My days as a prisoner of war in Pakistan

On Wednesday, India confirmed that a pilot of a MiG fighter had been taken prisoner by Pakistan amid attempts of foiling an attack by the neighbouring country. In light of his capture, Rediff.com......

'No idea can be anti-national'

'Not allowing people to speak or listen is the biggest act of anti-nationalism,' says Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest poets. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the poet who is rock-star......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

Memories of a Prisoner of War

During a war, there are just four possibilities a soldier faces. One, victorious and safe. Two: wounded. Three: killed in action. And four, a Prisoner of War. The 1971 War: 35 Years On It was my......

Why Sunil Godhwani's exit is a big blow to Religare

Godhwani exit comes at a time when the company’s fund raising plans and proposed related party transactions are under scrutiny, says N Sundaresha Subramanian. Sunil Godhwani, who oversaw the......

Will minimise call drops in 12-16 weeks in Delhi: Vodafone

Vodafone on Thursday said there will be significant improvement in call drop problem in Delhi within 12-16 weeks as it plans to put up more sites as well as augment capacity of the existing ones.......

Religare's banking bid under Ranbaxy cloud

Singh brothers might be stopped by 'fit & proper' hurdle due to US drug norm violations; firm says confident of qualifyingThe promoters of Religare Enterprises will face an uphill task in......

Finance firms bank on emails to calm fears

Dear colleagues,As you know, we are experiencing turbulent times in the financial markets But I am confident that this should be an opportunity for Citi, as it has been in our past. --Vikram......

Ghosal, Joshna for Sr. National squash at CCI

Squash action returns to the Cricket Club of India (CCI), the home of Indian squash, as the country's leading players will feature in the 58th Senior National Championship & 67th CCI-Western India......

Joshna, Harendra clinch Golecha squash titles

Reigning national champion and top seed Joshna Chinappa asserted her supremacy by clinching the women's title with a facile victory over local girl Surabhi Mishra in the Jaipur Club Harish Chandra......

Ritwik, Saurav to clash in final

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi and defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu posted fluent semi-finals victories to set up a title clash in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay......

Shivangi shocks Anwesha Reddy

Unseeded Shivangi Paranjpe of Maharashtra fashioned the biggest win of her career when she rallied to shock third seed Anwesha Reddy of Tamil Nadu 3-1 to make a surprise entry into the women's......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......