AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.' Pradip Shivaji Mohite, a Class 9 dropout who has built 9 helicopter models, speaks to IAF......

'It was full of danger and we knew we were playing with our lives'

'Me and my boys had never ever thought in our wildest dreams that we would be taking part in a rescue mission of this kind.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, a helicopter pilot himself,......

Deoghar Disaster: IAF's Mission Impossible

'Imagine hanging from a thin steel cable under a helicopter with certain death staring at you below, being pulled up slowly in the din and downwash of the helicopter.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore......

'We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca'

'As we finished the operations on 15th December, the word was already in that the Pakistanis were capitulating and some kind of peace and surrender was in the offing.' IMAGE: An Indian Air Force......

Meet India's best known teacher

'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......

'I quit my corporate career to pursue acting'

Kannada actor Dhananjay made a successful debut in Guruprasad’s Director’s Special. The film won critical acclaim and Dhananjay’s performance was much appreciated. His second film......

'I never owned even a suit before the Oscars'

Three films and one TV show old Suraj Sharma is glad that an acting career means he is not behind a desk. Aseem Chhabra/ Rediff.com finds out that despite a life that can be heady Suraj......

'Exposing has become very challenging'

'I would love to do an item number every day,' Action Jackson heroine Manasvi Mamgai tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com Like many girls, Manasvi Mamgai also dreamed of becoming a successful......

'If anybody asks me what I do, I'll say I'm a Grammy winner'

'What I see in Bollywood is that there’s this assembly line -- there’s a lyrics writer, there’s a composer, then there’s playback singer who is selected on mutual......

Lewis Hamilton sparks Ferrari exit rumours

 After qualifying 12th, Lewis Hamilton described himself as 'useless' and suggested Ferrari might want to replace him IMAGE:  Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.......

A Cricket Legend Turns 80

Has there existed another cricketer who has been hailed as a spinner, fielder, captain, umpire, selector, and above all, a consummate team man, asks K R Nayar. IMAGE: Srinivasaraghavan......

F1 PIX: Verstappen pulls off stunning win in Brazilian GP

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Red Bull's Max Verstappen had his fourth Formula One title within reach......

Verstappen takes Red Bull's 100th win in Formula One

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on Sunday. Photograph: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters......

Verstappen on pole in wet Canadian qualifying

Max Verstappen has won four of the last five races and leads teammate Sergio Perez by 21 points, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc a further 13 behind. IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen after......