In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought for six days before meeting a hero's death on the battlefield in the 1965 war. A legend in the Indian Army, he is the highest ranking officer to be awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
If the people of Tamil Nadu stop deifying their leaders and start evaluating them more objectively, the political masters too may change their wayward behaviour, argues Sudhir Bisht.
Bollywood celebrated 70 years of Independence by telling us what it means to them, and posting interesting pictures on social media.
Dear supporters of Indian English, take heart! You have company. :-)
It's five months after 8/11. But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe. The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local currency with the aim to cripple the economy of the land.
'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.' 'You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups speaking a different language, you tell him he must sign this over or else...'
Devdutt Pattanaik, who has simplified the ancient Indian scriptures for millions of readers, highlights what our scriptures have to say about homosexuals and transgenders.
Chennai born Meera Mitun landed her first modelling break when she least expected it.
Rakhi Sawant is as uncensored as they come.
Every blade of grass and grain of sand in Mehrangir has a story to tell: The story of how one of the greatest sons of India lived here, planned and executed from here a technological and scientific enterprise which became the envy of the world. The government must save Mehrangir for future generations, says Dr K S Parthasarathy.
10 things you must know about the Girls Who Code founder.
Bollywood doesn't care for the fading star, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Here's the latest from the inauguration day of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress.
Vroom! Indonesia president a hit on social media after motorbike stunt
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Zara co-founder Amancio Ortega has toppled Bill Gates to become the world's richest person four times. A peek into the life of the 81 year old even Jeff Bezos can't keep up with!
Filmistaan has a strong plot and well-developed characters, says Paloma Sharma.
'My parents once went to watch Rajkumar Kohli's Insaniyat Ke Dushman. In the film, I "rape" Anita Raaj. My father was very upset. My mother left the theatre. Years later, my father asked me to do a positive role with a heroine like Hema Malini. Unfortunately, I never got to do that. I played her brother-in-law in Satte Pe Satta. Now in Ramesh Sippy's Shimla Mirch, I am romancing her but my father is not alive to see it.' Shakti Kapoor, straight from the heart.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
"It's working out very nicely. You see it in the airports, you see it all over. It's working out very nicely," Trump said.
Their pics will send you into a food coma!
The 34-year-old Grammy-award winning singer even went topless as she was photographed in a swimming pool.
'I have honestly never gotten so much appreciation in my career ever,' Shahid Kapoor reveals.
Singer Samira Koppikar tells us what its like to be a Bollywood singer, and how she achieved it.
'A belligerent Alok Nath refused to leave.. kept screaming shouting threatening abusing trying to grab me..'
A series of blasts rocked Thailand, including two famous tourist spots popular with foreigners, within 12 hours, killing four persons and injuring several others.
Some stunning moments of the week that was
'That winsome smile is a key asset. And says a lot about her too.'
With some countries like Britain and Canada seeking to bring alleged human rights violations in the Sri Lankan civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam under the scanner during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting summit, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday asked member nations not to turn the Commonwealth into a "punitive and judgmental" body and desist from introducing bilateral agendas.
Goan beauty Gail Nicole Da Silva, first runner up Miss United Continent 2014 tells us how her personal success has inspired several others to believe in their dreams.
When the universe is your workspace, the sky is the limit, and there's no such thing as a glass ceiling. Divia Thani Daswani meets the women behind Mangalyaan
On November 2, 2010, in his acceptance speech on being elected Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo declared, 'We got such fantastic help from our brothers and sisters in the labour movement,' and then rattled off half-a-dozen names, including that of labour union activist Neal Kwatra.
'Probably only Sonia-ji knows the extent of what he is doing.'
Lifestyle brand Victoria's Secret's annual list of What Is Sexy features actors, singers and an athlete.
'Dev Patel and I hung out together to get to know one another. It's very important to understand your co-star before you begin a project.' Devika Bhise gets ready for The Man Who Knew Infinity.
'The "Hollandisation" of British policy may not bring the expected gains as the future may show,' says Claude Arpi.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday expressed satisfaction over External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit.
'What is happening is worse than Talibanisation.' 'There is no way a film-maker can fight these fringe groups, these extra-constitutional authorities.'
