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......

Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?

The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir The 102nd Indian Science Congress will not be remembered for......

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......

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......

Tata Steel Masters: Praaggnandhaa, Gukesh share lead

IMAGE: A draw with Jorden van Foreest of The Netherlands was enough for World champion D Gukesh to share the lead with compatriot R Praggnanandhaa in the Tata Steel Masters Chess, at Wijk Aan Zee......

Tata Steel Chess: Can Gukesh surpass Anand?

IMAGE: D Gukesh needs only 1.5 points to win the title in the Netherlands, his first this year. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE Standing atop the points table with a slender lead, world......

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh crushes Dutch GM to maintain lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh knocked down a couple of pawns to force resignation in 34 moves. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE World champion D Gukesh defeated Dutch Grandmaster Max Warmerdam to stay in......

Praggnanandhaa STUNS Gukesh to win Tata Steel Chess

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa wins the Tata Steel Masters chess title. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X R Praggnanandhaa outclassed world champion D Gukesh in sudden death to win Tata Steel Masters chess......

Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh share lead at Tata Steel Chess

IMAGE: R Praggnanadhaa had slightly favourable position optically but D Gukesh was always on guard to defend. Photograph: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Continuing his fine form in the Tata......