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Bomb threat saga continues as more flights get threats

Three international flights of Vistara airline and an Air India Express flight flight were received bomb threats, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said on Saturday. Kindly note that......

Flood submerges 30 Bihar districts, 45 lakh hit in two phases of deluge

The flood situation remained grim in Bihar on Friday though the water level has come down in several rivers, while a section of the affected people put up a road blockade in Muzaffarpur district......

40 Years Of Operation Meghdoot!

The Indian Air Force recalled its contribution in Operation Meghdoot 40 years ago when its tactical and strategic airlifters and key helicopters ferried men and material to 'dizzying heights' in......

Why is Russian air force missing in action?

Only 75 aircraft were deployed to support the invasion, observes Group Captain Murli Menon (retd). IMAGE: A Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter seen during flight testing conducted by the......

Will Rajeev Chandrasekhar Upset Shashi Tharoor?

I hope those who underestimate Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be proved wrong in this fight for Thiruvananthapuram's future, notes Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the Bharatiya Janata......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

Air India saga: Taxpayers won't have to pay Rs 20 cr/day

Two aborted missions, three different ministers, multiple rule changes and two decades later, Indian taxpayers will no longer have to pay Rs 20 crore per day to keep the loss-making Air India......

Zudio Is Indian Retail's 2023 Blockbuster

Zudio was the standout performer as it tapped into the pentup demand in small-town India, at a pace never seen before, notes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder and director, Founding Fuel. IMAGE: Inside a......

Tata may get Air India, but...

The Tatas are rather overwhelmed with some facets of the airline they have discovered, but even more unnerved by what they may not have yet uncovered, reveals Anjuli Bhargava. IMAGE: An Air India......

A saga of Jet Air's controversies

Controversies have perennially dogged Jet Airways. The latest tussle with the pilots has further dented the company's reputation, demoralised employees, inconvenienced thousands of passengers and......

Is Mahavatar Narasimha Worth The Hype?

Even if you are not a Hindu or religious, the underlying message of loving animals and fellow human beings, and to choose love and peace over war is winning hearts, notes Divya Nair. After......

Fighter Review: Wannabe Top Gun

Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma. Gloss is Siddharth Anand's forte. Within the......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

KGF: Chapter 2 Review

Testosterone, not rationale, is the driving force behind the KGF franchise, observes Sukanya Verma. Mindless machismo is the jewel of many a masala movie and blaring background music its......

Suriya's 10 BEST Films

After two-and-a-half decades (he made his debut in 1997) and about 50 films later, one of Tamil cinema's most versatile and bankable actors received his first ever National Award for his role in......

Sinner and Swiatek's doping scandals tarnish triumphs

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek dazzled with five titles that included her fourth French Open trophy. Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sport/Reuters Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek enjoyed a......

Heartbreak for Manu, misses Olympics hat-trick

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol event, losing in the shoot-off against Hungary's Veronika Major at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters The......

'Paris Olympics will be launch-pad for rise of Indian sports'

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a group picture with Olympic medalists shooters Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, Swapnil Kusale, Wrestler Aman Sehrawat, Hockey captain Harmanpreet......

Soccer: Kane to miss Spurs match amid transfer saga

IMAGE: The 28-year-old Harry Kane has been a transfer target for Manchester City, with City boss Pep Guardiola saying that it was up to Tottenham to make the move happen. Photograph: Carl......

Khawaja asks Finch, Cummins to clean the air over Langer

Clearly he didn't get the length of contract extension offer that he was after so it hasn't been ideal, but I don't subscribe to the fact that it was individuals that were key to making the......