Arunachal woman detained at China airport for 18 hrs over passport

A woman from Arunachal Pradesh, who lives in the UK, alleged that immigration officials at China's Shanghai airport detained her for nearly 18 hours after refusing to recognise her Indian passport......

'Her Mann ki Baat': Modi pens foreword to Georgia Meloni's book

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a foreword to Italian to the Indian edition of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's autobiography. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Italian......

'ISI Had No Clue About US' Bin Laden Mission'

'Shock, confusion, and paralysis reigned.''Pakistan was caught in a most embarrassing situation. It could neither claim credit for the operation nor admit to a dismal intelligence failure and lack......

How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

Will India join e-commerce deal at WTO?

India is unlikely to join the ongoing negotiations for a plurilateral deal on e-commerce at the World Trade Organization (WTO), notwithstanding a change in stance on data localisation and......

Why Indigo is fastest growing airline on the planet

'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.' Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Mark Martin is the......

Once upon a time in India Inc...

The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the......

Jail life is painful but I am stress free: Subrata Roy

While asserting that "time is a great healer", Subrata Roy said money is a good servant but a bad master. Image: ‘My judicial custody in Tihar jail and being confined to a prison cell......

When Meena Kumari Fell In Love With Dharmendra

'At parties and premieres, Meena openly showered affection towards Dharam. Sometimes she would even take his hand and the next day it would be in print.''On one occasion, mischievously almost, she......

The Amjad Khan You Never Knew

The second Sunday after Sholay's release, Amjad and Shehla had taken Shadaab to Juhu beach.They were strolling leisurely when, to Shehla's shock, he suddenly picked up their son, grabbed her hand......

Why did Laxmikant-Pyarelal split?

'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!' IMAGE: Laxmikant and Pyarelal with the legendary lyricist Anand......

Boney Was Drawn To Sridevi More And More

A Salim-Javed script called Mr India fell into his lap, which became the first film they worked in together.Somehow the reticent, soft-spoken and rather guarded Sridevi's words reached out to him.......

Olympics, CWG bigger than cricket events, says Sehwag

IMAGE: Former cricketer Virendra Sehwag during the launch of Epic channel to screen books like Umeed India. Photograph: PTI Former India opening batsman Virender Sehwag on Thursday made a......

Why India Played Pak In 2019 World Cup

I tried to reason in my mind that wouldn't beating Pakistan again and again -- in the league matches and in the knockouts if they made it -- be a better tribute to our martyred soldiers?A revealing......

'We will do anything for Shami'

'I don't think Shami had any doubts that Ravi would stick by his word, but to see the head coach move heaven and earth to ensure his best interests were taken care of at a difficult time must have......

Mirabai Chanu becomes first athlete to win this award twice in a row

IMAGE: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award. Photograph: Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Tokyo Olympic Games silver-medallist weightlifter Mirabai......

How Ganguly's gamble on youngsters helped India retain Dhoni

'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled – ‘Winning Like......