Why PM V P Singh avoided Nuclear Tests

'With Punjab and Kashmir in flames, it would not have been politically wise to alienate the West.''It would have inclined Western countries towards Pakistan.''It would have been a self-goal.'A......

Captured in Pakistan

'My relationship with the Pataudi family was to help me to survive in 1971.' IMAGE: Air Commodore Jawahar Lal Bhargava. All photographs: Kind courtesy Air Commodore Jawahar Lal Bhargava Meet Air......

Biden doesn't have a magic wand

But his nature, temperament, his skill to listen to others, and empathise with their pain and hardships will make him a far better president, a leader America has been longing for four years, notes......

BJP bags 41 of 90 'minority-concentration' seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to puncture the Opposition's claims that the party is anti-minority by winning more than 50 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats in 90 'minority-concentration'......

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

2023 witnessed a one-of-a-kind phenomenon called Barbenheimer. RRR won an Oscar. Twitter became X. India *almost* won the Cricket World Cup. The world lost a dear Friend. Alia Bhatt wore her......

Malaika celebrates Christmas!

Film folk have been celebrating Christmas with familiar fervour. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram Malaika Arora twins with son Arhaan.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Taapsee and Amitabh's Badla

How is SRK involved with Badla? After PINK, Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in Badla. The posters for Sujoy Ghosh's film released on Monday, February 11. The Badla trailer will be......

IPL 2024: In-form CSK start favourites against LSG

IMAGE: Champions CSK are coming into the match against LSG on the back of two successive victories. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants will be aiming to get back to winning ways on their home......

IPL: LSG banking on spinners to deliver against SRH

IMAGE: Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi is Lucknow Super Giants' most successful bowler in IPL 2023 with 12 wickets from 11 matches. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants will be itching to get back to......

REWIND: T20 World Cups: How India Fared

India won the inaugural T20 World Cup, as a young Indian team under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh, in 2007 in South Africa. Since then their best finish has been second place in 2014, when they......

IPL 2022: All The Numbers You Want

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting facts and figures from IPL 2022. IMAGE: Gujarat Titans celebrate winning the IPL 2022 title after beating the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Photograph:......

Hockey India boss in legal trouble

Hockey India placed under CoA for Sports Code violations IMAGE: President Narinder Batra was controversially appointment as life member of Hockey India. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images The......