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'Dead Or Alive, Not A Single Man Will Turn Back'

10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23, 60 years ago. India, still recovering from defeat in the 1962 War with China, valiantly defeated Pakistan's aggression from Kutch to Punjab to......

The IAF Pilot Who Saved A Jaguar

The sky outside was a perfect blue with fair winds on that hot day in July, but inside the Jaguar an emergency was unraveling with every passing second. Wing Commander Vernon Desmond Keane had two......

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90. IMAGE: Archbishop Desmond......

Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu in hospital

South Africa's revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital Wednesday for treatment of a persistent infection. "Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a......

Desmond Tutu a living Gandhian: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday described the Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a living Gandhian because of his role in the post apartheid South Africa. Speaking at a function organised to......

Terrorism Premiums To Drop 15% From April 1

'India has not faced a major terrorism loss since the Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008.' IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers take position during a gun battle at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai in this......

Maruti Sold 584,126 Cars In Rural Markets

Maruti Suzuki says it has sold at least one car in 418,000 villages. IMAGE: Four good consecutive monsoons along with a higher yield and price have put more money into farmers' hands. Photograph:......

Finnair launches Mumbai-Helsinki direct flight; services to start from July

Finland's flag carrier Finnair on Friday said it will connect Helsinki with India's financial capital Mumbai with a direct flight, starting July this year. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters......

Ambani among those setting up family business offices in Singapore

Ambani is in good company. The likes of ultra-rich individuals like hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and co-founder of Google Sergey Brin have chosen Singapore to establish their family offices. So......

Global leaders call for saving planet

With the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference less than a week away, global leaders are urging governments to meet the biggest challenge this generation faces by paving a way for a legally binding......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

Oscars 2021: Nomadland wins BIG!

A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold. IMAGE: Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey win Best Picture for......

Q comes to Bollywood

If you know your bond movies, you love Q pretty much by default.Standing for Quartermaster -- and most memorably played by Desmond Llewelyn -- Q was the man who equipped James Bond with his......

Shabana Azmi gets Gandhi Peace Prize

Bollywood actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Shabana Azmi received the coveted Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2006 for her noteworthy two-decade struggle for slum dwellers through her......

Shabana on winning Gandhi Peace Prize

Shabana Azmi makes every Indian stand six inches taller as she becomes the first Indian to receive the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for her contribution in social work.Previous......

Dominant WI score first series win over Pak in 34 years!

IMAGE: The West Indies team celebrate with the trophy after claiming the ODI series against Pakistan 2-1. Photograph: ICC/X The West Indies broke a 34-year drought with an emphatic 202-run......

'100 Things' Crippling West Indies Cricket Diagnosed!

"It's been that case for years, where we are not in the same level-playing field as other playing countries," Brian Lara said after the meeting. IMAGE: The meeting occurred in the backdrop of the......

After 27 all out, West Indies call in the legends

IMAGE: CWI president Kishore Shallow summoned an emergency meeting of the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee, enlisting three of the Caribbean's greatest batters to give their thoughts......

Breetzke's record 150 on debut in vain as SA lose to NZ

IMAGE: Matthew Breetzke's stunning knock of 150 beat the previous best mark of West Indian Desmond Haynes who made 148 on debut against Australia in Antigua in 1978. Photograph: Proteas Men/X......

Big Shoes to Fill! Who'll Take Kohli's Legacy Forward?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli finished as fourth-highest run-getter for India in Tests, scoring 9230 runs from 123 Tests at an average of 46.85, hitting 30 hundreds and 31 fifties. Photograph: BCCI Virat......