'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

'...they were shockedto learn that just 352 Indian soldiers had made 3 Pakistan army brigadiers, 2 colonels, 170 officers, 290 JCOs and 8,000 troops surrender to the Indian Army.' IMAGE: December......

'I Was Fortunate To Fight The 1971 War'

'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.''It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.' IMAGE: Indian troops advance into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1971......

How The Pakistanis Surrendered In 1971

'We are ready to surrender,' Lieutenant General A A K Niazi said over the phone from Dhaka. IMAGE: Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd). Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Major General......

The Sam I Knew

'Beyond the 'sir' and the 'salute', there was a man who cared about his soldiers and that's what made him a great leader.'Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Jehan remembers the man who was the......

Ranji Roundup: Baroda thrash Punjab by an innings & 116 runs

IMAGE: Railways's Saurabh Waraskar celebrates against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Baroda inflicted a massive innings and 116 runs defeat on Punjab on the back of an......

Ranji round-up: Karn Sharma bags 6 wkts, but Mumbai take lead over Rlys

Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma took six wickets, including three off 12 balls, but Mumbai rode on opener Akhil Herwadkar's disciplined knock of 145 to take the first innings lead in their Group B......

Ranji Trophy: Iyer shines for Mumbai, Jadeja spins Saurashtra to win

A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country. Assam dismiss Vidarbha for 154, lead by 88 runs IMAGE: Assam bowler Amit Burman......

Ranji Trophy: Satish, Jaffer lead Vidarbha's strong reply

IMAGE: Waseem Jaffer of Vidharba celebrates his half century against Karnataka during the Ranji match in Bengaluru. Photograph: PTI Young Ganesh Satish and veteran Wasim Jaffer crafted......

Ranji round-up: Sehwag shines for new team Haryana on Day 1

FILE IMAGE: Virender Sehwag hits out. Photograph: Getty Images Virender Sehwag started the Ranji Trophy season for his new team Haryana in some style, smashing 92, while Himanshu Rana hit a......