Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has read about or known, recalls Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Dhanush, who turns 40 on July 28, still defies his age and can transform into an unemployed college graduate, an obsessive, one-sided lover or the doting father of a teen with equal integrity and maybe even lead a badly written film to commercial success.
'While its people might be a little less resistant to changing for its greater good, New Delhi, unfortunately, is also evolving into an ugly city of which one must remain wary to survive its rising incidents of violence and crime,' says Kishore Singh.
Shraddha gets the blues... Kajol spends the day with her love... Mini shares her memories...
'I have absolutely no regrets because if it wasn't for this learning that I've gone through, I wouldn't be here today.'
As the Indian version of The Archies gets ready to hit OTT, Deepa Gahlot picks 10 interesting college-and-youth-oriented shows on OTT.
'Assam Rifles have prevented a large number of genocides and killings.'
Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web series that was worth the viewer's while.
It will have made uneasy viewing for coach Jorge Sampaoli and emphasised more than ever how reliant his side are on their talisman Messi, who has been struggling with a muscle problem.
The television actor lets us in on his stint as a painter and a sculptor.
'Usually, we are always worried that we are missing out something in life.' 'We are very keen for the audience to have this as a cinema experience in theatres.' 'You get the rare chance to be patient.'
'The sari is the most comfortable attire for curvy Indian women, who are all bust and butt.'
The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards.
Chirag Daruwalla, who is following in the footsteps of his famed astrologer father, the late Bejan Daruwalla, makes his predictions for the New Year.
India's number one tennis player Sumit Nagal is left with less than Rs one lakh in his bank account and a morose feeling of not leading a good life.
Vital ways to keep your New Year resolutions alive and kicking through the year.
Delhi Capitals are looking like an outfit that is bereft of a Plan B as it became apparent in their 50-run thrashing at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants.
Shahnaz Anklesaria Aiyar was a formidable journalist. More importantly, she was an incredible human being, says Sanjoy Hazarika.
The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE. 'It's a make-or-mar situation.' 'Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or you don't make it.'
One of its lovemaking sequences, featuring the film's leading man Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, has triggered off an uproar.
The prime minister, wearing an especially customised white yoga T-shirt and trousers, began his address with a 'Namaste' and thanked people for coming here from far away to attend the celebration.
British-Pakistani billionaire businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were also on the sub, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
'Religion has divided our country like it never had done.' 'I can't remember a time of such focused hatred.'
Try getting to know them better before allowing yourself to develop any feelings, or your judgment will get clouded by emotions running high, suggests Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
'Society deals with you the way they do, or forms an opinion, depending on if your family is with you every step of the way.'
Babli Bouncer is a one-time watch, courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia's acting, observes Namrata Thakker.
A popular South Indian sweet dish, it's made from rice flour, jaggery and grated coconut.
'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'
She alleged that today, the regime in power is misusing and subverting the institutions of the Constitution, and weakening its foundations of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice.
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
Actors Sheetal Thakur and Vikrant Massey tied the knot in an intimate wedding in Himachal Pradesh over the weekend.
In a weekly chat with readers every Thursday, Rediff's Love Guru addresses their relationship problems and offers solutions. For those who missed the chat on April 30, 2015, here's the transcript!
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.
Addressing the students of the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimphu, Modi asked them to work hard and take the Himalayan nation to great heights.
'Whether you think you're better off as friends, or whether you want to give things a try with him, you need to talk things out with him.'
'After 11 years of medical education, training in various hospitals, giving various competitive exams and finally, if you're able to save a child's life at 20,000 feet above the ground, in the air, with limited resources, that is like an unbelievable feeling.'
