When the IAF trained Pakistani pilots!

Air Commodore Nitin Sathe discovers how the IAF trained Pakistani air force pilots, during the 1971 War, which led to the birth of the Bangladesh air force. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force Chetak......

Postcards from the Raj

It was an exciting time for India and the world.Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography.Ritika Kochhar reports......

How India can win the border war

'Pakistan has no strategic depth and is vulnerable to Indian military power without even crossing the border,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Indian soldiers open fire across the Line of......

Are India's tiger numbers inflated?

Counting discrepancies could make a huge difference in classifying the Project Tiger a success or a failure, notes Pallava Bagla. IMAGE: According to recent figures, India has an estimate 2,226......

Why Yes Bank audit committee chief quit

Uttam Prakash Agarwal alleged that both Citax and Braich offers were incomplete and did not include firm commitment as to the price, size, timings, confirmation from the banks about availability of......

A tale of two strategies

Finally, there is empirical evidence that you and I make a difference. Two recent surveys, one by Mckinsey and the other by Boston Consulting Group, released barely a month apart, point out that in......

Rich toys for big boys

The Majesty 66 yacht is a nifty plaything to have. She is 20 metres long from stem to stern, has four bedrooms (one with walk-in closet), five bathrooms, a full-fledged kitchen and will ply you......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Missing Bond actor Paul Bhattacharjee found dead

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here! British Indian actor Paul Bhattacharjee, who played the role of a doctor in James Bond film Casino Royale, has......

Praggnanandhaa checkmates Gujrathi, Gukesh falters

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa shares the fourth sport with David Navara and D Gukesh. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D......

Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters; Mendonca wins Challenger

IMAGE: D Gukesh finished joint second at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and......

Tata Steel chess: Gukesh drops to 2nd; Absuttarov snatches lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with Alireza Firouza. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tata Steel Chess/X Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with......

Gukesh secures crushing win; shares lead with Abdusattarov

IMAGE: Inter Milan players celebrate with the trophy. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh scored a crushing victory over Alexander Donchenko in the 10th round of Tata Steel Masters in......

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Gukesh stays in joint lead

IMAGE: With five points in his kitty from eight games, D Gukesh jointly leads the standings with Anish Giri of Holland. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 India's......