When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

US bids farewell to 'gracious' Richard Verma

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accorded Richard Verma a rousing farewell at the State Department's ornate Thomas Jefferson Room. He exited after more than two years of serving as......

Boris Johnson running 'anyone but Rishi' campaign: Report

With Rishi Sunak now firmly placed as the candidate to beat, the battle lines are drawn for second place in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British prime......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. I discovered......

Watch Frederick Forsyth's Movies On OTT

IMAGE: Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth passed into the ages on Monday, June 9, 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Frederick Forsyth/X After an exciting career as a journalist, MI6 asset and......

Now, L2: Empuraan Arrives On OTT

Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.   Superboys of MalegaonWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi A......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Wimbledon's Greatest: Every Men's Champ Since 1877

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win the Wimbledon singles title. Photograph: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images/Reuters Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a......

SA20: Sunrisers down Super Giants for first win of season!

IMAGE: Sunrisers Eastern Cape celebrate winning their SA20 match against Durban Super Giants on Friday.. Photographs: SA20 The Sunrisers Eastern Cape came up with a clinical performance with both......

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

IMAGE: The triumphant MI Cape Town players pose with the SA20 trophy after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photograph: BetwaySA20 Pace......

SA 20: Tahir's dive stuns De Kock; JSK trio dominate

IMAGE: Imran Tahir  celebrates with skipper Faf du Plessis. Photograph: SAT20/X Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals claimed crucial victories over Durban's Super Giants and......

'True champion' Southee bows out a winner at home

New Zealand's all-time top wicket-taker with 776 victims across all formats, 36-year-old Tim Southee retired as his country's second highest in Tests with 391, behind the great Richard Hadlee.......