Maqbool Sherwani: The Forgotten Hero Who Won Kashmir For India

Shaheed Maqbool Sherwani changed the course of Indian history, but himself lies forgotten in the town he saved, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com If......

Punjab farmers' daughters commissioned as IAF flying officers

Two daughters of two farmers from Punjab were on Saturday commissioned as flying officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official statement said. IMAGE: Prabhsimran Kaur, left, and......

'Many Manipuris have lost faith in the central forces'

'They have come here to protect people, but the allegation is that they help the armed organisations attack and burn down the houses of the Meiteis. 'Many people have lost faith in the central......

'I didn't want to be shot by my friends'

'I was bundled into a blanket and shoved into a small hut for the night.'I heard the Pakistani Rangers telling the snoopy villagers that I was a senior officer in custody and wasn't to be......

How Tatas plan to make Air India world's most advanced airline

Tata group will make Air India financially fit, upgrade aircraft, bring in new fleet and make it the most technologically advanced airline globally, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said on......

How the Tatas finally brought Maharaja home

Tata Sons' Natarajan Chandrasekaran is an avid marathon runner. But what his firm has achieved recently with Air India takeover is nothing short of a 100-metre sprint. Before Chandra, as he is......

'Tatas will bring Air India to former glory'

'All they need is proper leadership.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Dear guests, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard this historic flight, which marks a special event. Today,......

After 20 years, privatisation programme in India off to 'Maharaja' start

After a hiatus of nearly two decades, the government's programme to privatise state-owned firms restarted with the handing over of debt-laden national carrier Air India to the Tata Group.......

The White Tiger review

The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma. Things are in a state of disarray......

What Juhi Chawla likes about the lockdown

'What I'm really worried about is that the day this lockdown ends, we will all rush to work and we'll kill the lovely environment we are seeing now.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Juhi......

The Queen's Last Salute

Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi releases this week, a cinematic tribute to one of India's most courageous monarchs.In this fascinating excerpt from Moupia Basu's new book The......

Saluting Kader Khan

'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.''I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls......

'It was like Sachin was only made to play cricket'

'When you looked at him even at that age, you could make out he was special.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar during the third Test against Pakistan in Lahore in December 1989 -- his first tour with the......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......