'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.' IMAGE: Indian troops advance into East Pakistan (now......

Will The Real Arvind Kejriwal Stand Up?

As the Kejriwal empire spreads, will he be able to keep the momentum going? IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses AAP's 11th national council......

When Mulayam dashed Sonia's prime ministerial hopes

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away on Monday, and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar formed the unlikely duo who set in motion political events in 1999 that......

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster what went wrong for the powerful clan? Veteran Sri Lanka......

How about a Hammurabi Code for financial offences?

Scams happen with high regularity because the price of getting caught is insignificant.Aggrieved investors run from the police to already clogged courts to find redress for issues for which......

This business lost Rs 9,000 crores in lockdown!

'By the time the goods that were sent from December onwards reached stores in Europe, they became dead inventory as the stores there were closed by then.''Those that were in the warehouse there......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.' Even as a raging debate eddies around him about whether his film, Chhello Show (Last Film Show), is a......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Gukesh back in joint-lead at Candidates chess

With six rounds to go, Gukesh and Ian Nepomniachtchi lead the field with 5 points each. They are followed by Hikaru Nakamura and R Pragnanandhaa on 4.5 points. IMAGE: Vidit Gujrathi and D Gukesh......

Candidates Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Vidit score crucial victories; Gukesh stays in joint lead

IMAGE: Vidit Gujrathi picked up a win over Alireza. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi scored crushing victories, while D Gukesh held on to the joint top spot with a......

India consolidate top spot in WTC table after decimating England

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma-led India picked up a crushing 4-1 series win over England. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team consolidated its top position in the World Test......

'I struck the winning run and became a hero that day'

'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.' IMAGE: Chandu Borde at the Chandu Borde Pavillion at the Poona Club. Photograph: Archana......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja powers Saurashtra to big win

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches on Monday. IMAGE: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja's match haul of 12/131 steered Saurashtra to a comfortable 218-run victory against Rajasthan. Photograph: BCCI......