Pak military denies return of US trainers

The Pakistani military on Thursday denied claims by US officials that a group of American trainers had returned to the country several months after their departure following a deadly NATO air......

Meet General Bikram Singh, the new Army chief

The 25th General to lead the world's second largest army is one of its most decorated serving soldiers today, says Group Captain Tarun Kumar Singha, VSM.General Bikram Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM,......

The NRI who helps his village from miles away

Years ago, Chiman Delwadia, who was visiting Ajab, the Gujarat village he grew up in, was reminiscing with a fellow Indian American about their school days and the influence of Mansukh Upadhyay, a......

Why the India chair in Virginia varsity matters

Professor Niraj Verma, director of the L Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, US, who will be the operational head of the......

Has the BCCI taken our cricketers for a ride?

Why does the richest cricket board in the world pay its players peanuts for official matches, thus paving the way for making IPL their real cash bonanza, asks Sanjay Jha For cricket aficionados,......

Virgin F1 team seeks name change to Marussia

Virgin Racing want to change their name to Marussia next season to more accurately reflect the Formula One team's current ownership structure. F1 team sources told Reuters, on Tuesday, that the......

'Even Bolt would not have caught Pato'

Not even 100 metres world record holder Usain Bolt could have caught AC Milan's Alexandre Pato when he streaked through to score against Barcelona after 24 seconds on Tuesday, Barca coach Pep......