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IFS was upper caste service, more democratic now: Aiyar

Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar called the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) of yore an "upper caste" service, which he claimed is becoming more democratic now with the flavour of......

'Bahut bahaduri se lade aapke sahab'

'He destroyed many of our tanks, and finally, it was just the two of us left facing each other with our tanks just 200 m apart.'A tale of valour excerpted from Rachna Bisht Rawat's 1971: Charge Of......

India in His Camera!

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air.''It was a professional hazard, but I was not scared.' Please click on the images below for a better look at Mukesh......

'Mamata knows her defeat is certain'

'If the chief minister says there are areas in her home state where she cannot enter, where has she driven the state to!' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee at a polling station in......

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

'He was completely non-judgmental'.'He would never make fun of the person asking the question, however way-out the question may have been.' IMAGE: Dr Mahinder Watsa reading the Mumbai Mirror.......

India Inc young guns ape Gates, Jobs in vocal rivalry

Throwing corporate propriety to the wind, founders of Flipkart, Snapdeal often aim barbs at each other on Twitter & Facebook The bigwigs of India Inc, the Tatas, the Birlas, the Ambanis or......

Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO of WNS shares his success story

Murugesh says he was doing fine in his own little world but his mother, who was the first manager of the first Indian women’s cricket team, had other ideas. Keshav Murugesh, Group chief......

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......

'What Still Resonates Is That Voice'

'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?''There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.' IMAGE: Ameen Sayani. Photograph:......

Amitabh Bachchan's MAGIC MOMENTS On Screen

Sukanya Verma gives a toast to the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's made on big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments. The list starts here! 21. Ande ka funda, Amar......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

'I'm a nicer version of Jekyll and Hyde'

'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinzing Denzongpa/Instagram He's a one-man......

Farewell, Major Saab

Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal succumbed to COVID-19 on May 1.After retiring from the Indian Army, the major became a successful actor in films and television.An old friend salutes a wonderful human......

Popular England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76

IMAGE: Sven-Goran Eriksson coached a golden generation of players, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images......

1970 Asian Games medallist Kenneth Powell passes away

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Getty Images Olympian and India's 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died on Sunday in Bengaluru,......

What's Ex-Chelsea Coach Doing In Kerala?

IMAGE: Thomas Tuchel with Joby John and Anoop at the Cochin international airport. Photograph: Kind courtesy Balu Reyan/Twitter Football fans in Kerala were in for a pleasant surprise when......

Former Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar passes away

IMAGE: Naresh Kumar began his journey with tennis at the Asian Championships in 1949 before ruling the Indian tennis along with Ramanathan Krishnan for close to a decade in the......

Officials investigate racist abuse allegations at Edgbaston

IMAGE: (Picture used for representational use only) Indian fans pose for a picture with the national flag before play commences on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India at......

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