After the defeat in the 1962 war with China, the Indian government requested Lieutenant General Henderson-Brooks and Brigadier Prem Bhagat to prepare a report. Fifty years later, it remains one of India's most secret documents. What on earth has stopped the government from revealing the report to the Indian public, asks Claude Arpi.
We bring you an exclusive excerpt from Neeta Shah's debut novel -- Bollywood Striptease.
Era Singh learned a few facts about friendship the hard way.
Whenever I see your photograph, I wonder why you had to get a stroke before the big day in my life. A son pays tribute to his father.
For Alma Urs, who studied at Blackburg 26 years ago, Virginia Tech will always be a a place where love prevails.
Suba Vasudevan meets Texan author Shaila Abdullah whose writing focuses on Pakistan, Muslim women and the Asian experience of America.
Sandip Roy on his black and white film Frozen starring Danny Denzongpa.
Kamal Haasan and Madhavan on their film Anbesivam
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday hosted a delegation of lawmakers, civil rights activists and some of this country's leading musicians, including jazz great Herbie Hancock, on the eve of their setting off on a trip to India to retrace the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr's visit 50 years ago, and to commemorate the influence Mahatma Gandhi had on this civil rights icon and the passive resistance movement he founded.
With Father's day coming up on June 20, we invited readers to share their favourite menories of their dad with us. Here are some of the responses we received. Share yours!
On May 11 we launched our campaign against caste in census 2011 and responses from readers have been pouring in. While some merely clicked the 'I am against the caste census' button, others were more vocal. We present what our readers had to say.
The director talks about his new movie, and the draw of melodrama.
It's not just romantic relationships that tend to have their ups and downs -- we have fall-outs with family and friends too. In fact, putting an end to a friendship of many years can actually be as bad, if not worse than calling things off with a lover.
I come before you humbled by the responsibility that the American people have placed upon me, mindful of the enormous challenges of our moment in history, and determined to act boldly and collectively on behalf of justice and prosperity at home and abroad.
It often happens that two people in love live under the same roof, but find themselves at different places in their lives. Kanchana Banerjee examines what happens when you outgrow your relationship.
Father's Day messages from GA readers to their dads.
I learnt to read, to cycle, to play hockey and drive a car either on my own or from a variety of people -- Papa was never there.
Readers' anecdotes of when they met Sam Manekshaw.
In conversation with Anil Mehta, the cinematographer turn director.
Pace sensation S Sreesanth reveals what makes him the aggressive cricketer he is.
The British prime minster on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
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