'Please don't worry about casualties. It is a professional hazard beyond our control,' wrote Kargil Hero Major Padmapani Acharya in his last letter from the battlefield.
'I was so full of josh, with all my friends cheering me on, I gave it everything from the get-go.' 'By nightfall, the pain had set in. My legs were aching, my back was on fire and I was in tears.' 'I turned to my mom and said, "I can't do this."'
JV to export e-carts, aim for 10% global market share, $1 bn turnover and innovation in driverless tech.
'Shibu Soren was the tallest leader of tribals in the country.'
'Trump's sons, and the son of Trump's Mideast envoy Steven Witkoff, are in the crypto business and recently signed deals with Pakistan's crypto council.' 'It may not be coincidental that not long before the Trump-Munir meeting, the head of Pakistan's crypto council met with Trump's White House crypto policy czar.'
'You have become a big star. How can you play a secondary role to Meena Kumari?'
'We continue to view India as a standout within EM.'
'With the US having entered the war, raising the risks of a wider conflict, those impacts could be even more damaging.'
'An HAL-private sector tieup is a possibility.'
'It is an indication that they had forgotten to retract the landing gear. That causes heavy drag, and you cannot accelerate or gain height too fast with a hanging gear.'
'His dismissal could backfire -- not just as a PR problem, but as a crack in the BJP's coalition of castes and communities.'
'Deposit and lending rates have started to fall considerably. It is likely to spur investment and consumption of durables.'
'His love of money goes beyond all reasons,' says Trump watcher Arjun Appadurai.
'You've got to understand it is not easy to die by suicide.' 'People commit suicide only when they lose everything and find no other way to live.'
'What is going on is the under counting of the migration population in urban areas.' 'It has been going on in the last few censuses.'
'The logic every one of our neighbours must realise is that working with India will give you benefits, and not working with India has a cost.'
'I don't know how long cinema will survive.'
'The government's priority is not farmers.'
Dilip Doshi, who passed away on June 23, was celebrated not only as one of India's finest left-arm spinners but also as a cricketer of rare character and amazing qualities, recalls veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
'With a military-led strategy to counter terrorism emanating from Pakistan, India has clearly signalled that it would respond decisively to future terrorist threats.'
'Trump is likely being purposefully vague, hoping that this lack of clarity will pressure India, fearing the worst, to agree to scale back its imports of Russian oil.'
Major Inderpaul Singh (retd), who served in the Indian Army for eight years and currently works as a life coach, shares valuable advice for UPSC aspirants giving their exam this year.
'I'm a guy who is sure of what he wants and confident of getting it.' 'Jab prem kiya, I knew that one day, I would marry the woman I love and spend my life with her.'
'I was motivated to do something better -- to improve my life and my parents' lives.'
'We are now in a situation where our country is not yet free.' 'China is still very strong and militarily powerful.' 'In such a situation, we need the Dalai Lama to bring about a resolution to the cause of Tibet.' 'That's one of the main reasons that at age 90, he has accepted that there should be a 15th Dalai Lama after him.'
'The Pakistan establishment keeps him well protected.'
Employers seek individuals who can prioritise tasks, solve problems, and work within deadlines, notes Ankit Aggarwal, founder and CEO, Unstop.
'The Indian Army won't induct anyone who has killed Indian soldiers.' 'That's why the army respects these reformed men so much -- they're on the frontline now, protecting India.'
'Such unpredictability is motivating families to seek destinations with a more stable educational system.'
Dr Karan Gupta offers guidance on how to pick the right international course and university.
'The government only wakes up after devastation.' 'The government does not understand the gravity of the situation nor they do not want to understand the gravity of the situation.'
'In multi-pilot operations, no critical switch can be moved without the other pilot's consent.'
'Even if I had the backing of a big corporate house, which I don't, in today's market, I wouldn't want the responsibility of making a Rs 300 crore-Rs 400 crore film.'
How cockpit voices and flight data unravel what happened during an air crash.
'I had not even realised I had done almost 100 films.'
'The retail industry is still growing in double digits.'
'BSE has facilitated nearly Rs 35 trillion in capital raising across multiple segments.'
'It was pitch-dark when we rounded Cape Horn. The waves were coming in full force. It was like a washing machine - -both of us and our boat Tarini.' Naval officer Lt Cdrs Dilna and Roopa describe their amazing voyage around the globe.
'According to JP, Indira Gandhi was not much of a danger to democracy. He said, it was Sanjay Gandhi and his gang.'
'There is a shift in what customers are thinking about in the long term and better planned structures are going to emerge as winners.'
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