10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23, 60 years ago. India, still recovering from defeat in the 1962 War with China, valiantly defeated Pakistan's aggression from Kutch to Punjab to......
The high point of the 19 Shastri months was the 22-day war that he fought against great odds and won in principle, even if military historians often call it a stalemate. Pakistan saw a great......
In what was perhaps the most critical meeting before full-scale war broke out, Shastri defined India's immediate war objectives to his defence minister, army, and air force chiefs: 'To defend......
The family members of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid have expressed strong displeasure over the removal of the war hero's name from the main gate of a primary school in Ghazipur where he once......
Following protests by the family of 1965 war hero Abdul Hamid, education authorities in Ghazipur reinstated his name at the entrance of the government primary school in his native village, days......
Domestic exporters on Monday expressed concerns over the crisis in Bangladesh and said the developments in the neighbouring country would have implications on bilateral trade. Photograph: Amit......
The interim free trade agreement between India and Australia will come into force on Thursday, providing duty-free access to thousands of domestic goods such as textiles, and leather in the......
The US India Business Council (USIBC) has hired two top-notch lobbying firms to launch a campaign against certain 'killer provisions' in the US immigration reform bill, especially those related to......
Spiraling steel prices led the government to cut customs duty by 2.5-5.5 per cent on a range of products from semi-finished to flat and long products for the benefit of MSMEs, that have been at the......
In a bid to attract foreign direct investment into the small and medium enterprises sector in West Bengal, the state government intends to notify a new foreign direct investment policy for minor......
For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).......
After his much talked about India visit to promote his latest Mission Impossible film and a round of socialising with Bollywood's who's who, Tom Cruise made a stopover in Dubai for the film's......
It was the longest red carpet walk. Tom Cruise, who was in Mumbai to promote his film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, spent two hours on the red carpet with his co-stars Paula Patton and Anil......
IMAGE: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for Black Parade. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Women artistes were the big winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards. In fact,......
Hollywood composer Jerry Goldsmith is dead. He was 75.Goldsmith was suffering from cancer. The musician breathed his last on Wednesday night in his Beverly Hills, California, home.Trained in......
Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL President of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt, has confirmed that CWI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the Caribbean Premier League......
Tyson Gay's miserable Olympics continued on Thursday when he and U.S. team mate Darvis Patton contrived to drop the baton in their 4x100 metres relay heat. The U.S. were cruising towards the final......
The Central Districts team for the Champions League T20, which kicks-off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, September 10. Adam Milne Bevan Griggs Brad Patton Brendon Diamanti Doug Bracewell......
Silver medallists Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey of United States pose with their silver medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games, on August 11, 2012. Photograph: Clive......
IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri in action at the OHL Classic. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images India's Anirban Lahiri gave himself a good shot at another top-10 finish with a steady two-under 69 at the OHL......