in the War of Independence for Bangladesh took place 50 years ago on November 21. IMAGE: Indian troops repair the Jessore Road from Calcutta to Jessore......

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up, says Aparna Kalra. Navdeep Narang and wife Sanjeet of butterfliesbag. Photographs Dalip Kumar/Business Standard Navdeep Narang and wife Sanjeet......

Air India to add another Dreamliner on Singapore route

Celebrating its 60th year of flying to Singapore, Air India is adding another Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' aircraft on its Singapore-Chennai-Mumbai sector from next month. "The Indian national carrier......

Air India to ply Dreamliner on Singapore-Delhi route

Air India on Wednesday said it will ply the Dreamliner on the Singapore-Delhi-Singapore route, from March 20, more than doubling the passenger capacity through aircraft upgrade. The Dreamliner's......

The Lady Behind Bollywood's BEAUTIFUL STORIES

Amazing stories about some of our best loved movies from Bhavani Iyer who wrote them. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhavani Iyer/Instagram "Bollywood is really a land of dreams," Bhavani Iyer tells......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Shooters excel in Asian Games but Olympics will be the real test

IMAGES: Palak Gulia, centre, and Esha Singh, left, h made it a one-two in individual 10m air pistol. Photograph: SAI Media/X Indian shooters made a huge statement at the Asian Games,......

Asian Games: India women win team silver; Ramita bags bronze

IMAGE: Ramita Jindal, Mehuli Ghoshand Ashi Chouksey claimed the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Sunday. Photographs: SAI Media/X The experienced trio of......

Champion shooter Rudrankksh aims for consistency at Asiad

IMAGE: Rudrankksh Patil, who was not included in the contingent for the World Championships in Baku recently as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) wanted to give another shooter a......

Indian shooters eye Olympic glory

IMAGE: India will have the sensational Manu Baker representing the country in the women's 10m air pistol competition. Photograph: NRAI/Twitter Entering the Tokyo Olympics on the back of an......

How many Olympic medals has India Won?

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra celebrates winning the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle shooting event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Photograph: Jeff Gross/Getty Images   For a country of over......