'No man can do more than give his life for his country'

At this time, sixty years ago, Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi and his men were captured as prisoners of war by the Chinese during the 1962 War.The men led by him fought against incredible odds,......

Republic Day Tableau: Why Tamil Nadu Feels Bitter

There is a deep-seated sense of rejection that the new generation Tamil youth have felt for a decade and more now, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: A tableau from Tamil Nadu takes part in the......

'I feel sick the day I am not painting'

'That secularism in India is at risk is alarming for someone like me. I'm born secular,' Anjolie Ela Menon, the well-known painter, tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There......

Why the Modi government is not ecstatic over Kamala Harris

'If the Biden-Harris team makes it to the White House, India's headaches will multiply,' observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: US Senator Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination......

Volkswagen's Virtus bets big on the sedan segment

The Virtus is indeed designed to look, act and behave like a well-built European sedan that swims in the segment between the compact sedan VW Vento and the larger Passat, says Pavan Lall. All......

Force rolls out all-new Gurka 2021, deliveries begin on Dussehra

Force Motors on Wednesday unveiled the all-new version of its sports utility vehicle, Gurkha, with deliveries expected to begin from October 15. Photographs: Courtesy, ForceMotors.com The Gurkha......

The Kia Sonet is on song

Decent build quality, six airbags and a backseat that isn't the best but is comfortable enough make the Sonet a front-runner for small families looking for a modern BS VI-ready car that is......

New Honda City takes you back to the future!

When a manufacturer launches the fifth generation of a product, it is given that earlier avatars hit the mark. Ditto for the new Honda City, the latest version of which also brings in sweeping......

Disha's Hot Palat Moment

Plabita beats the heat... Lisa gets woozy in Ladakh...Shefali shares a flight experience... Photograph: Kind courtesy Disha Patani/Instagram Disha Patani gives us a 'palat' and we love it.  ......

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.''He responded by saying he had no dates.''I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.' On June 25, 1992, Deewana,......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

Movie halls prepare for a post lockdown world

''We have to scale down our theatre's seating capacity by tweaking the arrangement of seats.''We have to stop screening back-to-back shows to ensure that people do not bump into one another.'......

EPL targets full stadiums; Juventus face expulsion

Photograph: Kind courtesy Andy Rain/Pool via Reuters The Premier League has welcomed the British government's announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic......