Missile firing incident: Probe pins blame on Group Captain

An Air Vice Marshal from the Air Force headquarters is carrying out a detailed investigation into the accidental firing of the tactical BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which landed in Pakistan on......

A 1971 War Hero You Must Know

'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe salutes Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh whose......

IAF chief flies single-seater Tejas MK 1 fighter

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew a Tejas single-seater light combat aircraft MK1 FOC fighter during his visit to IAF and flight test establishments and facilities of......

Washing clothes, cooking: Candidates spice up TN poll campaign

Amusing spectacles unfold everyday with candidates attempting a variety of things from donning the role of a chef to washing clothes to woo voters, spicing up the campaign for the April 6......

Family and Rs 500 crore: How a Chettiar community is reviving entrepreneurship

Some decades ago, nearly 90 per cent of Nattukottai Chettiars were entrepreneurs; this has dropped to 15 per cent. The community plans to reverse the numbers through know-how, family support,......

Recharge your metro smart card the mobile phone way

Now commuters of Delhi Metro Railway will not have to stand in long queues to recharge their smart cards as they will be able to recharge their smart card just like they recharge their mobile phone......

When Sridevi Was 'Conned'...

'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating biryani.''Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.''Sridevi had entered.''It was almost like a top army general had walked......

'People called Amitabh 'camel''

'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.''My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.''They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the......

'I don't feel I am 73'

'I've never thought of myself as beautiful.''Not that I think I am not beautiful.' IMAGE: Hema Malini on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Hema Malini/Twitter......

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.''But he was always thankful.' IMAGE: Jagdeep in Sholay. When Jagdeep passed away earlier this month, the laughter died. But......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......

Cops have nothing on Meiyappan, only want to question him

Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan is a big name in Chennai and the police is gearing up to ask him several questions regarding the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal which has rocked......

Srikkanth to appear in a movie

Srikkanth makes his 'debut' in moviesFormer India batsmanKrishnamachari Srikkanth will make his 'debut' in movies when the Tamil film 'Periyamana Tozhi', starring popular hero Madhavan, is released......