Soni Somarajan's INSPIRING LIFE

It was Soni Somarajan's biggest dream -- to see himself as a proud member of the Indian Armed Forces.Life brutally shattered that dream.So, Soni tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), he wove new......

Lt Gen Sarath Chand appointed new vice army chief

Lieutenant General Sarath Chand, Army Commander of Jaipur-based South Western Command, was on Thursday appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff at a ceremony in Jaipur. During the ceremony,......

Happy landings, Empee!

M P Anil Kumar, the distinguished Rediff.com columnist and an inspiration to millions, lived in the Paraplegic Centre in Pune for 26 years before he passed away earlier this year. On Air Force......

The pilot who is a fighter

M P Anil Kumar was a dashing MiG-21 pilot in the Indian Air Force when a road accident left him paralaysed below the neck. He was just 24. For the past 19 years he has lived in the military's......

Federer, Djokovic, Murray: Who will outgun whom this time?

This edition of Wimbledon is certain to serve up a treat. And like any feast, it will throw up few upsets too, says M P Anil KumarWimbledon has once again laid out the ryegrass carpet for tennis......

Federer, Djokovic, Murray: Who will outgun whom this time?

This edition of Wimbledon is certain to serve up a treat. And like any feast, it will throw up few upsets too, says M P Anil KumarWimbledon has once again laid out the ryegrass carpet for tennis......

How ads are sucking the fun out of cricket

'Initially the ad-breaks were strictly adhered to: in between overs, during drinks-break and dismissal of a batsman. Then the ad time increased, and cricket became what you saw between ads,' says M......

Of Brazil and memories of another Cup

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......