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).
The New Year has begun, but the stars are in no mood to return home.
Shilpa binges on fries... Deepika in Bhutan... Soha's no make-up day...
Before you jump to any conclusions, let's tell you that it is none other than Nick Jonas.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has been invited to play at the Madrid Open in May, which takes place less than two weeks after her 15-month doping ban expires, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.
'I want to explore more than just be a pretty face.'
We remember some of Nitin Chandrakant Desai most influential works.
'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
While ARTEMIS may not be at the next FIFA World Cup, Hong's team will be unveiling its full soccer capabilities at RoboCup in Bordeaux, France, in July.
'Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor.' 'When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important one.' 'The way you get type two diabetes is due to two defects.' 'One is the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin.' 'The other physiological defect is insulin resistance.'
We're swooning over how glamorous and sexy she looks.
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'
What do you think of Shriya's floral fashion moment?
'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'
For Billie Jean King, her leading role in the foundation of the WTA half a century ago ranks above the many successes she enjoyed on court.
'When entering an industry like Bollywood, every actor hopes for a starmaker... My starmaker was Dev saab.'
'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.'
Glimpses from Raisin Weekend at St Andrews in Scotland...
'The challenging part was when I did not have a penny in my pocket and I was doing theatre.' 'I had to sometimes travel without a train ticket to go for rehearsals.' 'Those times were really hard on my family and me.' 'But my parents would say, "Never give up. Just keep following your dreams. Do what you dream about but when you do that, do that with great honesty and great commitment".'
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels that it is time for stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to concentrate on Tests and ODIs.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
'I've always been choosy because I'm not a one-size-fit-all actor.'
Getaways near Mumbai, Nasik and Pune for memorable weekend day trips in the rains!
'Manushi's trip was very last minute.' 'I did not have her (red carpet) outfit with me. It was already in Cannes.' 'We didn't know what she was going to wear.'
How to look like a million bucks in every single Instagram pic the Disha Wway.
The hounding of former AMU students by some alumni over their 'wining and dining' during Ramzan is deeply disturbing, says AMU Professor Mohammad Sajjad. 'Intolerance, irrationality, bigotry, religious/sectarian hatred, and all such pernicious tendencies must be fought and resisted, more particularly by university campuses, in order to build a better society.' 'Have we, as academics, failed, and that too, quite miserably?' he asks. 'I feel like confessing and saying yes, we have indeed failed.'
'When I spoke to him yesterday I knew something was brewing. Well played my friend.'
The Twitter owner on Thursday had posted: "Lil X just asked if there are police cats, since there are police dogs."
No! It's not walking the red carpet, dining at the city's finest spots or their collective, undivided love for Manish Malhotra :).
Huma does good in LA... Walusha meets her sis in Amsterdam... Amyra likes it in Phuket...
'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.' IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated tanks in the famous Battle of Longewala.
'I can't wait for the day when the market value of an actress is not judged by the heroes or the superstars she's acted with.'
Janhvi returns to Rajasthan... Nimrat goes 'home'... Priya enjoys Thailand...
'It is definitely not for someone who is sensitive or would want to pick up things and get affected by it.'
'But Telugu has done that.' 'The film that I'm doing right now is called Tiger Nageswara Rao, where I play a villain.' 'After this film releases, I guess things will be different.'
For her Big Day will the Jugjugg Jeeyo actress call on her good friend Manish Malhotra to make the Big Costume?
'I already won. The fact that I was spotted and my name was heard and my face was all over India! I know how big Bigg Boss is.'
She feels the pressure to look fabulous all the time, especially for actresses, is too taxing.
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