1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre.But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured.Then a fierce band of armed guerillas......

India inks $4bn deal with US for 31 Predator drones

India on Tuesday inked a mega deal with the United States to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost......

A 1971 War Hero Flies Into The Ages

Wing Commander Pratap Marathe's story is one of dedication, bravery, and humour, a shining example of the spirit of the Indian Air Force. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes Wing Commander......

Trump picks Fox News host as defence secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of popular Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth, 44, as his defence secretary. IMAGE: ox and Friends co-host......

Head hunter Ma Foi goes in for makeover

Ma Foi Management Consultants, the Rs 122 crore (Rs 1.22 billion) human resources services company, has re-structured its organisational set-up to meet global needs.It will now have two entities,......

Head-hunters back in business as hiring picks up

Cash registers at executive search firms are ticking as the demand for senior-level executives have shot up, especially after April.Traditionally, it forms only 15 per cent of the overall job......

Retain talent or new banks will poach them: Job hunters

IDFC and Bandhan, which have made the cut, will need to have a core team of 10-12 C-suite officials to head various operations. IDFC will need to have 5,000-10,000 people in the next two years and......

13 candidates in fray for PNB top job

At least 13 candidates are in the race for the position of managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB), the second-largest public sector bank (PSB),......

Jackie-Suniel Meet Their 'Biggest Fan'

IMAGE: Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty at the Hunter 2 launch. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty met their "biggest fan", who came to cheer them at the......

Review: Suriya Rises Above Kanguva

Kanguva is a mishmash of conceptually strong set pieces that feels bloated, as the central scaffolding holding together the core themes of love that heals over time and eternity, feels like an......

Kalki 2898 AD: The Alternate Review

A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Director......

Laapataa Ladies Found On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.   Laapataa LadiesWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi One of the best films of the......

India face selection dilemma as Ro-Ko eye series revival

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer with coach Gautam Gambhir. Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian team's heavy reliance on all-rounders will be tested by a plucky Australia in the second ODI but the spotlight will......

Seville upstages Olympic champion Lyles again in 100m

'Running 9.87 in those conditions shows I can go much faster, anywhere in the world.' IMAGE: Oblique Seville celebrates after winning the men's 100m final at the Lausanne Diamond League at Stade......

Seville Edges Olympic Champ Lyles For 100m Title

IMAGE: Jamaica's Oblique Seville celebrates after winning the Men's 100m final ahead of Noah Lyles of the US at the London Diamond League on Saturday. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Oblique......

Moody rules out England coach job

Western Australia coach Tom Moody said on Thursday he had rejected an offer to apply for the job of England head coach. Former coach Peter Moores was sacked in January after his relationship with......

PIX: McLaughlin-Levrone sinks 400m hurdles World mark

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday. IMAGE: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States crosses the line to win gold and set a new World record in......