Are Armed Forces READY for Gender Neutrality?

Women as officers in combat and other support roles are a reality. We better accept this and prepare ourselves to employ women in deserved roles across the organisation, says Air Marshal P V......

SC allows women to take NDA entrance exam, asks UPSC to issue notification

In a major step towards gender equality, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed eligible women to take the examination for admission to National Defence Academy (NDA) scheduled to be held on......

When will Indian Army permit women to fight?

'Today's India is fearless and is on track to be a great power. But this is definitely not happening without women, who form 48 per cent of our population.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The Indian......

Civilians in the army: 'They won't be involved in combat'

'Yet, in J&K even if you are not involved in active combat, you can come under enemy fire.''However young a soldier is, he is not immune to action.''He may face challenges during the course of......

'As a soldier's daughter, the deaths always feel personal'

'The sacrifice of their lives and the sacrifice of their families will always leave a void.' IMAGE: Havildar K Pazhani, who would have retired from the Indian Army next year, was one of the 20......

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.''He has seen Sanju a number of times already!' IMAGE: Manjeet, her son Vir and husband Rajkumar Hirani with Buddy.......

Meet SRK's heroine in Chak De

Can't get enough of television? Grab your weekly gossip from the industry right here. If you were a fan of the hostess of Mirchi Top 20, and were wondering where shehad vanished, read on. Vidya......

Yahaan looks starkly different

War films are tough nuts to crack. Either you have to be bursting at the seams with gritty realism, a la Schindler's List, or you can trip gaily into jingoistic escapism, like Rambo or Mission:......

'There was Plan A. There was Plan B. There was Plan C... and then there was Rishabh's Plan'

Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback......

PIX: Deepa Malik basks in Khel Ratna glory

IMAGE: Malik became only the second para-athlete after Devendra Jhajharia, to have won the prestigious award. Photograph: PTI/Kamal Singh Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik, on Thursday,......