ISI trained ULFA militants, tried to appease Baruah: Book

The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which trained a batch of Assam's United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in 1991-92, considered the rebel group's chief Paresh Baruah a prize catch......

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

'Israelis arrested us before this war and continue to do so -- even more so -- now.' IMAGE: A Palestinian prisoner is carried on the shoulders after being released amid a hostages-prisoners swap......

'Sheikh Hasina is better than the others. But is that good enough?'

'Are we supposed to look the other way as Islamists go on a rampage against Hindus and the Hasina government pay lip service to secularism?' A revealing excerpt from Avishek Biswas and Deep......

When Indira Gandhi's demand for papaya left this chef in tears

The papayas from Mumbai were too squishy, the chef raced through the streets of Goa in a police jeep to look for fruit ripened just right only to have security personnel puncture many a hole......

Lessons Tesla's Musk can learn from Apple to enter India

The tech giant learnt the hard way that patience, negotiating flexibility and industry cooperation work better than public statements and tweets when attempting to enter India. Surajeet Das Gupta......

When Mallya bought Lewis Hamilton's dad's home

This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

A witty banker, Aditya Puri, refused to lend to Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi

Leaving behind the luxe life and dapper suits of foreign banks, Puri and his team at the upstart venture shared fizz drinks, wore a footwear brand popular among the middle class, shared a......

The Web Series Taapsee Liked

As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to look back at all the Web series and movies that made a difference. In an ongoing series, Bollywood's talents, who themselves made brilliant works this year,......

The Man behind Mumbai Diaries 26/11

'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.' IMAGE: Director Nikkhil Advani with Arjun Rampal and Irrfan Khan on the sets of D-Day, arguably one of......

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.   Q. What is eloping? A. It is the act......

Review: Special Ops

The world according to Neeraj Pandey. Observed by Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kay Kay Menon as Himmat Singh. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Hotstar.com/   In Special Ops, Kay Kay Menon plays Himmat......

World Cup: Williamson back as Kiwis aim to continue winning start

IMAGE: Kane Williamson has made sufficient recovery from the surgery after an ACL tear and is likely to play against Bangladesh on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Fortified by the return......

The Ageless Wonders Of IPL 2023

T20 cricket used to be the domain of the young and fearless, but IPL 2023 shattered that dogma. Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma, despite being in the twilight of their......

How Imran's ouster has affected Pakistan Cricket

IMAGE: Ramiz Raja was appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in September 2021. Photograph: Twitter/Ramiz Raja Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja is......

Is Kohli's 'captaincy regime' coming to an end?

The worst kept secret in the Indian dressing room is the fact that their skipper isn't the most popular man in the side. IMAGE: It seems Virat Kohli dared the BCCI to sack him. The parent body......