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Will Japan's Iron Lady Deepen India-Japan Ties?

As a protege of Shinzo Abe, Sanae Takaichi is expected to scale bilateral ties much higher.Trade and investment shall grow. People-to-people contacts shall be scaled up, points out Dr Rajaram......

The Kashmir Princess Crash, 70 Years On

The Air India flight crashed into the sea after a mid-air bomb explosion in what was a failed assassination attempt on Chinese premier Zhou En Lai. IMAGE: Air India's Kashmir Princess aircraft.......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and......

Myth and Reality of Manipur is in Its Sport

Olympic Silver medalist Mirabai Chani's feat is a story of grit, dedication and desire, but it isn't unique. In Manipur, discovers Vaibhav Raghunandan. IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu Saikhom on the podium......

Has Tony Fernandes got AirAsia stuck in turbulence?

One thing is certain: The part-Goan, part-Malayali group CEO of Air Asia is not your usual boardroom CEO, and he cultivates the maverick businessman image, buying race car teams and football clubs......

Salman's Shivaji Connection

Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram Salman Khan, who is currently shooting for Apoorva Lakhia's war drama The Battle Of Galwan, will take a day off later this week to shoot a cameo......

What Magic S D Burman Created With Bimal Roy!

Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini? Legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman created numerous popular songs over three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

What Nishikant Kamat was really like

Subhash K Jha remembers a decent, kind, gentle person who didn't quite get his due. IMAGE: Nishikant Kamat directed Ritiesh Deshmukh in Lai Bhaari. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ritiesh......

The girl who lost Dangal, but found Aashram

'Bobby Deol has a child-like quality which makes you love him instantly.' IMAGE: Aaditi Pohankar. Aaditi Pohankar began her career with the Marathi blockbuster Lai Bhaari, but somehow, her career......

Mannepalli shocks top seed in Macau, Sen also advances

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen won in three games to advance. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/X India's top shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced into quarterfinal of the Macau Open Super 300 tournament, in Macau on......

Good day for Indian shuttlers at Malaysia Open

IMAGE: HS Prannoy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X India's number two shuttler HS Prannoy and rising shuttler Malvika Bansod advanced to the......

Young shuttlers Ruthvika-Rohan dream big

The duo is aiming for top-30 ranking and continued success in bigger tournaments. IMAGE: Ruthvika Shivani Gadde. Photograph: Kind courtesy Odisha Sports/X Injuries curtailed Ruthvika Shivani......

Usual suspects advance on mixed day for Indian shuttlers

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action during her win over world No. 24 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI......

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy move to second round; Sen ousted

IMAGE: PV Sindhu was made to work hard for her opening round win. Photograph: Kind courtesy Badminton Photo/BFIStar shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round but Lakshya......