20 years after Pokhran: PMs and India's nuclear ambitions

20 years ago this day, May 11, 1998, India conducted its second nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan.In a fascinating interview on Rediff.com, K Subrahmanyam revealed how Indian PMs reacted to......

PM to lead dignitaries at Rao's funeral

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, central ministers, several chief ministers and senior Congress leaders from different states are expected to attend former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao's......

Deepika's journey: From a 12-year-old to India's Olympic medal prospect

Photograph: Kind courtesy World Archery/Instagram From being rejected as an emaciated 12-year-old kid, to throwing a challenge to prove herself in three months' time to India's top medal......

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

The 23-member contingent was slated to board Royal Dutch Airlines KLM 872 from Delhi to Amsterdam early Saturday morning but due to "operational issues" the flight was delayed by two hours 53......

Sports Shorts: Thapa in Asian C'ships quarters

IMAGE: Shiva Thapa will look to add another medal to his tally. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Shiva Thapa inched closer to adding a record fourth medal by entering the 60kg......

Former India women's coach Arothe claims innocence

Former Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Arothe on Wednesday claimed innocence a day after he was arrested and subsequently released on bail for allegedly betting on an IPL match."This......

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Former coach of the Indian women's cricket team Tushar Arothe has been arrested for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League match, police said in Vadodara, on Tuesday.Arothe and 18 others......